-
High street wedding dresses- value for money?
Just been looking at the Phase Eight website wedding dresses...some of them look amazing! Also, the Monsoon dresses look great. Did anyone buy a high street wedding dress in the end? Initially I presumed I'd be getting a dress from a bridal shop but realistically the prices are way beyond what I can/want to afford. The…
-
Invitations - Help Needed
Hi There I am a groom to be in need of some help, one of the responsibilities I have been given is to sort out the invites, the wedding is in less than 6 months and i', not very creative, so i'm thinking its probably best that i get some ready made. The big problem is though that we are on a very tight budget and I need…
-
Cheap Wedding Venue near Glasgow Wanted!
Hi Everyone, We are looking to get married in August next year, we have approx 70 guests for the full day and additional 20 in the evening. Ideally we'd like somewhere where we can have the ceremony, reception and accommodation all in the same place. We don't really want to get married in a large hotel or somewhere that…
-
wedding stationery
I wonder if anyone would be able to help me I'm not trying to sell anything I promise , I make handmade cards and have recently started to venture into making handmade wedding invitations but it is the pricing bit I'm not very good at I was just wondering how much you paid for your wedding invitations , favour boxes ,…
-
invitations help
hi, we have bought some fancy wedding invitations for the day guests which are lovely. we are having the ceremony at the registry office so numbers are limited and we didn't need too many. now my problem is the evening reception,,,,, we need around 60 invitations and refusing to pay a lot for these. im just wanting the…
-
i-florist - avoid this company
£80 flower arrangement for 60th anniversary ordered for delivery to Australia - didn't arrive. I-florist response. It was a forwarding error there's nothing we can do - the flowers will arrive after the date. I pointed out that the date was important as it was a 60th wedding anniversary. Again no movement - there's nothing…
-
One of my bridesmaids has dropped out :(
Last night I txt the girls asking if they could try on bridesmaids dresses on the 1st March. I txt 4 girls, only 2 have txt back. OH's cousin asked if it was in London, then proceeded to say her availability was bad due to work and taking off too much holiday. I said I could come to her or just use her measurements (the…
-
Wedding Dress from Dressilyme, China
Hello All, I just posted on the June 2014 weddings thread, but I thought this information could be useful for everyone, so I'm re-posting here. So, I ordered my dress online from China (Dressilyme), which as everyone knows, is a bit of a risk. It was a risk I was prepared to take however as (i) I absolutely hate trying…
-
Problems with cake toppers CO. - need advice
I have to write because i am so frustrated at moment. I ordered cake toppers from Boogie Babys and have been very excited about receiving them. However i was given the original date of 19th May. When they didnt arrive and I received no correspondence so I contact BB and it took a week to get a reply. Personal stuff had led…
-
Cutting flower costs
Hi all, I'm trying to sort out my bridesmaids flowers atm but struggling. I'm after calla lily bouquets which I understand are quite expensive but I didn't think they'd be £60 a pop. Really want the girls to have real flowers so I can put them on graves after but I can't justify paying that much. Any ideas on how to bring…
-
Anniversary Cufflinks/Tie Bar, but...
Our 3 year anniversary is coming up next week, I was planning on getting the OH a nice tie bar/cufflinks set, especially as he has a big interview coming up, so I want to get him smartened up! Boring I know, but he'll get a new train set as well to make up for it. The thing is his watch is gold (well, it has gold plated…
-
Silk fabric suppliers
Hi Has anyone got any suggestions for suppliers of silk fabric? I am looking for a dusky/dusty pink colour for flowergirl dress - the ones I have seen are silk dupion fabrics but it is hard to find the right colour looking online. Does anyone know of any suppliers/shops - I am based in East Yorkshire but can travel. I…
-
Problem with our wedding reception venue - advice appreciated!
Hi all, We're having a lot of trouble with the venue we've found for our wedding reception, and we would be so grateful for any advice, suggestions or anecdotes you guys might have. My fiancee and I are planning to have a fairly laid-back wedding in summer 2015 - small ceremony with immediate family only, followed by a…
-
Top Wedding Money Saving Tips
Hi I've recently started a new blog called Pretty Thrifty all about affordable weddings and I'm after some quality cost cutting tips for Brides & Grooms to be. Literally anything from forging your own rings to borrowing a marquee from a scout troupe... I'd love to hear from people planning their weddings or those that have…
-
Guest Book
Was having a general browse around The Range today when I came across a lovely Guest Book at just £2.99! I hadn't even considered having one at our reception - it will be an informal party at a pub - but thought it would be lovely if guests could pass it around and leave messages etc. It's a white hardback book with…
-
Father Daughter dance - when to have it
Okay so I have a special song I would like to have as a Father Daughter dance but I don't know when to have it in relation to the rest of the reception. We have a live band who will kick off proceedings with the traditional first dance but I don't really want it to come straight after that. The band will take a small 15…
-
Wedding flowers help!
Right, I am going to see a florist this week to finalise flowers but I've got a feeling I'm forgetting flowers lol I no I need - My bouquets Bridesmaids bouquet Groom, usher and best man buttonholes Mother and fathers corsage/ buttonholes Arrangement for mil Am I forgetting anything? Tried to search on google but it's all…
-
Cheap elopement to Scotland?
We have decided to elope to Scotland one weekend next year with our children and get married. We would like to do it on around £1500 if possible, including accommodation for 2/3 nights. I was thinking of trying to divide it into £1000 for wedding/accomodation/travel/food/drinks etc... and £500 for the other bits. We don't…
-
Wedding budget help please!
We are getting married in August and so I have my budget. Most of the money has been donated by my parents and grandparents, I've contributed about £1000 that I could spare however as I was keen to keep paying debt off that was all I could squeeze out (and also most of it was raised on ebay!) I am keen to reduce costs and…
-
wedding cake advice
Hi all new to these forums but hoping someone can give me some advice, I am making my sons wedding cake pretty scary really as I know its got to be just right, its a 4 tier cake bottom 2 fruit and top 2 sponge, the top tier is also a dome so really 5 tiers that looks like 4, I am ok with making the cake and am starting…
