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Cheap kids items to keep them entertained
I'm just posting and running, but dotcomgiftshop have their sale (plus 10% off code in this week's newsletter) and I've just found a ton of cheap things to keep the kids entertained at our wedding. Click here to see all the kids reduced stuff 10p stickers -…
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Jewellers messed up engagement ring - what to do?
Hi all - long story short: I designed an engagement ring and provided diamonds to a jewellers for them to build the prefect ring, with the band of the ring agreed to be 18ct ROSE GOLD. This was just before Christmas, and I was originally told the ring would be ready before 20th Jan. The ring was a day late (they hadn't…
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Need some help please
Hi there wondered if anybody can help please. Getting married this April around 50 people are coming. We have everything including a reception venue at £100 hire price sorted except -- Flowers - just me and 1 bridesmaid Table decorations Catering - they offer a buffet service but it is an evening buffet rather than…
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Website Review Help Please
Hi all I'm a wedding photographer and am working on my sales/marketing presence. As part of this effort I'd really like some honest feedback from people about how they're finding my website and any comments in general. You don't have to be a bride but I don't need any more feedback from other photographers. If you are…
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Rehearsal Dinner ?!?!?!?!
H2B and I are having a traditional Church Wedding (even though we are not relgious in any way, his Mother passed away nearly 4 years ago and he thinks she would like him to marry in a Church - hard to argue with the dead and I don't want to upset him by refusing) anyway, I don't mind too much as our Parish Church is…
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Getting Married in Tenerife
Hey, my partner and I are looking to get married in Tenerife and we have been advised that there is alot of paperwork to sort through before we can do this. We have been chatting others who have got married abroad (in other countries)and they have advised that we should get a planner/Company to look after this for us. I…
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Wedding Paperwork - Invites, Order of Service, Table Things, Guestbook
What are you planning / did you do with each of the following? * Invites * Orders of Service * Table Plan * Table Name Cards * Guestbook * Anything else I may have forgotten Not particularly into saving huge amounts here but I have no idea where to even start! I know there are online places but I don't know if they will…
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Yankee Candle For Silver Wedding Ann
I'm an avid Yankee Candle fan & have had a request from a friend asking which candle would I recommend for an anniversary gift. I know a fair bit about all the Yankee scents but there are soooo many fragrances to choose from, so is quite a difficult one for me! Her msg to me was: "My very good friend is celebrating her…
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Hatton Garden prices - match online prices?
I've never been to Hatton Garden before but we might be going there on valentines day! We'd planned to buy our rings from BettsMetalSales (trade prices online registered as a hobbyist) but it would be more lovely to buy them in person. Do you think any jeweller in Hatton Garden would match their prices if we printed off a…
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Venue decoration
Hi, Just wondering, how are people decorating their venues? We are having our ceremony in 1 room in the hotel and then reception in another so we have 2 rooms to decorate. I don't have any help, just OH and myself. The hotel say they are happy to lay the tables (favours cards etc) but no decor. How are the rest of you…
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tiny wedding reception, ideas anyone?
Hello everyone, im hoping to pick your brilliant brains a little if you don't mind! We have set our date, its booked, and there are only going to be 7 guests (3 of whom will be aged two and under) and us. We are eloping to escape the madness of the families that don't get on at the best of times! But im stuck for ideas of…
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your opinions please
My DIL is gutted! her and my son married last august and after a lot of 'kerfuffle' with the wedding photographer, she finally received her album and the disc of photos today. I could cry too! We (the family all chipped in for the photographer), and THIS is what she got for the £1150.…
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DIY Video Guest Book
I can never think what to write in wedding guestbooks, but thought it might be fun for our guests to record us a quick video message instead (especially as there will be some children present). I know I could just set up my laptop with webcam but that's a bit boring. I found an Apple app called 'Thrilled For You' which…
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What to wear for March wedding?
Going to a wedding on 1st March in Ireland, any suggestions on what to wear? Will probably be cold, so will need to be warm yet stylish?
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First Wedding Anniversary
Sorry girls this is going to be a rant :( Me and OH both have an entire week off for our first anniversary and his birthday two days later in April. I have been trying to arrange something to do but on a very very tight budget as we are possibly going to Paris in March for my birthday though OH hasn't booked anything yet…
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Hertford, Herts Budget Wedding
Just seen this on facebook, hope it helps someone. https://www.facebook.com/blessingphoto £195 Wedding/Civil Partnership Package One photographer: professional, experienced, insured, reliable. One venue: Hertford Register Office or any Hertford Church Two hours of coverage - Prep/Arrivals to Groups/Portraits 30/45 mins…
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HELP! - August 2014 - NO money Eeek!
Hello, sorry for long post, I REALLY need some help! Just got engaged - great - only problem is we have NO money to spend on a wedding. OH is in a low paid job and I lost mine a while back and have only been able to get part time work since. We are currently surviving on a combined income of approx £1200 a month so this is…
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Giving notice for wedding?
Hello lovelies, just a quick question im hoping somebody can answer for me :) We have booked our venue for 14/02/15, and we need to go to give notice, my OH has the day off on Valentines day this year, so 14/02/14, and i know the notice lasts for 12 calender months, but would we be able to gove notice then or would the 12…
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Groom Speech
With just 9 weeks to go until my big day I thought it was time I wrote my Groom speech. I've now written a full draft and put it in Excel where I've broken it down into 12 palm sized cue cards but am after some advice. - I've written it as I would say it, word for word. Is this a good idea or should I just ad lib the exact…
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Am I over organising?
Hi all, As I have posted previously we are planning on getting married October 2015. I have a list of things I need/want to do, a list of budgets, a timeline etc, realistically how much is too much planning given that we have 21 months until the big day? Ideally I'd like to have everything sorted so that I'm not running…
