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wedding list?
hi all hoping for a bit of perspective on this, i'm getting married in just under a year, we have lived together for about 2 1/2 years already, not got masses of money but we get by, house was mine alone previously so we have most things, albeit basic stuff. we really want to get a new fitted kitchen, the previous owners…
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Hlep needed with Father of the Bride speech
My daughter gets married soon & I have searched Google but can't really get the information I need which is the content for Father of the Bride speech. Any pointers would be useful for me. :beer:
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Help negotiating lower venue price
Hi everyone, We are planning our wedding for 16th January 2015 and we have found a venue we love. The hotel has a few set packages ranging from 2k upto 3k, the one that suits us best is 2300 but this is a peak time wedding package. Has anyone got any ideas of how to approach negotiating with the venue for a lower price as…
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Take dancing lessons!
Only 4 weeks to go to our nuptials, and when we first started talking about it we joked about taking dancing lessons so we wouldn't do the "embarrassed shuffle" first dance. Far too late, we started going to lessons. Had our fourth one yesterday. It's absolutely great fun, completely destresses you, and met such a lovely…
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Help -Wedding Cars!
Hello Everyone, I am now planning my wedding for Sept 2014, and are on a small budget but you know when you mention the word "wedding" is seems like they bump the prices up 100%!! We have booked a route master to get guests from one central point along to the church and reception. However this would include bridesmaids,…
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September 2012 Brides and Grooms
Well, we have FINALLY booked our wedding - well, actually it's only provisional but I didn't want to wait any longer to start the thread cos I'm too excited :p We just need to pay the deposit which we will do hopefully later this week. Just have to say - 585 days to go...!! :j Welcome all other September brides and grooms!…
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Potential Arguement over Money...
Having many sleepless nights over this so felt I needed some advice! My parents have agreed to pay for the majority of the wedding (we are paying for the dresses and suits) which is very kind of them indeed. They would prefer if the inlaws contributed but they don't want an arguement of any kind, and dont particularly want…
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Is the best (value) photographer on Ebay?
I'm trying to compile a shortlist for my article (budget bride blog) EBAY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER £396 Does anyone have other recommendations? :)
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Best man gifts...... Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!
Hi, We are currently trying to arrange a gift for our best man and just cannot think of anything. We've exhausted the usual hip flask, cuff links etc and nothing seems suitable. Does anyone have any unusual ideas to share? Thank you!
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Supplying own wine for wedding - thoughts please
Hi all, We are getting married in December and almost everything is sorted. The venue is supplying the wine and champagne; the wine is £15/bottle x 40 bottles (i.e. £600), the fizz is £21/bottle x30 bottles (£630). The wine is split on paper 20x white and 20x red although the venue is flexible and if people drink more of…
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Lace bridesmaid dresses - Help
Hi all, Really want to have my three BMs in cocktail length lace dresses in a neutral colour. Anybody come across nice ones in their search? Looking at spending ~£100 on each, but cheaper would be nice :)
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Wedding Dress underskirt / hoop help
Hi, I'm new here, and I'm getting married in August this year, but I'm in need of some help to find an underskirt or such thing for my dress. I have the Sophia Tolli Y11003 Darby dress, but I'm confused as to what I'd need to go under it. I didn't have a very helpful sales person in the dress shop so I don't know what I…
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Make extra cash for wedding bills
Does anyone have good ideas to make extra cash towards wedding bills? We've tried car boots, selling on ebay etc, selling unwanted mobile phones etc (not wasting time with online surveys unless someone can suggest one with worthwhile pay) Cheers:) Peter & Caroline
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1st Anniversary this Sunday...
......WHAT DO I GET HIM?!?!?! :eek::eek::eek: I know it's either paper (Traditional) or clock (modern) but I have nooooooo idea. I want it to be something romantic and special but can't for the life of me think. I was looking at pocket watches but he's VERY fussy! and that's an understatement :rotfl: Please help with ideas…
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Where do I find someone to decorate the venue?
I am getting married in about 6 weeks time and there is currently a 'discussion' between me and my fiancee about decorating the venue. I'd just assumed we would decorate it ourselves, that seems to be the norm unless you choose somewhere that specialises in weddings. However, she has decided she wants us to rest and relax…
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singing at a wedding - help!
Hi, I'm playing piano and singing at a wedding in a couple of weeks, and am a bit stuck for songs to do. I've got to fill an hour, and could do with a couple more suggestions to go alongside the classical stuff I'm also playing. Anything singer-songwriter-ish is perfect - to give you an idea I'm definitely doing Fields of…
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A Tiny Vegas Wedding
Apart from the Bridezilla thread (I adore the Bridezillas :) ) I usually have little reason to venture onto this board. I've been married twice before once in a church, once in a registry office - and swore never again but...... here I am. I'm engaged to a lovely man who treats me like a princess but respects my…
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Chasing responses to invites
Hi all, I'm just after a general consensus as to when people return wedding invite responses, please. We sent our invites out in May, with an RSVP date of 20th September. Now I know we aren't there yet, but we still have almost 20 outstanding! We sent stamped, addressed reply cards with the invitations so there is no…
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Can anybody help bring costs down?
So me and the OH are planning our wedding for jan 2015 and our budget plan has come in at 5k. I have over budgeted for the main things like venue and photographer but does anyone have any ideas on how to get costs down on them? Especially the venue, as its off season how would I go about negotiating a price? We are making…
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DJ / Transport / Chair Covers
Hi all, Wonder if any MSE'ers out there can assist me in trying to find: A wedding DJ Chair covers Wedding transport For my upcoming wedding on 5 April 2014 in Leeds??? Wedding DJ - Required on 5 April 2014 in Baildon Chair covers for 70 chairs - white and lilac colours required Wedding transport - Required on 5 April 2014…
