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Custom made vs ready made brides maid/wedding gown/guest outfit
Hi, I am just looking to find out people's views with regards to why they buy ready made wedding/brides maid dresses/wedding outfit and not have have them custom made and the reverse. I am doing some research for my final project at college. Thank you in advance for your post.
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What to do with Dress....
We are going to be emigrating after Christmas and the great house clear-out has begun. My wedding dress can't really come with us to sit in the wardrobe and I don't want to leave it in the attic. I've been to the local charity shop that sells wedding dresses and the dresses there look so unloved I wouldn't want to risk it…
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I got married 12/12/12 at 12pm
Just thought i'd share i had the best day of my life, i'm more a lurker and you guys were great for tips and ideas thank you so much :j:j:j Moo xx
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Which magazine subscription?
Hello, Can I ask your advice please ladies! My friend is getting married in 2014, and I'm buying her a wedding magazine for next year as a Christmas present. I was thinking of You and Your Wedding, but then realised they are every two months and thought Perfect Wedding might be better. What are your preferences? Any advice…
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Making our own wedding rings
Hello, I am getting married in March, and we have to sort out our rings. We was going to see if we would have any luck in the sales, however we watched Kirsties Home Makeover (was on Sky+ so only just seen it). In the show, the couple made there own rings, which is an idea we both love. I have done a google search and…
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I've got my dress!
Sorry just had to post! Can't really show anyone other than my mum (not having bridesmaids) It is alfred angelo 2232, its so beautiful and so entirely not what I wanted, I thought I would have slim and lace but it is a big taffeta affair! It just looks so great and I love it. Cannot wait to get married. :j
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wedding cake topper ideas please?
Hi, everyone, my wedding is at 15/01/2013 and I am looking for some websites which does wedding cake toppers, I am not sure how much I should spend on the wedding cake topper, but I want to have an unusual one, and personalised wedding cake topper, I have been searching on google and found some sites which selling the…
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Weddings abroad: Italy, France?...
Is this anything anyone has got any experience of and would be able to share? It's just something we are considering at the moment and seeing if it is realistic. It doesn't have too be France or Italy but just thinking of places not too far away (Mexico etc are out of the question, too far to travel for us I think) I'm not…
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pics from our wedding
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Ivory Full Length Dress-£21 BHS Wedding
I know it won't be to everyone's style but this is a real bargain at £21 if you are after a low cost wedding dress. It's got a lovely vintage style about it. Plenty of codes around to bring the price down even more, has good reviews too! not sure how to post links, sorry…
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JJ's House
Hello! Apologies that this is yet another online wedding dress thread...BUT....does anyone have any personal experiences of JJ's house? jjshouse dot com (can't post link) It is actually based in Hong Kong and I know they have some excellent tailors there. This also means that there aren't the usual communication problems.…
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30th (Pearl) Anniversary Card
Hi I know it's mainly weddings threads on here but was wondering if someone crafty could help. It's my boyfriends' parents 30th anniversary and they're having a party. They've asked for no gifts so I want to make a really pretty card. Since 30th is 'pearl' I thought I could make it pearl themed e.g. buy a pearly-bracelet…
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Wedding Tips
I mainly just read and run, but had to share this - I found a Wedding Tips book on Amazon, which I have found really useful as it its written by lots of people who work in different aspects of weddings, not just one person giving their opinion, it was only a couple of quid I think but saved more than that with the…
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How to chase non r.s.v.p'rs
Our R.S.V.P date is tomorrow, we still have 40 people on our guest list that we havnt heard from. Im assuming that most of those people wont be coming as we are getting married abroad so people would need have needed to at least looked at booking travel or accommodation by now. Im thinking a text or email so as not to put…
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January Sales
Hi Everyone I got engaged a week ago. We had originally planned to get married in May 2014, but we got a good deal at the venue we wanted if we went for August 2013. So now i'm in a panic about getting a dress etc! I have noticed that a few bridal shops have offers on for orders placed before Xmas. I don't want to feel too…
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URGENT: Any Bridal Gallery Group brides (north west)?
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news for any brides (of which I'm one) who have ordered bridal and/or bridesmaid dresses from "The Bridal Gallery Group" which has bridal stores in Tarleton, Preston, Liverpool and Chester, my friend rang me today after seeing something on Facebook to say that it's gone into…
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Wedding Insurance - and flooding
Is it too late to get wedding insurance for a March wedding where the venue has already had to shut a couple of times for flooding? Do any insurers cover closure due to flood? I see John Lewis cover certain disease conditions, hinting at the foot and mouth problem 10 years ago, and damaged venue, but what if the venue is…
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December 2012 Brides and Grooms
Hello everybody, any more December 2012 weddings out there? Less than a year to go now! After a 2 year engagement, we have finally paid a 10% deposit and we are getting married in Lapland. We're having small ceremony/reception there with a few family members, and then a bigger reception/party at home (Cheshire) a few weeks…
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Best place to sell a wedding dress?
I'm wanting to sell my wedding dress, but so far have had no luck with it. I've put it on Preloved and Gumtree, but I've only had two people enquire about it! I don really want to pay to advertise it but I will if I have to. I'm only wanting £500-£600 for it when I paid £1150, so it's not like its very expensive or…
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Budget Mens Suits £40
Incase anyone is interested in mens suits on a budget. Matalan have mens jacket, trousers, shirt, tie & Shoes for £40 - not sure about the quality but it could be ideal for grooms or wedding guests. http://www.matalan.co.uk/fcp/categorylist/offers/cheap-mens-suits?resetFilters=true
