May 2011 brides

elbereth

I thought I was pretty organised untill I read your post laura and then realised I have so much more to do..... its so much fun tho....... I eat sleep and dream weddings at the moment!!!
Go a gorgeous wee wooden sign off ebay for £4 that says "wedding" with a little arrow! Gonna hang it on the gate ouside our barn for the reception! Also want balloons but untill I have decided on the bridesmaid dresses am not 100% about colour schemes! Really want an iris type cornflower blue colour but struggling to find dresses in this colour.

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laura2481

elbereth wrote: »

I thought I was pretty organised untill I read your post laura and then realised I have so much more to do..... its so much fun tho....... I eat sleep and dream weddings at the moment!!!

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Aww, thanks I am somewhat amazed myself at how organised I am... just over 8 months to go. And I think it's gonna go fast!

Angela84

Hey ladies,
Im just about to start getting things sorted now, have had the date set all year, found caterers and met with the vicar, but thats it! Have put it all on hold till after my boy was born, and now thats he's here, I can start sorting stuff.
Marquee, dress (after losing another 2 stone!), decorations, invites, rings, alcohol, guest list, suit hire, cake.
Im kind of scared to take that leap into it, that sounds crazy, doesn't it?

gandy

haven't been here in ages and things are ticking along now, just a fraction less than 7 months to the big day :eek:

just thought i'd give a bit of an update on the stuff done and dusted and still to get organised.

- parental 1st meeting finally done and dusted :j
[FONT=&quot]- venue booked
- church & priest booked
- car booked
- flowergirl dress bought
- photographer booked
- wedding dress bought (here's the dress)
- save the dates bought and posted
- wedding invites designed but still to be made and should come in way cheaper than we anticipated & here's the sample)
- traditional and funky shoes bought (soooo pretty)
- petticoat for under my dress bought
- cake topper & ribbon bought
- table crystals bought (but underestimated how much we'd need, need to get more lol)
- felt and buttons bought to do a test bouquet (still need to get floral wire)
- decided which cake (going with this m&s one) but still have to buy it
- church music booked and deposit paid
- booked the pre-marriage course and paid for it.
- decided the charity we're donating to in lieu of favours
- headband / tiara bought here it is
- place OH and the in-laws staying the few nights before the wedding pre-booked.
- pressie for flower girl bought

things to do

- HONEYMOON!! (in the process of organising it! :rotfl:)
- sort out wedding insurance
- next weekend going to order my sister's bridesmaid dress
- start looking for florists (but have and idea of the flowers i want already)
- organise an engagement shoot with photographer
- sort out evening reception music
- organise marriage notice application form
- buy page boy suits (found good ones on ebay)
- organise visit to the shop when the kilts are being hired
- start looking for rings
- get hair and make-up sorted (have a good idea of where to go)
- finalise invite list (almost there)
- decide on menu
- finalise order of service (have 99% already done)
- really start looking for decent underwear

still have a good bit to sort out (even after all the stuff listed here) but it's coming along nicely, if only my weight loss was going so well :mad: ah well the OH and I managed to get a good deal on a gym which opens soon so hopefully that will kick my motivation into gear. it's also a good thing the OH wants to loose some weight too so it's diet time in our house :rotfl::rotfl:
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elbereth

Hi gandy wow u r v organised, eep thinking am doing well then read others posts and realise theres so much to do but its brill!
Can I just ask we are aso getting married in church, can i ask what i a marriage notice application?? I that the Banns??
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gandy

elbereth wrote: »

Can I just ask we are aso getting married in church, can i ask what i a marriage notice application?? I that the Banns??
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yeah i'm presuming it's the same, the marriage notice application is handed in to the local registar of marriages so they can carry out the checks to confirm legally we can be married.

might just be called something different as i'm over in northern ireland

bikerchick1066

I haven't posted on MSE for such a long time, as I changed my job and have no time anymore :-(

We are getting married on Thursday 19th May 2011, exactly a year after we got together. Second time for me so registry office and then lunch locally with 20 guests.

We have a total budget of £1000 not including the honeymoon, so my MSE skills are going to be seriously tested! I have no idea what to wear, but knowing me will probably find a fabulous outfit in a charity shop (that'll be my something old then)

So far I have booked the registry office and made an appointment to give notice in November when I have a week off.

Oh and told my parents I'm getting married :-O

elbereth

just arranged a date to meet a potential caterer at our barn venue so we can discuss food and how its all going to work. Am so excited!!!!! Got loads to ask.. we are having a tipi to eat in outside the barn and the barn itself only has a small wash up type kitchen area rather than a big proper kitchen, we are hoping to get away without an additional catering tent though know we may have to budget for this!!! Plan is to have a BBQ .We intend to use the barn for the some loud music and dancing in the evening and have the tipi as a chill out area and hopefully people will drift between the two!
Just had to share as am so excited!!!

Anyone think

gandy

fingers crossed that by the end of today we'll have the flights at least booked for our honeymoon.

then all we'll have to do is sit down and figure out the hotels we want to stay in. i'm getting really excited about it now after having a nightmare at the start trying to sort out the details.

i've already got my leave from work approved at least so that's something sorted :j

edit : whoo hoo flights are booked now all we have to do is decide on our hotels for san francisco, los angeles, san diego and vegas!

clearing_out_my_pockets

This thread was on page 6!!!!

So far I have (or should that be WE have lol):

- Booked church
- Booked reception venue
- Bought rings
- Ordered cravats & hankies
- Bought dress
- Bought petticoat
- Bought tiara, veil & shoes
- Chosen bridesmaids dresses (ordering on 6th)
- Sent save the date magnets
- Booked DJ
- Ordered cake
- Reserved the date for the venue dresser
- Booked photographer
- Chosen meal including one veggie, one wheat and dairy free and two muslim (non pork) options!
- Booked honeymoon
- Favour bags bought
- Florist sorted
- Decided on seating plan (I get carried away sometimes!)

So all we need to do now is suits, notice of marriage (catholic church), decide if we want hymns, etc and get our invites. Unless I'm missing something drastic...