May 2011 brides

elbereth

Have just got two gorgeous dresses for my niece and yr old sister who will b my bridesmaids! They are from monsoon and so lovely and had £15 off each today so i swooped! Bargain!!!!

lupylucy

hiya, guess i should join this thread! we have decided to get married 28th may as this was our first date , and it will be 7 years that day. where do i start lol. ive never even been to a wedding so not a clue what im doing!! so far i have a freidn whos a caterer and cake maker, but thats as far as i got.
Whats the first thing i should do?
Lucy xx

3tails

congratulations lucy,
we are date twins :beer:
Finding a caterer was a bit of a headache for me so having that sorted is a good start.
We aren't very far ahead of you in the planning, others on here are all sorted i think.
We have venue booked for reception and evening, dress is bought (needs alterations), caterers are now booked, cake is being made by my SIL. Flowers are the next mission.
I've found it easier to take one thing at a time and sort that before moving on to the next. I'm sure you'll find lots of help and advice on here.
Again congratulations and good luck with the planning

Jenny1979x

Another 28th May bride here! :j

We only decided to get married about 8 weeks ago, after being together for 13yrs and engaged for 7yrs.
So far we have booked the registry office (i'm too nervous and shaky for a church wedding), the reception venue, sent the save the date cards out, bought my dress, got my flower girl and bridesmaid dresses, got the grooms, best man and my 2 pageboys cravat, waistcoat and wing shirts, started making my chair sashes, got some of the decorations for the reception and also got my shoes.
I have so much more to do and so little time (and money!!).

laura2481

- venue booked
- registrar sorted and notice given
- hotel for night before and wedding night sorted
- photographer booked (doing us a deal but still £700 over budget, whoops )
- wedding dress ordered Here is dress: LINK will be in ivory though
- save the dates sent (used vistaprint)
- all stuff for wedding invites bought.
-bought shoes and a handbag which (almost) matches.
-honeymoon booked
-Dj booked
-Cake maker booked
-company booked for chair cover hire and a sweetie buffet instead of favours
- florist booked
-got some table crystals for scattering
-bought my wedding ring

things to do now

-Assemble invites + print info to put in invites
-Make sure H2b sorts out the bespoke suit he wants and suits for other guys
-sort out bridesmaid
-buy vases for table decorations (cheaper then hiring due to staff disc at florist's wholesalers )
-decide on hair/makeup/accessories

haven't done much since last update- except I bought my wedding ring which I had made to fit fluch against my engagement ring. I've also been thinking about hair and accessories etc. It's looking like I might make my hairband/vine thingy but it's a bit of a work in progress at the mo. Y'see- I fell in love with this:



but it's £595 :eek: :eek:

so I'm working on making something 'inspired' by it. Several vines plaited together. Here is a vine I made:


So I'm gonna make a few of those, longer, and have them loosly plaited and attached to ribbon wrapped hairband. Well, that's the plan right now. We'll see how it goes. Or maybe I will win the lottery!! :rotfl:

bikerchick1066

Yay! Got my dress, so can now start looking at invitations, flowers,etc.

gandy

ohhh bikerchick very pretty dress!

my bridesmaid's dress is that colour of purple as well (and i'm incorporating as much purple in as possible lol)

wonder how many of the other may brides are using purple in their theme?

clearing_out_my_pockets

I'm having a purple theme too...

bikerchick1066

gandy wrote: »

ohhh bikerchick very pretty dress!

my bridesmaid's dress is that colour of purple as well (and i'm incorporating as much purple in as possible lol)

wonder how many of the other may brides are using purple in their theme?

I was told black wasn't really suitable so went for the nearest thing! I have black shoes, bag and jewellery and am looking for a fascinator that's big enough to not get lost in my hair or mght go for the full blown hat :rotfl:

laura2481

Purple here as well!