shall we have a wedding chat thread?

RainbowDrops

Out of interest, does the stress wane slightly once you book your venue?

We've got till the end of the week to make a decision & booking, and I'm going nuts - I keep dreaming about stuff, then waking up early & not being able to get back to sleep as my brain is whirring with wedding thoughts! :rotfl:

bubbles0169

i dont know alas rainbow for we have not found anywhere yet
im sure it will though but make sure you happy with the venue
did you go in and feel 'this is it'?
are all the charges written down so you know whats included and what isnt?
can you afford?

RainbowDrops

[QUOTE=bubbles0169;32038237
im sure it will though but make sure you happy with the venue
did you go in and feel 'this is it'?
are all the charges written down so you know whats included and what isnt?
can you afford?[/QUOTE]

Thanks Bubbles - hope you find something

Were deciding between 2.
No1 is our favourite all round - we love the venue, plus everything is included.
No2 is nealy as nice - has a similar feel, but looks a little cheaper, although we need to do number crunching to be sure. The catering, table hire, venue hire etc are all sepparate.

My heart says No.1, but my (MSE) head says if No.2 is much cheaper, then it's really worth considering. Both are affordable as our parents are happy to help, but we don't want to take advantage.

OH went on a rekkie to No1 yesterday & No2 today with his Dad for a bit of help.

floss2

RainbowDrops wrote: »

Out of interest, does the stress wane slightly once you book your venue?

Yes, it does, but then you start to get excited & can start to plan table settings & stuff!

bubbles0169

well if you like no.1 more then you should go for it!
you wont be taking advantage if theyve offered to help, thats why theyve offered so you can have what you want!
it confuses me when i have to work out all the extra costings from caterers and stuff!!

RainbowDrops

bubbles0169 wrote: »

it confuses me when i have to work out all the extra costings from caterers and stuff!!

Yeah - I;ve never really had a maths brain!

Well, I'll be sure to let you guys know on friday once we've booked

bubbles0169

nor me! i think ive got the system right then another venue chucks in a separate charge and im back to square one
its working out hard when ive got 68 guests,some children, to the reception!
yeah let us know xx

floss2

I had lots of different calculations on a spreadsheet, that added up to show on a front page, different columns for different numbers of guests, different rows for different venues....it was VERY complicated!!

Dinah93

RainbowDrops wrote: »

Out of interest, does the stress wane slightly once you book your venue?

Slightly?! I switched off for about 4 months once we booked the venue! Which turns out not to have been the brightest move when you're only having a 54 week engagement!

RainbowDrops wrote: »

Thanks Bubbles - hope you find something

Were deciding between 2.
No1 is our favourite all round - we love the venue, plus everything is included.
No2 is nealy as nice - has a similar feel, but looks a little cheaper, although we need to do number crunching to be sure. The catering, table hire, venue hire etc are all sepparate.

My heart says No.1, but my (MSE) head says if No.2 is much cheaper, then it's really worth considering. Both are affordable as our parents are happy to help, but we don't want to take advantage.

OH went on a rekkie to No1 yesterday & No2 today with his Dad for a bit of help.

If you can afford both I'd say number 1, you'll regret it otherwise from the sounds of it, and you (hopefully) only do this once.

bubbles0169

yeah floss i can see me doing that
at the mo ive used half a journalists handbook with scribbles about different venues!!
while were on about spreadsheets and the like, has anyone come across a free online table planner
ive seen the ones you have a free trial then have to pay for
ive tried uk brides and its shockingly hard work, time consuming and may not load after ive inputted 68 guests, i managed 3 and gave up!