shall we have a wedding chat thread?

bubbles0169

yep clearing' eep
i just wish it was sooner but we have to save up for it first
your seems to be coming along xx

RainbowDrops

Ooh, fingers crossed you get it bubbles!
Just got the receipt for our venue deposit, so it's all confirmed now

clearing_out_my_pockets

Hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised with your venue - when we booked ours (last August, we booked it) they did us a deal on the price of the evening buffet and knocked off a few other bits & pieces, which brought it under budget.

A good venue wedding coordinator is invaluable, in my opinion!

monkeys_bunny

Ooo i remember when we were trying to find a venue. You should all keep a book of what you are doing at each stage and treasure every little tiny moment of "Woop Woop" as the day creeps up so fast if you blink you forget the feeling of excitment you get at every little thing

RainbowDrops

monkeys_bunny wrote: »

Ooo i remember when we were trying to find a venue. You should all keep a book of what you are doing at each stage and treasure every little tiny moment of "Woop Woop" as the day creeps up so fast if you blink you forget the feeling of excitment you get at every little thing

Good idea - plus it'd help me stay organised :beer:

Mrsbibbs

lindaatno9 wrote: »

Look, bespoke doesn't always have to scream expensive. I can hand on heart say I haven't to date made anything in pure silk that hasn't pipped the £600 mark. You have to look at many designers and their price tags and know that if they have premesis and staff that will reflect in the price. They have overheads and have to pass the costs over somewhere.
Then there are folk like me who work at home so have very little overheads. (ok, electricity but that's Jeremy Kyle's fault when I can tolerate him!)

The mag feature I was in caused interest to one of my clients. She said the mere mention of bespoke and knew this was going to blow her budget. She wants 3x vintage inspired bridesmaids gowns. After a few e mails, she said she nearly fell off her chair when I came in with a price. So, I was comissioned.

I love my job. I get up on a morning and know I am being paid for something I adore. I earn a bit but I'm certainly not out to extorte because the tag says wedding. There are loads of people out there like me, you gotta dig a bit.
You can go offshore if you like, but in my experience if you find a good dressmaker with a passion for her work, someone who is concientious about the craft, it'll blow the socks off anything you get made abroad. And, you'll have a much better product in the long run.

xx

Linda can you help me please

I am after a medieval style dress that is black satin ? lace up back with steel boning in the chesticals area... also the modesty panel and the bit down the back i would like in cadburys purple if it can be done have bought a dress but its august we get married and oh and i think its gonna be 2 warm

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bubbles0169

mrs bibbs is it august this year as linda is booked up til november?
send her a PM then she will see your question if shes missed it on here

Gemmzie

Having a major think in our camp. Do we do it next summer on a much smaller budget or the year after as originally planned with a bigger budget?
Part of me says, we want to be marrried, do it sooner and then focus on saving for a house. But part of me wants the fairytale romantic day

monkeys_bunny

Just got back from my hair and make up trial, all made up now and making my OH take me out for tea haha

bubbles0169

ooo i love dressing up monkey have fun x

gemm just wait for another year, you have the rest of your married lives to save for the house!
id like to do it now too but want the same as you!

ive done the table plan..it took me two hours on word processor which probably would have took two mins with pen and paper...glad its done now though!
its a bit strange to do it wondering who will still be here in over two years time though