Any August 2011 brides????

hilstep2000

Bought my daughters' silk flowers from Dunhelm Mill last week. Just downloaded and made the wedding music CD. Caterer and cupcake maker booked at last. 24 bottles of champagne from Asda, less than half price!( Even with corkage, still cheaper than the venue) and purple heart shaped chocs for table favors bought from Ebay yesterday! We are getting there!

Date: 20th August 2011

Primmer

Hilstep - sounds like you are organised and plans are coming along well.

I booked our wedding car last weekend and yesterday I went to see a florist and I really liked her and her ideas so think I will book her.

Can I ask what others are doing about table decorations? We are having a flower arrangement for the top table but need to put together something for the other tables.

PrincessShyanne

Hi all i am a newbie to this site but i thought i would just let you know how my thriftiness is going: I'm getting married 20th August 2011 in Winslow and am pretty much organised, have saved alot of money by trawling ebay for BM dresses £25 each, BM shoes £17.50 each, FG dresses £7 each, my bouquet, 4 BM bouquets, 4 FG pomander balls, top table display and 9 buttonholes-£200 in total, my veil £10, my Amanda Wyatt tiara £23. Making my own invites and OoS saving approx £300, friend of family making the 5 tier cake and icing it and i will decorate it myself saving approx £600. Our biggest expense is the marquee but it comes with everything and the land we are using is only costing us £500.

For our table decs i am using ivory birdcages as centrepieces entwined with ivy, cream roses and butterflies, using clear scatter crystals around the table and i have some lovely tiny glass bowl-like tealight holders.

cazmanian_minx

Hallelujah, I think I've FINALLY managed to sort out the wrangle over who gets to stay at the hotel where the wedding's being held (it's only got 12 bedrooms and it's almost come to fisticuffs!). We've also managed to agree on the wording for the invitations, so I have to find my fountain pen tomorrow and get writing.

Next decision: are these GORGEOUS cupcakes worth paying an extra 70p per cake for over the cost of the less decorative ones from the other bakery I'm considering...? I'm inclined to think yes, but the budget is going to run away from me if I'm not careful.

gillm66

I knew things were going too smoothly (getting married 27/8/11) - came home tonight to an answerphone message saying our Wedding Co-ordinator has left the hotel and to ring them to arrange to go in and see the replacement. I'm really disappointed as was so impressed with our co-ordinator and had such trust and faith in him.

Am trying to remain positive and think well at least they rang to let me know and have asked me to arrange a meeting to go and see them but am still feeling pretty tonight

MrOrganised

PrincessShyanne, you maybe a newbie but your money saving sounds spot on, keep up the good work.



Cazmania, are they that big a difference in standard of the 2 cupcakes? ie has taste been taken into account? if the cheap one's taste cheap.....then....you'd then be justifying buying the more expensive one's if affordable to yourselves.



Gillm66, dont loose heart hun, like you said at least you got to hear about it in good time. Just means you will have to bring the new person up to speed with your ideas and try to ''mould'' them to your benefit.



As for our plans.... the guest list issue with the relatives has been sorted, to save family arguments, i've had to put my foot down and agree to invite additional guests. Thinking that long term family support with a new child on the way is far more expensive (priceless) than couple hundred extra on the wedding bill.



Latest widewife visit, mum and baby fine, although mum is now worried baby is measuring a bit on the big side lol. Nursery nearly finished, just want to get carpet cleaned before putting everything back.

jill_b29

Im Gutted!!! Had an e-mail from my photographer today, he has cancelled on us :eek:
Now need to find one in budget that isnt already booked and is happy to travel to my venue
Oh and did I mention the girl who was meant to be doing my hair and make up isnt replying to my texts :eek::eek:

Finally...yesterday my BIL to be (oh who is also my boss) had a right go at me, saying we werent telling people was was happening with the accomodation (its been booked for months) plus I had sent a text to his wife which apparantly was "not acceptable behavouir for this family!" :eek::eek::eek:

I just want to run away and forget the whole thing today!!!

sorry to rant but I can really talk to the other half as its his family!!

Primmer

Oh no poor you it sounds like a nightmare. What date is your wedding and what is your budget for photos and maybe we can come up with suggestions for you.

Fingers crossed make up lady is just busy and will respond soon. Do you have another number for her?

Sounds like you have accommodation sorted and so BIL was being unreasonable.

Try not to get too stressed x

amus

Hello fellow August brides, first time on this thread so hiya all!!

Just ordered all my wedding stationary for what I hope is a reasonable price?!?

I got:

150 personalised invitations
150 RSVP cards
150 Thank You Cards
250 Place Cards
250 Poem cards (for inside the invites)
4 Personalised Banners
3 Personalised Posters saying Just Married (for decorating venue)

For: £67,
also managed to get a calendar and a couple of notepads aswel.

What has everyone else paid for invitations etc, being a moneysaver and all Id hate to think Ive overpaid!!

Lara44

Haha amus, I don't think you can have overpaid with that stash, probably cost more in ink cartridges to do it yourself!! I'm not at the stationery stage quite yet (whoops). But we did manage to sort out a photographer and book our wedding night hotel woooeeee!! Some progress at last :rotfl: