July 2012 Brides and Grooms

MrsDrink

this time next year we'll be married, been on honeymoon, and have been to my brother's wedding!!

I have now stripped two more fence panels of rubbish from the garden - put it this way we have a bramble with about 1-2inch thick stalks, and oodles of blackberries! Well we had anyway I've filled two 1m3 builders bags full so far - and I'm onto the third one. MrD said we'll take them to the tip when he gets home - good job cause I can't lift them - oops! I'm coming up to half way along though - tomorrow when I do another panel I'll be over half way I think.

Hopefully it'll all be perfect for next summer! Lol we actually don't have any borders - we have a fence running down the back, two hedges either side (which are awful and made up of all sorts of greenery) and grass in the middle. Lol I might be able to keep on top of it for next year ha!

MrsDrink

Well I'm getting desperate now for weddingy things to do so I've just written a list of places I need to inform of my change of name. Lol yep you guessed it - it's a spread sheet - company name, phone number, web address, membership numbers etc.
Can you think of any I've missed:


Passport
Driving Licence
Doctors
Dentist
Opticians
Work
Pension company
Bank accounts
Credit cards
Mortgage,
Cash passport (Euro pre-paid mastercard)
House insurance
Car insurance
Sky
Gas & Electric
tv licence
General Teaching Council
National Union of Teachers
British Dyslexia Association
Inland revenue
Anglian Water
East Lindsey - council tax/electoral roll
RAC
Hotel Chocolat
Tesco Clubcard
EHIC card
Orange - My phone & MrD's.
iTunes/Apple ID
PADI
Facebook (very important!)

(Phone/Broadband & Milkman is in MrD's name)

PinkPrincess83

Oh Natlie sorry but I cant help but laugh, 2 things 1) at how organised you are and 2) that you need to inform Hotel Chocolat of your name change!!!:rotfl:

My list of names changes is fairly small
Driving licence- WHich I think I will send off the day after we get married so its back and waiting when I return from honeymoon!:D
Bank (only have accounts with one bank)
Gas and electric
Work (which I can do myself)
3 mobile
tesco clubcard
Doctors
Dentist
Mortgage
HMRC


I will have to see what else is in my name, both water bills may be in my name, and maybe the council tax but thats it. Oh and maybe the house insurance

Oh will have to ring up about car insurance as thats in his name.

Hehe, facebook will be my first name change thing I reckon!

I wonder how many of things above will need to see the wedding certificate, I was going to order 2 extra before we get married so ill have 3 just incase any get lost by royal mail or myself and it would be easier and cheaper to order them beforehand than have to try and get one once Ive lost one!!

MrsDrink

Yea we're going to get 2 certificates - one that can be sent off to various companies and one that will stay at home under lock and key.

Lol the hotel chocolat is because I'm a member of their Tasting Club where they send you a box of choccies every 4 weeks mmm!

I'm organised cause I'm a control freak lol.

MrsDrink

It is 337 days, 17 hours, 48 minutes, 37 second until Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 14:00:00

Heh heh

laurarobby

internet/landline provider?

but looks like u have the full list...

iv started doing my seating plan board... cereal box cut and flattened then covered in my blue felt sticky stuff looks good now need some nice white paper to print it on

MrsDrink

Time to an update.
(Orange = organised but not completed. Green = nothing left to do/done other than pay. Red = needs thinking about).

Invites & Stamps - just have to address the envelopes.
Thank you Cards (with CD) & Stamps - These are all ready for writing and sending.
Registry Office - Need to sit down with MrD and choose our vows etc. and pay 6 weeks before
Notice
Marriage Certificate - we'll get it when the ceremony is done (plus one spare copy).
Rings - My ring is bought. MrD just needs to decide whether he would like a ring and if so what sort etc.
Wedding Dress - Just need to go for fittings.
Underwear
My shoes - Need to check my MissKG ones go with the dress, if not I will get the Else Chianti shoes.
Accessories - I have one necklace but need to check it goes with the dress.
Hair - I will have my hair down - need to check a white gerbera from my bouquet will go with the dress, if not I may buy a hair comb.
Makeup - I have found my foundation - going to a Mac consultation on the 26th August to see what colour eye make up, blusher, lipstick etc to wear and what style I want.
Flowers
MrD's suit - MrD's mum is going to help sort this one out - take him suit shopping etc.
MrD's shoes
BBQ for after the ceremony - Need to break it down into quantities etc.
Marque for the garden party
Seating - Just need to pay off the rest of the bill.
Alcohol- Beginning to collect this.
Catering for the party - Plates, glasses & cutlery sorted - Just need to order this from Asda/Tescos.
Cake - Need to practice making cheesecakes, and then make some for freezing closer to the date.
Decorations - I have: 56 Paper hearts, Mr & Mrs fork/spoon, 12 jam jars with tealights, Mr & Mrs wooden letters, Gazebo with bows, white table cloth with burgundy runner, white napkins with burgundy ribbons, 21 Cloud 9s, Table confetti, Gerberas on chairs, Fairy Lights on legs of gazebo, and 12 garden candles.
Entertainment - We will need to sit down and plan our music.
Hen night - I just need to get the restaurant booked for tea.
Stag night - He can organise that!

It is 337 days, 5 hours, 59 minutes, 2 seconds till our wedding.

MrsDrink

In terms of our budget - When I first started planning I think I said I wanted to get everything under £2500, but this slowly increased up to around £3500 when I took into account that I wanted a stupidly priced wedding dress, and other bits increased like the number of bottles of wine I needed to get. Anyway I have just had a look at what we've spent so far and what we've got left to buy and I think, with the help of my mum buying most of my dress, and MrD's mum buying his suit, we will come under £2500.

(Orange = on budget, Red = overspent, Green = underspent)
Things we've sorted:....................Spent................Saved from budget......................Saved from RRP
Notice.........................................67............................0.............................................0
Wedding insurance.......................18.20.........................0..............................................0
Wedding Dress..............................120..........................0..............................(705 - paid for by mum)
Decorations................................165.68.................15.68 more...................................784.12!
Underwear..................................50.70..................10.70 more.....................................7.80
Flowers......................................36.47.......................3.53........................................10.50
Invites/Thank you cards................72.18......................7.82.........................................69.25
MrD's shoes.................................48.94......................1.06..........................................20
Marque.........................................34..........................26...........................................86

Total spent: £613.17

Things that might need changing.......Spent..............Saved from budget......................Saved from RRP
Accessories....................................37...........................13.........................................0
(Might need to buy a hair comb/different necklace)
My Shoes.....................................48.99........................1.01......................................20
(Might need to buy another pair).

Total spent: £85.99

Things left to buy/sort out..............Spent so far..............Left to spend....................Saved from RRP so far
Registry Office...................................0...........................250
Marriage Certificates...........................0............................15
Hair..................................................6...........................74.............................................0
Make up...........................................25...........................25.............................................0
MrD's suit.........................................0..............................0 (MrD's mum is paying)
Rings...........................................152.71..........................247.29...................................319.93
Seating............................................20.46.......................20.46........................................0
Alcohol............................................110.95......................339.05......................................83.75
Catering...........................................58.12.......................241.88.......................................?
Cake...............................................19.94.......................40.06.........................................7.55
Entertainment....................................0............................50
Photos..............................................5.49........................94.51

Total spent so far: £398.67. Left in budget: £1397.25

In all of this I have included things that I have bought as a result of getting married that I wouldn't have bought other wise. For example under the invites I included the cost of my A3 cutting mat and craft knives. I haven't included things I've bought to use on the day but that I'm using before that as well. For example my foundation - have been wearing that since I got it!

Grand Total spend: £1097.83. Left in budget: £1397.25
Total Potential Cost of Wedding: £2498.05!

MrsDrink

Well I'm totally avoiding going out and doing some work in the garden - it's too sunny and hot out there for digging! So I have just put together a rough list of songs I'd like playing at our party. Enjoy!
(Some are so not the songs to play at a wedding lol but I don't care cause I love them!)

Back In My Life by Alice Deejay
Better Off Alone by Alice Deejay
All I Ever Wanted by Basshunter
When the going gets tough by Boyzone
Year 3000 by Busted
Air Hostess by Busted
Beautiful World by Colin Hay
The One I Love by David Gray
If ya gettin' down by Five
Keep on movin' by Five
Everybody get up by Five
Basket Case by Green Day
When I Come Around by Green Day
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) by Green Day
Senorita by Justin Timberlake
Like I love You by Justin Timberlake
Rock Your Body by Justin Timberlake
My Love by Justin Timberlake Feat. T.I. & Timbaland
Human by The Killers
Black Horse and the Cherry Tree by KT Tunstall
Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall
This Love by Maroon 5
All About You by McFly
Star Girl by McFly
Overkill by Men At Work
In My Eyes by Milk Inc
Girlfriend by Nsync Featuring Nelly
Bring it all back by S Club 7
Don't stop movin' by S Club 7
Reach by S Club 7
You by S Club 7
S Club Party by S Club 7
Catch You by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Come with me by Special D
King Of My Castle by Wamdue Project

According to iTunes that is 2hrs worth of music Not bad considering there isn't any new/recent songs on there and it's only my half not including MrDs'!

tfutcher

hey guys, you all seemed to have done quite a lot within the last few weeks.
The only thing that we have attempted to organise is the honeymoon. We have come to a compromise of going to Berlin for 2 nights/3 days after the wedding and leaving the baby with my parents. I didn't want to leave the baby for longer and my OH wanted to actually be able to go out and do things, hence the compromise. When the baby is older we can then do a longer honeymoon.
Have my scan tom so excited xx