July 2012 Brides and Grooms

BabyBoots

Hope your day has no more disasters Pinkprincess! Do your guests need to go to a differentvenue if they're invited all day, or is it just a different time? I think if they know the new time that's fine,but if they need to go somewhere else you should send them the full invitation details.

I picked up my £6 for 100 love hearts today - definitely better value than £55 for the same thing with our names on from the officiallove hearts website.

Lauralou - your colour scheme must be very similar to mine (pink and purple) My bridesmaids are in purple and I'm having a mixture of cream/dusky pink/ pink/mauve roses,including avalanches. Your flowers sound lovely- I had to google eustoma. I saw the pictures and thought it looked like lisianthus- apparently they're two names for the same thing!
I'm glad your rings fit too - it's lovely seeing them on and realsiing you'll be wearing them every day, isn't it?

We sorted out suit hire today - grey tailcoats, cream waistcoats, with the groom in a purple cravat and the other men in pink cravats. It was within budget, and the last big spend we had to sort out.

Phew, that's all the practical stuff done!! :jNow it's just all the little fun bits - choosing vows, music, little decorations, favours, gifts, confetti, place cards etc.

Oh, and the small matter of losing a stone, and hoping we get some more yes replies. We're now on 39 yes and 13 no. On the plus side, I lost a pound of fat this week, and 2cm off my muffin top!

Silaqui

Hello everyone

Glad everything seems to be going well for everyone! It's slowly getting closer! And JemB must be Mrs Jemb by now :beer:

I managed to knock a diamond out of my engagement ring on Thursday might have to stop wearing it for practical lessons lol! It's insured for accidental damage so hopefully they will be able to fix it, I will have to get them to rhodium plate it while it's in and then try not to wear it too much before the wedding so it's the same colour as the wedding ring. I actually quite like the colour it's 'faded' down to, but it'll look weird next to the wedding ring if they are different colours. Once I'm wearing them together I probably won't bother getting them plated.

I met with the florist on Thursday aswell - she came to school to visit me haha! Her work looks lovely, nothing like the type of florist I thought I'd have - she does such fancy stuff! But I have asked her for some quite simple bouquets, just carnations and foliage - for the bride and bridesmaid bouquet, 2 ladies corsages for the mum, 2 buttonholes for the dads, and a grooms special buttonhole she's quoted me £62 and she'll deliver it to me the evening before Happy with that I think!

Well done on losing weight babyboots :T I looked at those lovehearts but have decided to go and buy some sweets from this old fashioned sweet shop in town nearer the time. I do like lovehearts though - probably just as well we haven't gone for them or the guests would get the screwed up wrappers as favours lol!

I am just getting prepared for my interview on Monday - don't want to have to do anything tomorrow if I can help it!
xx

wanchai_2

Lauralou wrote: »

The bridesmaids flowers...ummmm i think purple. I will have too have a look
got my bridesmaids necklaces today its has a purple xharm again would it be too purple to have earrings or get them diamond ones?

We have wedding rings and they fit :-):-)

EDIT- bridesmaids are having ivory freesia&avalanche roses& a hint of purple eustoma

So glad that your rings fit, bet you're well chuffed!

Hard to tell if there's too much purple without seeing it all, but purple earrings would be ok I reckon.

BabyBoots wrote: »

Hope your day has no more disasters Pinkprincess! Do your guests need to go to a differentvenue if they're invited all day, or is it just a different time? I think if they know the new time that's fine,but if they need to go somewhere else you should send them the full invitation details.

I picked up my £6 for 100 love hearts today - definitely better value than £55 for the same thing with our names on from the officiallove hearts website.

Lauralou - your colour scheme must be very similar to mine (pink and purple) My bridesmaids are in purple and I'm having a mixture of cream/dusky pink/ pink/mauve roses,including avalanches. Your flowers sound lovely- I had to google eustoma. I saw the pictures and thought it looked like lisianthus- apparently they're two names for the same thing!
I'm glad your rings fit too - it's lovely seeing them on and realsiing you'll be wearing them every day, isn't it?

We sorted out suit hire today - grey tailcoats, cream waistcoats, with the groom in a purple cravat and the other men in pink cravats. It was within budget, and the last big spend we had to sort out.

Phew, that's all the practical stuff done!! :jNow it's just all the little fun bits - choosing vows, music, little decorations, favours, gifts, confetti, place cards etc.

Oh, and the small matter of losing a stone, and hoping we get some more yes replies. We're now on 39 yes and 13 no. On the plus side, I lost a pound of fat this week, and 2cm off my muffin top!

Wayhey for your fat and inch loss BabyBoots!!!!! :T That's amazing

Silaqui wrote: »

Hello everyone

Glad everything seems to be going well for everyone! It's slowly getting closer! And JemB must be Mrs Jemb by now :beer:

I managed to knock a diamond out of my engagement ring on Thursday might have to stop wearing it for practical lessons lol! It's insured for accidental damage so hopefully they will be able to fix it, I will have to get them to rhodium plate it while it's in and then try not to wear it too much before the wedding so it's the same colour as the wedding ring. I actually quite like the colour it's 'faded' down to, but it'll look weird next to the wedding ring if they are different colours. Once I'm wearing them together I probably won't bother getting them plated.

I met with the florist on Thursday aswell - she came to school to visit me haha! Her work looks lovely, nothing like the type of florist I thought I'd have - she does such fancy stuff! But I have asked her for some quite simple bouquets, just carnations and foliage - for the bride and bridesmaid bouquet, 2 ladies corsages for the mum, 2 buttonholes for the dads, and a grooms special buttonhole she's quoted me £62 and she'll deliver it to me the evening before Happy with that I think!

Well done on losing weight babyboots :T I looked at those lovehearts but have decided to go and buy some sweets from this old fashioned sweet shop in town nearer the time. I do like lovehearts though - probably just as well we haven't gone for them or the guests would get the screwed up wrappers as favours lol!

I am just getting prepared for my interview on Monday - don't want to have to do anything tomorrow if I can help it!
xx

:eek: at your diamond falling out! At least you didn't lose it!

Wow, your florist is a real bargain, well done :j

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:at screwed up wrappers!! I am tempted to get those love hearts myself, hmm...

Good luck with the interview prep, let us know how it goes on Monday xxx

PinkPrincess83

:j Honeymoon flight seats are booked! Its quite a big plane we will be travelling on and Ive managed to get us booked in in the rows with just 2 seats which Im glad about as oh likes to sit next to the window then I always end up sat next to a stranger and hate having to ask them to move cos I need the loo!!:rotfl:

Melanie- your flowers sound like such a good bargain, well done on finding that florist.

When I went to the suit shop today the man was so helpful, I was a bit disappointed that oh hadnt gone there for his suit, but they arent open on a Sunday which was the only time the best man could make it. He showed me the different colours and I was just picking when oh arrived (he had sent me to sort it but then locked himself out!!), so then oh was trying to decide so he let oh put on a shirt, similar waistcoat and jacket to get the idea of how he will look (while I closed my eyes and wasnt allowed to peak the whole time so Im still clueless!!). Oh seemed really pleased so we ordered that- I then asked how long it would take to come in- his answer -16 weeks!! :eek:, but he said he would get it in earlier, that was if he didnt have it in stock already he needed to check!! Well, by the time we had waited for my dad to bring down a spare key the shop had rung to say they had one! Such good service from them, the other annoying thing is we wouldnt have had to pay out for the cravat it we had hired the suits from there, but never mind!!

Baby boots- did you get your lovehearts from amazon? If so do they have a long date on them?

Mel on you losing a diamond. I keep having dreams that my diamond falls out my engagement ring, I really hope it never does. Good luck for Monday.

tfutcher

hey guys. sorry i have been away for so long, got wrapped up in my gorgeous little boy annd`wedding was put on the back burner.

just thought i would let you know i am trying on my wedding dress tom for first time since pregnant. Am scared so wish me luck

PinkPrincess83

Hey Tracey- your little one is so cute, how on earth did you oh agree to the current profile pic you have though!! hehe

Good luck with your dress fitting, im sure it will be fine, when you get a few spare secs let us know how it went.

tfutcher

PinkPrincess83 wrote: »

Hey Tracey- your little one is so cute, how on earth did you oh agree to the current profile pic you have though!! hehe

He doesn't know about it yet

I am really worried about the dress. It is a zip up back so not much room for error. I have lost most of my weight and still have a stone to lose. Problem is that my backhas become broader so worried it will not fit me round there. The shop said they can add a panel if it is too small but only for two dress sizes (and also how much would that cost). Will try to pop on tom afternoon to let you know how I got on

PinkPrincess83

Oh dear, I would love to see his face when he sees it!!:rotfl:

Well I have my fingers crossed for you that it will be fine, or if not it can easily be adjusted, it may only need slight alterations- if at all. Im sure it will be fine.

pbny24

RSVPs have started arriving still got loads to do and need to get myself organised, only 9 weeks away now! although have just spent last hour looking for a 50s sailor style swimsuit for honeymoon after watching glee instead of sorting out the order of service

BabyBoots

Hope the interview prep goes well Silaqui

That's exciting having your seats booked PinkPrincess. :jIs anyone going to try and cheek an upgrade on their honeymoon flight? If so, any tips?

Yes, the lovehearts were the ones mentioned on this forum - £6.38 from Amazon. The date on mine is Sep 2013, so our guests can save themforour first anniversary if they want to!

Good luck for your dress fitting Tracey.

That's good yourRSVPs are coming in pbny. :T I'm fed up waiting for people to reply, and will have to start ringing round next week to chase responses.