July 2012 Brides and Grooms

PinkPrincess83

Im back from the gym!! I knackered now though!!:rotfl:

Well I plan on doing a few wedding things this weekend, which include:
Trying to sort out ceremony music
Try and get a list together of songs for the evening
Order some ribbons to go on cars (ie one for my sisters car and one for ohs step dads taxi), just so they look a bit more weddinging!
May try and sort out bridesmaid and best man gifts

There is also some bits I need to print but Im sure the printer hates me so I need to do these bits on a day when I have plenty of time and patience!

11 weeks today. Which doesnt give me a lot of time considering I have the following plans:
Sat 23rd June Hen night/ birthday night out with my friends
Sat 30th recover from the Friday night out which is my work hen do and then in the evening go to see an abba tribute band at my sisters local cricket club (went last year and had the best night, was such a funny night)
Friday 6th, 7th and 8th i have a hen do with some of my family
Sat 14th make up trial

So that only leaves me 6 weekends after this weekend to actually do stuff! :eek::eek::eek:. Am I the only one starting to feel a bit like :eek: theres still loads to do and not much time to do it all, and the time there is left seems to be whizzing round!!

MrsDrink

You so aren't the only one. We have 8 weeks on Tuesday left... and I am most definitely :eek:ing!! In terms of weekends/days not at work:

Sat 12th May
Sun 13th May

Sat 19th May - collect my dress with my mum
Sun 20th May - go to a koi show with MrD

Sat 26th May - Get my hair done
Sun 27th May - go diving with MrD

Sat 2nd June
Sun 3rd June
Mon 4th June
Tues 5th June
Wed 6th June
Thu 7th June
Fri 8th June
Sat 9th June
Sun 10th June

Sat 16th June
Sun 17th June

Sat 23rd June
Sun 24th June - Race For Life

Sat 30th June
Sun 1st July :eek:

Sat 7th July - Weekend away with MrD
Sun 8th July - Weekend away with MrD

Sat 14th July - Hen day with CBMIIWHO
Sun 15th July

:eek:! In all this time we have to:

* Sand Lounge and dinning room window boards, and polyeurethane
* Paint over filler in Lounge
* Fill paint and decorators caulk the french doors/window
* Get Double doors, fit and polyeurethane
* Sort out doorframe
* Put up arcatrive and paint
* Put radiator pipe covers on lounge and dinning room radiators
* Repair/Fill walls/ceiling in dinning room
* Paint walls, ceiling in dinning room/stairs/landing
* Put up Coving in dinning room, and landing& paint
* Put down Skirting boards in dinning room & landing & paint
* Paint kitchen door frame
* Paint door frames and arcatrive for doors on the landing (4)
* Polyurethane cupboard under stairs door
* Paint stairs
* Polyurethane banister rail
* Carpet
* Put new Ceiling lights in landing
* Get toilet (& related bits)
* Make boxing for toilet cistern
* Get sink finished
* Paint downstairs toilet Doorframe
* Polyurethane downstairs toilet Door
* tile the downstairs toilet
* Do something with the walls in the kitchen
* Put down some cushion floor in the kitchen
* Door matting at the back door
* Chop and kill the Tree stumps
* Dig up for patio and transplant mud and grass to the bottom of the garden
* Lay patio
* Fit two new Outside lights
Decide who is reading which reading
Send off ceremony plan
Sort out Mark's birthday present
Redo the tealight holders
Practice hair and make up
Cook sausages for party
Let pub know food order for work's hen do
Finish off paper hearts
Take ring to be Rhodium plated
Get MrD to cut the cake stand bits
Make cheesecakes - cut into individual sizes, freeze
Make kitchen paper squares for cheesecakes
Cut the Hedges
Clean inside windows
Clean the Skirting boards
Make sure we have has enough deoderant/perfume
Pick up my dress from mums
Housework the week before
Mow lawns, powerwash everything
Get MARRIED!!

Collect MILs decorating table for the booze table
Internet check in for flights
Tidy up house from BBQ
Tie ribbon bows on the garden torches
Make buffet signs
Blow up balloons
Tie balloons into cloud 9s
Hang anniversary cards up
Put tablecloth, & runner, over the booze table
Set out alcohol/drinks and cups
Recieve chairs
Recieve tables
Put gazebos up
Clean bathrooms/loos
Put tablecloth & runner over the kitchen worktops
Put sways of organza on kitchen work tops and booze table
Sprinkle table confetti
Put out platters/bowls
Put the cutlery/plates out
Paint Mr & Mrs sign
Put Mr & Mrs sign up
Put Mr & Mrs spoon & fork out
Put cake stand out
Put bouquet next to cake stand
Hang balloons around the house
Nails touch up
Defrost cheesecakes and place onto the cake stand
Tie ribbon bows to gazebo legs
Put lights around gazebo legs
Set up speakers & sort out music
Put out Pick up sticks, Jenga and Smite games
Tie ribbon and gerberas on the side of the chairs
Hang balloons around the garden
Hang paper hearts around garden
Place candles in the ground.
Put glass jars out on the path
Put table cloths and runners on tables
Put candles on tables
Make buffet
Take photos before guests arrive
PARTY


Hahahaaaaaaaaaaaa who on earth thought having a house/garden party was a good idea???? Wonder if it's too late for us to find a venue :rotfl:

MrsDrink

Oh and I'm also going to have a play with dying our lounge curtains

PinkPrincess83

Oh Natalie- I do feel a bit better now Ive seen your updated to do list which includes all the diy bits!:rotfl:

Ive been trying to find gifts but then I keep doubting myself!
Flowergirl- teddy with a little personalised t shirt
Younger bridesmaid- trinket box, I just know whether to get just her name of it or whether to get a message saying thank you for being our bridesmaid
Older Bridesmaid- I was going to get her a compact mirror with her name on (shes uses a compact mirror regularly so know it will get used, but am now doubting whether to get her a personalised one or just a normal nice one (which I havent actually found one I like yet)
Best Man- a hip flask

We are on a very small budget so Im hoping to get these in for about £10 each.

Then I get stuck on what to get out parents as they are helping us with the wedding, but I just know what to get them, and the budget it small!

Why does something that seemed initially straight forward have to then seem so complicated!! (ok its probably me making it over complicated!!:rotfl:)

PinkPrincess83

:j Wedding music is chosen. We only needed two songs and we have picked them so oh just needs to put them on a disc. I cant actually tell you what the entrance music is because oh was playing them on his laptop and I was listening (and trying to picture myself walking down the aisle to each song :rotfl:), and the second one is a piano version of a song, and it wasnt until oh went to download it he said it was very apt as it was called 'At last'! (after 11 years it really is at last!!), Ive you tubed it and there is a vocal version and I do recognise it. So :T thats another thing sorted!

MrsDrink

I was playing an 'At Last' song yesterday when I was looking through songs and I agree - very apt!! Part of me was thinking of having an 'about bloody time' song, another part thought 'lets get this party started' type of song, but glad that we agreed to go with 'Its the end of the world as we know it'.

Well I have:
* Put 2 coats of emulsion on top of the filled and sanded cracks in the lounge.
* Sanded the window boards in the lounge (3 of them)
* Put the first Polyurethane coat on the window boards. Will put the second coat on after tea.
Then all that is left to do in the lounge is a set of new doors and all that entails.

MrsDrink

Oh and I also meant to say Id be tempted to go for a personalised 'thank you for being our bridesmaid' for your younger one, but to just get a really nice compact mirror for your older one.

And I know what you mean about the gift for parents - we're getting ours a photo from the wedding framed, but it doesn't really seem like much given how much they've helped us (in every sense not just financially with the wedding). But there is a budget there for a reason

lovecake

MrsDrink wrote: »

Who was it getting their dress/having a fitting next Saturday?? That's the day I'm off to collect my dress :T!

It was me!!! :rotfl:I'm so excited and you must be too seen as you actually get to pick up your actual dress!!!:j

MrsDrink

lovecake wrote: »

It was me!!! :rotfl:I'm so excited and you must be too seen as you actually get to pick up your actual dress!!!:j

:T:T I will be thinking of you as I try my dress on!! What time is your appointment? We're booked in for 11am and then mum and I are off for lunch

lovecake

Silaqui wrote: »

Also, I have a question for anyone who has added me on facebook (if anyone hasn't and wants to feel free, just PM me!).

I am still faffing about what to do with my name once we get married. I could just bite the bullet and take his name, but I really don't want to lose my current name, it's mine and I've had it all my life!!

We've thought about double barrelling, but (and this is why you need to be on facebook!) what do you think of our two names together? I can't get past the fact that I think it sounds a bit odd, because mine's foreign and his isn't, but I work with someone called 'Mistry-Ward' and hers doesn't sound too bad... I don't know if ours goes though! For anyone not on facebook, my name is German for 'king' and his is Cheryl Cole's maiden name without the 'y' lol cryptic!

Also - what do men do when you double barrel? Do they just keep one or do they have the double name aswell?

x

I think I have figured it out from your clues... Lol! I think it would sound absolutely fine! I know two couples who did the double barrel thing and in both cases the men took the double barrel name too. I suppose it's nice for the kids if Mum and Dad have the same surname, but each to their own. I am taking OH's name. We both have really long surnames so it would be totally daft if we kept both. I always have to spell mine out and so does he so it would take forever if we had both!:rotfl:I am happy to have his name anyway.