August 2012 Brides and Grooms

Hollie84

My organza bags arrived this morn aswell as my gold scatter crystals yay we have been to the shops and i got my wishing well to

Hollie84

Its very quiet on here where is everybody??
Ive ordered the mens cufflinks today,cant wait for them to come and popped to hobby craft yesterday and got my small gold roses with diamantes in the centre,there really nice.couldnt find any on ebay at all

how's everyone else getting on?

mandij87

Naughty naughty naughty Mandi! I went and broke my first wedding rule today. Went to a local craft village with my Mum to have a look round and for some inspiration and came across a bridal shop. So I thought no harm in looking. Which was fine, until the lady convinced me to try on a dress, and I have now fallen in love with it. And it is well over my budget. I promised I wouldn't try on anything I couldn't afford, and I failed the first time I even look at dresses! I could actually cry. So I am now on a mission to find the same, or similar in a dress sample sale, or something that I love even more. Why do I do it to myself?! No willpower I tell you! I also failed the wedding diet, stupid shops having offers on chocolate! Why can't they have offers on salad instead! So (once I finish off the remaining chocolate, wasting it would be a crime!) I am back on the diet, and I will not fail! I won't.... honest....! xx

Hollie84

mandij87 wrote: »

Naughty naughty naughty Mandi! I went and broke my first wedding rule today. Went to a local craft village with my Mum to have a look round and for some inspiration and came across a bridal shop. So I thought no harm in looking. Which was fine, until the lady convinced me to try on a dress, and I have now fallen in love with it. And it is well over my budget. I promised I wouldn't try on anything I couldn't afford, and I failed the first time I even look at dresses! I could actually cry. So I am now on a mission to find the same, or similar in a dress sample sale, or something that I love even more. Why do I do it to myself?! No willpower I tell you! I also failed the wedding diet, stupid shops having offers on chocolate! Why can't they have offers on salad instead! So (once I finish off the remaining chocolate, wasting it would be a crime!) I am back on the diet, and I will not fail! I won't.... honest....! xx

Lol where are u located hun? x

mandij87

Hollie84 wrote: »

Lol where are u located hun? x

I'm in Essex xx

Hollie84

mandij87 wrote: »

I'm in Essex xx

Ah bit to far from me,the bridal shop i got my dress from is having a huge sale for 2days sept,they get dresses for all other shops aswell and the sale goes on everything.was going to suggest you have a look but a bit far.have u googled to see if there is a bridal warehouse near to you?

Hollie84

http://www.newbeginningslondon.co.uk/
not sure if this is any good but they have a sample sale this weekend
do u know what dress it is?

Hollie84

http://www.houseofcouture.co.uk/
these are having a sample sale sunday

Tiara_2

Hi all,

I have updated the first post so everyone with a date should now be on there. Please give me a shout if I've missed anyone off.

It's lovely to have new ppl on the thread :j

x_missymoo_x You sound super organised It is so lovely that you've got such a kind family, it is lovely that everyone is pitching in and helping to make your date super special Please keep us updated with your plans

lollie79- welcome to your thread. I'm intrigued by your first dance- have you chosen a song for it already? I would love to do something special for our first dance, but my oh may take some persuading! Burgers and chips sounds awesome, I'm sure that will go down really well with ppl. Do you have any veggie guests by the way?

MrsMontytobe- we're date twins :j 25th is the most popular date on this thread so far- very exciting to be sharing our day with so many other money savers Do you mind me asking what dress you've chosen? Very exciting stuff

minipesky- welcome to our thread Good luck with setting a date, it suddenly felt much more real once we'd set the date! Please keep us updated with your plans

eng3ecd- wow how exciting about your dress :j:jI know exactly what you mean about wanting to prance about the house in it, I'm exactly the same but having to restrain so oh doesn't get a peek of it until the day :rotfl:

mandij87- do you know the style/name of the dress? It may be worth keeping an eye out on ebay or preloved in case someone is selling one in your size- you can save a fortune by getting a dress second hand if this is something you would consider. Occasionally new dresses appear on those sites as well- brides change their mind/ need a different size etc, and so sell their brand new dresses, often for considerably less than the RRP. This is how I found my dress and I saved a huge amount compared to what the bride paid

Hollie84- wow you've been busy, as organised as ever! What are the crystals for, are you using them for the stationery or for table decs? We still can't decide what to do for favours. We went to a family party last weekend and they had delicious muffins for favours. They were wrapped beautifully in cellophane and decorated in ribbon, they looked fab. I was then stunned that most of them got left on the table afterwards :eek: such a waste I want something people will take home and enjoy, just can't think what. I would love Lush favours but not sure how well these will go down, particularly with the boys!

Hadley1

Hi everyone,

Just a quick update... I have booked my band. :jNow I can confirm to the OH that we will definately be dancing to True by Spandau Ballet - he will be so happy. :rotfl: