August 2012 Brides and Grooms

johannalf88

Just lurking:o-

Credit-crunch, It's perfectly normal in the UK to pay the money upfront to the venue. At least from what I have heard. I think it's just a NI thing to pay afterwards (I think Wanchai was talking about it once).

Will stop posting and re-lurk now! :rotfl:

LisaJane

credit_crunch wrote: »

ive just made a to do list for the 12th July holidays we get in NI. I finish work today until 16th July, so plenty of time to get through my list. This is what I need to do:

• send a draft for order of service
• organise table / seating plan
• post BM colour sample to cake lady & final payment
• ring car company with colour of ribbon, flowers & tell where we are stopping for photos
• confirm a few surname spellings for place cards
• decide on table names
• organise final suit fitting for the men
• email florist with colours of grandparents buttonhole & final table numbers & payment
• decide on music from string quartet & final payment
• first dance, BM dance, father of the bride songs for the band to play

The hotel have asked for final payment for the reception to be made 2 weeks before the actual wedding day. This concerns me greatly. I have the money sitting there, but what if something goes wrong? If they go bankrupt/destroyed in a fire/natural disaster etc etc
I have insurance in place but I would rather settle the balance after the meal - we have paid a £500 deposit.
What would you guys do?
TIA x

Hey I'm from NI too! Where you getting married???? I have to make a list like you have, but going to a wedding in Wicklow from tomorrow til Saturday so won't get much done...but have emailed the menu to the venue to check it is all ok for us to print and make menus and I am also going to send draft order of service to the minister for checking. Everything else will have to wait!

Hollie84

Hi our venue took the rest of the payment 2 weeks ago, pretty normal here that u pay upfront.

My girls shoes arrived and there lovely.all i need to do now is order LED candles for the evening and a mamory candle and were done.our rehearsal is the 6th august.dad is coming for his last fitting on the 1st and OH and his BM are having theres on the 4th.

Im all over the place at the mo, just started another business venture up so dont have time to stress about wedding stuff, i have to be busy or i get bored and fed up so am really busy at the mo so im sure before i know it the wedding will be here, eek

Crowdpleaser

Just ordered my girls shoes from bhs online, they match their shoes! annoyingly they used to have matching socks but dont anymore, grrr. Oh well...

Hen do on Saturday! Am having a pamper/afternoon tea/games do in the afternoon at my hairdressers house then off for a chinese then out to the gay club in the evening! Soooo looking forward to seeing some gorge friends!

Then fress fitting on Wednesday, which will be exactly a month before the big day! EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


xxx

double_mummy

sorry for lurking

but i will make sure i stay away from pinks on saturday crowd lol x

Crowdpleaser

Good call dm, could get messy. Love pink punters though!

double_mummy

it is the best place in town lol its the one place we can go out (me OH sister and her partner) without stupid guys asking her if she really is a lesbian or if it is a ploy to get men into bed

do you have pinks on facebook? they put loads of pics up after each night out may be some good ones of you all henned up lol x

bifi

Hello,
Have just found this thread and it's made me feel much better that I'm not the only one stressing bout RSVPs and family!
We got engaged in March so it's been a hectic few months trying to organize everything in time and on a budget.
So far have sorted dress, petticoat, shoes and hair flower (£4 from Claire's Accessories!), OH's suit is being made abroad at the moment - present from a friend who works in fashion.
Getting a lift in a friend's lime green car :rotfl:on the day - should make for interesting photos!
Also have lovely friends doing photos, another doing DJing (along with OH who loves DJing).
Just finding it hard to please 2 mothers of the brides at the moment as it's a civil partnership and we are the only daughters on both sides! :eek:
Keep flitting between walking down the street grinning with excitement and stressing about every last detail!
Can't believe how close it is now!:j :eek::j

bifi

Hello,
Just wondering what other people are doing for the something old, new, borrowed and blue?
Mostly struggling on the borrowed and blue items!
Would love to know what others have chosen?

Hollie84

Bifi i dont have an item for each tradition/saying.something new is my jewellery,old,borrowed and blue is my mums garter