September 2012 Brides and Grooms

TheSeventh

At a guess, I'd say it'd look more coherant to me if both names on the Save The Dates (and the invites, for that matter) were given in the dame degree of formality. So both informal shortened names, or both long names. But obviously, it doesn't matter which!

Having said that, it's your wedding and you should put whatever each of you are most comfortable with!



Also: *waves* hello everyone, I'm also a September 2012 bride! My mum's been in this thread already, I think, but I'm Cat, and I'm marrying David in Monmouthshire on the 22nd.

Scotsbride

congrats on the 22nd

Emmylou_2

We are now booked. And I've told OH that once he's given me addresses, he doesn't have to THINK about the wedding (unless he wants to) until this time next year. (I've got a photographer lined up (someone I used to work with now does wedding photography and (as he's just starting), the prices are really reasonable) and cake is coming from M&S.)

Unfortunately, MIL2B is currently sailing around Sweden for the summer. Although we are going to their house (in Cyprus) for two weeks at the end of July so should be able to raid any (obviously visible) address book then.

White_Sapphire

Scotsbride wrote: »

Sorting out Save the dates at the moment and wondering how formal they have to be my family and friends refer me as a shorten version of my name (let say viki not my real name) and my OH prefers to be called a shorten version of his name Ben (again not his real name) but his family call him Benjamin. Do you think it ok to put Viki and Ben or Viki and Benjamin or should it be Victoria and Benjamin

I personally would say that Save The Dates don't have to be as formal as invites (assuming you're having formally worded invites). I reckon it would be perfectly fine to put Ben and Viki for Save The Dates and Benjamin and Victoria for the invites. Save The Dates have been brought in pretty recently, given that people tend to get booked up much further in advance than in the past. There are no rules or expectations of what they should be like. Entirely up to you!

TheSeventh wrote: »

At a guess, I'd say it'd look more coherant to me if both names on the Save The Dates (and the invites, for that matter) were given in the dame degree of formality. So both informal shortened names, or both long names. But obviously, it doesn't matter which!

Having said that, it's your wedding and you should put whatever each of you are most comfortable with!



Also: *waves* hello everyone, I'm also a September 2012 bride! My mum's been in this thread already, I think, but I'm Cat, and I'm marrying David in Monmouthshire on the 22nd.

Welcome and congratulations Cat! :hello:

Scotsbride

yes having formal invites too! thank for the help on this just waiting for the graffics to come back from a relative before I start sending them out!

bubbles0169

hi all has anyone got their dress yet? if so what is it? which year is it from?
im feeling a bit pressured from my mum to order the one i liked when i tried them on with her but ive only tried on a few more and none of those i liked even on the hanger!
i just want to get this september out of the way to see if there are any new styles i like and then maybe order it in january, hopefully in a sale, so then its plenty of time till my wedding but too late to change it
my mum wants to pay for it but i didnt want her too(another story!) so ill put £500 to it and she can pay the rest! ill just tell her to start saving now if she wants!

nuttymummy

bubbles, i havent even been dress shopping yet! ha ha. im going to have to soon though as i can tell im going to be really picky! LOL

i know what you mean about past styles/new styles. im not sure which i would prefer...a new style that is available everywhere but costly, or an old design that will most likely be cheap...but hard to find! LOL

bubbles0169

oh im very picky!! out of the first shop i went to there was only two that were suitable(one of them i love) the next shop didnt have anything and the last i just tried them for the sake of it!
im going again in a couple of weeks and trying the one i love again, its from this year so im hoping they dont discontinue it after september!

nuttymummy

id say if you try it on again and you still love it....total set on it, make sure you do everything to be able to have that dress!
otherwise you will just regret it later! theres loads of times ive put off buying something and thought 'oh ill get it later' etc...and its disappeared never to be seen again!

write down the name, style number etc and do loads of research to see how many people stock it etc xx

nuttymummy

as for me,

in my 'wedding box' i now have a pair of ed hardy sneakers in purple for the safari walk, a pair of nightmare on elm street shoes for under my dress (now signed by Freddy Kruegar himself...mr Robert Englund!) elephant and giraffe cufflinks, tissue paper for pom poms, glass jars for candy buffet and all the paperwork for photographer, venue, registrar etc

what have you lot bought?

these last few months have FLOWN by so now i need to step up a gear or else before i now it, the wedding will eb here and i wont have anything sorted! LOL

We have asked the best man, and one of the bridesmaids, now just need to ask the other one! been on my to-do list for months LOL