**October 2012 Brides and Grooms**

johannalf88

Went to the registrars yesterday to book a slot to give notice. Booked for November, so that's another thing can check off the list! The woman was stupidly pleased I was doing it so early, apparently loads of people leave it till the last minute and then they have problems fitting them in?!?

double_mummy

are you sure your not getting married this year jo you seem ready enough for it lol!!!!!!!

my update : i have ordered all the stuff for the invites and will be making those over the summer
I have started buying stuff for my centre pieces (i get it all from work at the moment so picking a couple of bits up each friday)
Looking at accessories for BMs think i have found what i like but still have to run it past them
Bought novelty socks for H2b to wear on the wedding day
pre ordered my flowers as it is a little far ahead for my flower lady to book me in
found my photographers but am still looking as im hoping i can get someone a little closer to where i am and knows the area a bit better
got my piercing dangles that i have been looking for forever (found on here)
and quite loving shopping for everyone else on the find my dress, shoes etc thread as spending other peoples money is just as fun lol

and since the summer holidays are here i have decided to sell my children to pay for the wedding hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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johannalf88

Ha no! I have just got the big bits sorted! Although should be ordering bridesmaid dresses tonight! The reason is my OH has just started his legal practice course, which is almost a 9-5 job which he isn't used to! (He was/is a student.) in feb he starts working at a city firm, where if u leave before dark u r not working hard enough! So we are trying to get as much done as possible before I don't see him for 6 months! Lol!

double_mummy

lol poor H2B

lots of time for secret plans and hen night practices lol

ordering BMs dresses now i am so not brave enough for that!!!!!

i know what my BMs are like Im sure 1 will get pregnant just to annoy me (and it will be intentional seeing as one is a lesbian and the other knows that i will murder her slowly if she does) (she is only 16 so im not being to bridezilla-ish with that its just shes my sister and i will kill her)

lorna01

im waiting til next july to get my photographer, on gumtree you find loads of uni students willing to do it for free as part of their portfolio for their course work !

double_mummy

just had my invite sample through

but almost passed out at the price is a really simple printed design with a ribbon and they are wanting £2.50 each - thats just for the invites and i need 100

think i may need to make my own now was really hoping to get them done (i know not terribly MSE)

will have to tap in to my craft inner self burried deep deep DEEP below the surface lol

johannalf88

We are making our own. Got all the paper and card, and will work out around 1.20 each. That's including RSVPs, envelopes, order of the day etc. So can be done cheaper if you make them your self. Ours is also ribbon and nice card, printed by out printer at home. It was very easy to do (we made a couple of samples). My OH can not do craft at all and he managed! I did put them in a post on here if you want to peek.



Hopefully that will show. They were very simple to make, and have now made a few changes.

double_mummy

so pretty!!!!!

do you have the dimensions that you used??? for the paper and the card and stuff??

how much card and ribbon and stuff did u use?

double_mummy

sorry double post

johannalf88

The whole invite is roughly A5. We got The ivory hammered card from eBay in A4 and will cut it down once printed as are having the RSVP etc on there as well. So it will be one per invite. The Brown card is from hobbeycraft, which we brought as A3 as cheaper than A4!! We cut it down to A5. We have brought slightly thicker ribbon than shows on there, and worked out we needed 15cm per invite. Ended up buying a whole role from eBay (so 200 cm!) as it wa cheaper than buying the exact amount from hobbycraft.

We are estimating about 50 invites (as not one per person, it is per family etc) and it has come to £59. That is also including A5 ivory hammered envelopes, i5 size??? Hammered ivory envolopes and cd envelopes (from ideal envelopes)