**October 2012 Brides and Grooms**

double_mummy

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i need to do:
dress dress shopping organised for May with my sister
dj sent off 6 emails for quotes
decorations close friends have offered to set up the venue for us....... have emailed some companies for the other decorations and now just waiting on quotes back
gift list have looked at a couple and asked for information packs from those who offer them
send out invitations collecting addresses today, have ordered envelopes and I have already got the return address labels
send out save the dates ordered the envelopes and mass buying stamps in a mo
find make up person
find hair person SIL is going to the salon after college to get their number for me
confirm booking of nails lady done
get shoes
get underwear
sort out BMs shoes
sort out accessories for me
sort out kids outfits found them on BHS but not going to buy them until closer to the time as my kids will grow
sort out mens suits
get the best men pressies ordered engraved hip flasks from amazon and a mug, tshirt and some other little bits from vistaprint
sort out dads waistcoat and cravat
choose readings will be looking at these tonight with OH
choose all music
book honeymoon
hotel for first night
sort out deed poll forms I have ordered the forms
book flights for OHs family
have engagement photo shoot
stag and hen dos My sister is sorting my hen do and the stag do is now being organised by 2 of OHs friends so I dont need to worry about these
transport
hotel for night before the wedding (me and the girls are going to get ready there) Found the hotel I just need to confirm things with my sister before booking
my SIL hair (it is terrible!!! it needs stripping and conditioning and loads of other things) talking to my hairdresser above when SIL gets the number
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Everything in red I have done today I think I have done quite well x

Magpie27

well done Double Mummy and I have sent Linda a message so thank you x

Magpie27

double_mummy wrote: »

i think june is perfect thats when mine are going that gives 3-4 months which is brill so everyone can get sorted out

I've decided to send ours in May mostly as OH's family seem to have forgotten the date already :mad: dont they know how it important it is lol! Plus as we limited on day numbers I am going to send out day invited first with a early RSVP then if we getting any no I can upgrade evening guests without them knowing they have been upgraded Evening invites I am not going to send out until July

double_mummy

thats quite a good plan magpie

half our guests are foreign so we are visiting in june so we will give them out when we are there rather than the postage costs

and i will send the rest when i get back so end of june - ish

johannalf88

I *may* have just over spent on OH present....

I was looking on eBay for a box to present his gifts in (like a hamper) and the ones that were big enough were like £20! But then I found this:

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=110845733939

So made an offer and am getting it! We will use it to put cards in at the wedding though too...

Ok it's more expensive, but she makes them to order etc, and that will last forever, is personal to us, and we can keep bits from our wedding in it. I think it's worth it...

Everyone please agree! :rotfl:

johannalf88

And my fab mum n dad have been gardening recently, and mum has got a load of soil to level the garden for the hot tub! :j it's pretty level anyway, but she said she might as well! :T it's now got grass seed growing...

Magpie27

johannalf88 wrote: »

I *may* have just over spent on OH present....

I was looking on eBay for a box to present his gifts in (like a hamper) and the ones that were big enough were like £20! But then I found this:

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=110845733939

So made an offer and am getting it! We will use it to put cards in at the wedding though too...

Ok it's more expensive, but she makes them to order etc, and that will last forever, is personal to us, and we can keep bits from our wedding in it. I think it's worth it...

Everyone please agree! :rotfl:

Its beautiful and will be lovely to keep your cards in after the wedding x

double_mummy

i have been very busy this weekend OH very nicely took the kids and puppies out for the day yesterday for a nice long walk so they were very tired and slept nicely which gave me lots of time to get things done

i have ordered my corset and my hugely massive knickers for dress shopping this weekend

i have sorted the pressies for mum and dad

I made a list of everything that I still need to do (which comes to 150ish points)

I emailed loads of DJs, make up people, hair people,

I registered the gift list at John Lewis as even now people are annoying me asking where the list is

I sorted out the dress fitting in july for the BMs

My friends have offered to set up all the balloons and decorations so I have bought all of those

i found the wedding rings and the kids outfits

sorted out my wonderful nails lady to come and do all the wedding parties nails (for a very good price may I add lol)

I also found my shoes http://www.girlsofelegance.co.uk/acatalog/Cherish-Wedge-Wedding-Shoes-Pink-By-Paradox.html

we have sorted most of the music for the ceremony we just need the song to walk out to now

we are almost there on the readings we have 4 that we love so we are still arguing lol

I have started gathering the addresses for the STDs

OH found some lovely cake boxes (for people to take a slice home with them)

and I think we have decided on Athens for the Honeymoon (we can only get 1 week without the kids and Tenerife is a bit far, we will go another time with the kids)

I did have a rather rude reply from a hairdresser which went
'Hi Kim, I am available on the 20th October 2012. Included is an invoice for £150 deposit please pay this and we can then discuss your needs further.'
That one went straight into the trash lol

Sorry for the long post but I am rather proud of myself

how was your weekends?

Magpie27

blimey you've been busy Double Mummy! I have done nothing wedding related this weekend but I did have a good sort out in the house in preparation for my parents coming for a week this weekend and for then packing to move once they have left Even managed to get some bargain dining chairs on Ebay as our old are too bulky for the new place and we have a found a home for the old ones someone who is desperate for some chairs.

johannalf88

We did nothing wedding related either. I went shoe shopping and got some for the summer. Jut waiting for them to arrive now...