wanchai's vintage wedding thread!

wanchai_2

Argh, was going to go looking in my local (huge) craft shop at lunchtime for invitation stuff but OH has just emailed and asked if I want to have lunch with him!!!

I suppose I should be a good girl and meet up with him

wanchai_2

Just looking again at our wedding budget and comparing it to post #1! :rotfl:

It's currently looking like this (the bits in bold are confirmed prices or already bought, the rest are estimates):

Reception - £3,500
Wine - £277
Corkage - £560 (if all the wine is consumed, otherwise less)
Parents’ rooms (we're treating them) - £180
Photographer - £850 (under original budget!)
Engagement shoot - £75
Videographer - £500 (not found one yet)
Band - £700
Flowers - £50 (my mum is paying the rest, bless her)
Bride's dress - £1,300 (waaaay over original budget!)
Shoes - £100
Veil - £50
Headpiece - £0 (hope to wear a pearl necklace that I have in my hair)
Jewellery - £0 - my mum is lending me pearl earrings and matching bracelet)
Underwear - £30
Bridesmaid dress - £70
Jewellery - £0 (won it in a competition!)
Bridesmaid gift & card - £11.69 (bought already, plus jewellery will double as a gift)
Groom's suit - £0 (he will wear one that he has)
Best man's suit - £0 (ditto)
Best man's gift and card - £25 (not bought yet)
Hair - £100
Stationery - £60 (think this may be a bit low tbh!)
Postage - £50 (will hand deliver whatever invitations I can)
Cake - £50 (M&S - the florist will make it look amazing with flowers between the tiers)
Church - £0
Church singer(s) - £250
Priest - £200
Licence - £120
Pre-marriage course - £90
Homemade photo booth - £30
Car - £0 (asking a friend to drive us)
Guest book - £15
Wedding insurance - £28.21
Wedding rings - £210
Blackboard for photobooth - £0 (already have one)
Chalk - £1
Heart shaped umbrella - £20
Magazines - £30
Wedding fair - £11.50
Save the Date magnets - £5.65
Postcards for table - £4.33
Thank you gift for friend driving us - £20
Sparklers - £2
Ring cushion - £0 (use one that I have)
Mr & Mrs sign - £7
Wedding planner book - £6.50

TOTAL - £9,599.88

wanchai_2

Sigh. My mum hates the sparkler idea. maybe we'll have them for the engagement shoot instead...

wanchai_2

White_Sapphire, your dress is coming along a treat!!!!!

White_Sapphire

wanchai wrote: »

White_Sapphire, your dress is coming along a treat!!!!!

Thanks hun! I haven't updated my photobox since the summer though as dress making had to take a backseat; expect lots more piccies in Jan and Feb.

x

sugarwalsh

If you love sparklers then have them. It is your day! This week I have taken delivery of huge balloons and some sky lanterns. For the kids, obviously . . . M x

Roz_V

When were you thinking of having the sparklers Wanchai? The only reason I ask, is that I went to a wedding recently where the Bride & Groom had all of the guests wave sparklers around as they entered for the wedding breakfast. It looked fab but at the same time the room was very quiet as nobody had free hands to applaud them as they entered.

sugarwalsh

You could supply tap shoes so they can stamp their feet at the same time! Megan

Roz_V

White_Sapphire wrote: »

http://www.kittyanddulcie.com/

Having major dress wobbles now having seen the City Slicker dress on Kitty & Dulcie...

nickki44

wanchai wrote: »

Sigh. My mum hates the sparkler idea. maybe we'll have them for the engagement shoot instead...

It's not your mum's wedding! It's yours honey xx

Are you planning on sparklers for everyone, or just you two?

Also - will your mum still be up and partying when you do the sparklers? In July, it will be late before it's dark enough to get the effect, and my mum disappeared off to bed about 10.30pm lol