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Rachie_B

glenstan wrote:

Hi everyone just back from Gretna Green , daughters wedding ceromony was lovely. we went to Mill Forge , the weather was terrible blowing a gale . 15 mins after daughter was married there was a powercut so no lights or heating for over 8 hours. we had bought tickets for a function the food was brilliant but we could not see it, staff getting us around with torches. there were that many candles lighting up the bars i had asthma attack and had to leave early. the photographer was a guy named Colin Wyper who produced some stunning photographs under adverse weather conditions, these were in the reception area by 9 am the next day.

:eek: im sorry to hear that

glad the ceremony and pics made up for it :smileyhea

nh101

Can anyone help my friend? She needs some reassurance about her wedding and I know all you MSE regulars will have some words of advice!

http://forums.onewed.com/showthread.php?t=6046

claireb

I'm planning on getting married in the north west of England (Merseyside), can anybody offer suggestions of nice civil ceremony venues that won't cost a fortune?

Thanks in advance

Fritha_2

It's a bit outside merseyside but we went to look at the Pyramid theatre in Warrington, it was lovely, but the food (in the restaurant next door the Olive Branch) wasn't suitable for Himself and his allergies!

I've got a question myself, I need to start looking for some really good underwear for underneath my frock soon! I need a strapless bra that preferably has some sort of tummy gubbins built in! It needs to be quite impressive tho as I have a 38E/F bosom! Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm willing to spend on it if I have to in order to get something really nice! Thanks

jiblets1

Fritha wrote:

It's a bit outside merseyside but we went to look at the Pyramid theatre in Warrington, it was lovely, but the food (in the restaurant next door the Olive Branch) wasn't suitable for Himself and his allergies!

I've got a question myself, I need to start looking for some really good underwear for underneath my frock soon! I need a strapless bra that preferably has some sort of tummy gubbins built in! It needs to be quite impressive tho as I have a 38E/F bosom! Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm willing to spend on it if I have to in order to get something really nice! Thanks

Hi Fritha
I'm a 34FF and have just gotten my underwear. My advice - definately go to a specialist shop with someone well trained to help you. Make sure you have their undivided attention to run back and fore for varying sizes and to get you in it. And don't be shy! Be prepared to strip and be hoiked. Dont' know what's in your area, but a corsetier is often better than an underwear section of a department store. I went to Leia - who I think are a national chain....? I was very impressed.
Second tip, a strapless basque gives you way more support than a strapless bra. The bones in the belly of it push you up from below, rather than hoping in vain that one sticky bit of rubber on a strapless bra will do the job.
I did spend on mine, but it wasn't appauling. £60 for the basque (with suspenders on it) and £13 for the knickers. From what I've seen there aren't many decent basques below that price, put they go much much higher. And if your dress is a two piece take the top with you. And make sure you can sit down in it! And check what sort of VPL you need to worry about.


Good luck!!!

Save-a-penny_2

Hello
This is my first post. I waited to read through the entire thread before posting this and reading it took me about a week but it's given me some great ideas. However I haven't seen much written about marquees. I would really like one for my wedding but suspect the cost might be prohibitive. Is anyone holding their reception in a marquee?
Thank you x

Rachie_B

Save-a-penny wrote:

Hello
This is my first post. I waited to read through the entire thread before posting this and reading it took me about a week but it's given me some great ideas. However I haven't seen much written about marquees. I would really like one for my wedding but suspect the cost might be prohibitive. Is anyone holding their reception in a marquee?
Thank you x

hi & welcome

we had a marquee reception but it was part of the hotels arrangements ,it was a permanent fixture in the hotel grounds

are you thinking of similar ? finding a venue with one ( or who will allow one)

or hiring one yourself and holding it in a large garden etc ?

Save-a-penny_2

I am at the very very early stages of planning and I hoped to have a marquee in some nice grounds where I wasn't tied to a hotel package. Thought I could save money by organising my own catering etc. I'm a bit vague because I haven't found a venue - to be honest not even sure where the wedding will be - either the London area where I'm from or Yorkshire where my OH is from. I thought if any moneysavers had any good ideas it might help me narrow down my search! Thank you

glenstan

What part of yorkshire is your oh from? If its in the dales you could hire a part of a field from a friendly farmer, would have though the cost would be far cheaper in Yorkshire than London area anyway.

sheryldoc

Im planning to get married on New Years Eve 2010 and have been thinking about my Meal..

I want something diff that isnt going to cost a fortune.. all the fancy stuff doesnt really appeal to me..

I was thinking about having Chippy Suppers Fish, Sausage etc with Homemade soup for starters and traditional pudding like crumble and custard.

Does anyone else think this seems a gd idea.. or should I stick with tradition?

Its only Close fam n friends about 50 or so that will attend the meal.