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margarino

Hi everyone,
I'm in a bit of a nightmare scenario - had been planning a wedding for July 2013, but am now going to be married July next year!! Am stressing out completely - hence me writing this at 2 am with my partner snoring beside me!

I've been looking through some of the posts - fantastic tips!! - and was wanting some advice on wedding rings - will look at wedding rings direct for my partner - but for mine it needs to be bespoke - i promise i am not a fuss pot at all but my engagement ring is oddly shaped and when i went to a jeweller's today they quoted £430 for an 18ct and £750 for platinum! My engagement ring is white gold so i am not willing to pay extra for platinum, but any ideas for where i can get something made without paying through the nose for it?

Also can anyone recommend a retro type band (think B52s and you're on the right track), a hairdresser and a beauty therapist / professional make-up artist that would go to West Calder area in Scotland? *affordable* being the key word

I also feel like i should be doing something that i haven't yet thought of... I'm communicating with the venue i want (awaiting costings etc), need to contact the celebrant to let him know its now 2011 not 2013 (second time it's changed!! He'll be pleased... Not!), have booked to try on dresses at my local bridal shop at the end of the month, have made sure all the family are free.... What am i missing???

I need to go to bed!!! Thanks everyone in advance, any help is very much appreciated!

nunnygirl

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vezza_2

Hey guys,
Ive been reading through this forum for some time now and loving all the tips thought it might be my turn to share so here we go.
The OH proposed 11th Sept and we set a date of 3rd Sept next year so cant wait feels like time is draggin although i know that it will soon start whizzing by and il be wondering where the time has gone!

So far we have booked the Church as we are a member we do not have to pay a fee for the registra or the marriage certificates etc. Also have booked the venue which is a well kept village hall in a quaint village it has a big pond in front of it and was a great find for us as we are on quite a tight budget as we are also trying to find and move into our first home together.
The village hall was only £260 and that included a main hall, adjoining hall, kitchen use, a great sound system with mics, 120 plates/ side plates/ tables and chairs!
This was ideal for us as for the wedding breakfast we are having 120 to sit down and then inviting a further 50 or so to the night do.

We are a little ahead of ourselves with a year to go but we thought if we do it in advance we could have a good search for good deals and get the bulk of the big things done and we are hoping this will mean less stress nearer the day!
We managed to get a free bar to hire as the hall had contacts with him, he may be a one man band but as long as he keeps the plonk flowing i cant see there being any problems :beer:
With the chairs at the hall being the blue school chair type we opted to cover them. Warning, you will get ripped off for seat covers at nearly £2.50 a chair we were thinking we might have to for go this luxury however a bit of perseverance a tip from a friend who had a wedding there before and some searching on the internet turned up a bargain of 1.56 a chair at a company called Cover Co Ordinates. We were a little cheeky as well and asked her if this was her best offer, she knocked another £25 off. Well chuffed, and remember every little helps.

The Mother in Law works in a fabric shop so she is taking care of the bunting and the table cloths to save hire! which has been a little bit of a life saver! They have also offered some help money wise which is going to cover the cost of the chairs.
Mother in Law also offered to pay for the dresses for her two twin grandaughters who are bridesmaids for us.
My parents have offered to sort all the catering which has taken a big bulk of the budget away so we dont have to worry about that. They are doing a fork buffet and getting in touch with the local butchers for sliced meat and using Costco and Makro for other bits and bobs.

My sister in law does cakes and has kindly said that she will do our cake for us at cost which is great, cant really ask for a freebie as she is the Maid of Honour as well.

Another one of my friends is a florist and has said that she will do the flowers at cost for me, she is one of the other bridesmaids.
With flowers being so expensive and they inevitably die i decided to go for less is more having my bouquet normal, the bridesmaids with singular flowers and the ushers with simple button holes. then a spray arrangement at the church which can then be used as decoration at the venue and we arent using any flowers apart from that at the venue.
We have decided that favours was unneccessary. For centre pieces i am using glass sweetie jars (£3.50 from wilkos) and filling them with sweets so they can kinda double up as favours. then having balloons tied to the jar top.

the florists sister and another friend of mine does hair, make up and nails and has said she would love to do these for me.
Its not always what you know but who you know

My brother is a VW enthusiast and we really wanted to go in a VW camper van, the hire costs are around the £300 mark and my bro said that he can get in touch with a friend and sort the transport for us and would treat us to it as well!

Bridesmaids dresses were a problem for me because each bridesmaids is going to be in a different colour (hot pink, Turquoise, Lime and Purple) so getting the same dress in four different colours was a problem as it meant i couldnt go in the sales on the high street. so Ebay it was i suggest hiyuankitty as the dresses are simple elegant and only £35 made to measure.

I also bought my wedding shoes from there they are funky rainbow ones that i will wear again, they were £20 inc p+p.
Am thinking come jan im going to go wedding dress hunting in the sale and then like has been suggested before to try everything on and then if i find the one i love and its too much to go to ebay! there are some bargains to be had.

My best tip would be to make a plan and spread the cost so its affordable. Mum has already started buying two bottles of wine a week that are on offer for the wedding breakfast. and has been looking for bargains for decorations, cake slices etc.

If any one has any suggestions how i could make my centre pieces look funky and cool yet elegant so people realise they are centre pieces i would welcome any ideas as this is the only part that mum says she doesnt agree with.

ok i think i have rambled on for long enough! eeek so excited to be marrying the man of my dreams and cant wait for it to come!

bubbles0169

wow youve been lucky havnt you vezza well done! what about putting the jars onto mirror plates and scattering cyrstals around them like this
http://www.danmully.com/abbeyxtras.htm

vezza_2

I like this idea! thanks bubbles. Do you know any where that we could buy the mirror plates cheap as i would need 15 of them :O

nunnygirl

Vezza.....what size plates are you looking for?


On another subject.......Lovely ribbons in Ikea

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vezza_2

Nunny girl,

my jars i think are approx 5 inch in diameter so i would be looking for a 7 - 8 inch plate. Liking the idea just dont want it to cost too much.

Nice ribbons!

nunnygirl

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Willow92

I'll probably get a dress from preloved

Seen some lovely Cadbury purple coloured dresses on the site for less than £100 usually

I'm gonna use a bridesmaids dress as a wedding dress coz I really want a purple theme going on. Haven't even thought about dates yet but I know the colour scheme I want. Weird xD