Wedding booked - what do I do now?

Costa_lot

Well I thought I would share with you all my events at the weekend and hopefully get dome useful tips as we go along.

MY WEDDING IS BOOKED! 18 OCT 2008 - I am soooooooooo excited - now we just have to pay for it, and get everything else booked.

It is in a hotel in Kent which deals with everything, food, drink etc but the flowers and decor and everything else that comes with weddings needs to be done, Oh an I need to decide on a colour theme!!!

I know I could have done it cheaper but I didn't want a registry office or church I wanted the outdoor wedding, now I can have it (weather permitting) as they have a lovely little gazebo for the ceremony.

So at lunch I am off to buy a wedding planner (any ideas cheaper the better?) and start to plan my big day with the help you lovely lot - hopefully!!!

MrsTinks

Wedding planners - check e-bay I got one off there for a lot less than they cost in the shops! - If you don't write in it you could even sell it again after you have finished with it

Congratulations and good luck

Emms

I bought a wedding planner off ebay and it was pretty rubbish. I ended up just using an excel spreadsheet to list everything and it was easily updated with dates and payment details.

Emma

Mizz_Pink

I didnt use a planner just old fashioned pen and paper and kept all my bits in a folder keeping the different sections seperate, like dress, flowers, reception etc etc.

CONGRATULATION BTW

iwanttosave_2

Yeah I wouldn't bother with a planner either, I just got a nice folder and some dividers and went from there, I also have an electronic version on the computer with pics of things I want in

hardpressed

Are you sure you can get married in the open air? At the moment you can't in England although the law may change by the time you get married.

Somebody I know who had a traditional wedding service outside, with slightly different wording, actually got married the day before in a Registry Office.

iwanttosave_2

yes you can get married outside, you can get married anywhere so long as its licenced for a civil ceremony and within certain hours (think its 9am-6pm)

Tweetinat

hardpressed wrote: »

Are you sure you can get married in the open air? At the moment you can't in England although the law may change by the time you get married.

You can get married outside as long as it is in/on a permanent structure. So you can't get married on the lawn or in a tent, but you could get married in a pergola/gazebo type structure.

black-saturn

I've got a cheap notebook and I write in it like a diary every time I plan something or pay for something then I write a new 'to do' list about every 3 months. My wedding is planned for 20th September 2008. I would be interested in hearing how the OP has booked hers already as they don't usually let you book them until a year before.

Wonder_Girl

Are you sure you haven't just booked the venue? as you can't give notice more than 12 months in advance, as Black-saturn quite rightly says above. We just did ours a couple of weeks ago for our May 2008 wedding

Either way choosing an venue and date were the hardest parts for us so you have done that :jYAY!

now you need a photographer as they get booked well in advance!

Emms

We booked our wedding over a year in advance. It just cost us more to do so. Maybe its different in Scotland. How do you know you will be able to get a registrar on the day you need then if you cant book them?

Emma