August 2013 Brides :)

I am 10th August 2013!!

So far we have booked:

Church

venue

Cars

Photographer

Bought Tiara's for bridesmaids and myself

Ordered the guest book.

Know which centrepiece's we're having just need to get them.

Next step is the dress, shoes and florist.

How is everyone else getting on?

kerry xx

I'm 31st August and so far we've booked:

-the registrar

-the reception venue including food and the in house DJ

-TOG

-brought my dress

-decided on BM dresses but not ordered yet (I'm having 3 BMs and one of the girls hasn't actually tried the dress on yet, just seen a pic)

-ordered jewellery to give as gifts to my BMs

I'm doing things in a bit of a backwards order really! I really need to get on with the big things like cars and cake next but me and OH have both just started new jobs so we're running round like crazy!

I'm August 24th too, we have booked:

Venue

Celebrant

Music for ceremony and reception

Photographer

Chair covers

MUA

Have ordered my dress

Shoes were ordered online at weekend so keeping fingers crossed on those.

We are going to go wedding ring shopping on the 1 year mark so very excited about that and we are buying H2B's kilt (well I am as his engagement present) so will do that in the next few months too as he is after losing a bit of weight and much happier with himself.

So excited, cannot wait to be at and then under the 1 year mark!!

x

Oh lordy I am panicking reading all of these! ?

I am getting married on August 24th 2013. By sorted do we mean planned or paid for? ️

Sorted:

Ceremony venue

Reception venue

Invites

Ummmm, that's it so far!! Looking at wedding dresses, flowers and wedding cakes at the moment.

x

Hi, Im getting married 9th August and I don't think I've done enough!

Booked church

Booked reception (inc food, DJ and rooms for 2 nights)

Chosen florist

Chosen tog

Need to do save the dates this week.... next week at the latest.

Same day as me!

Big thing is make sure you book a TOG as they get snapped up quickly!

I'm another 10th August 2013 bride, hi to dates twins/triplets!

So far we've booked the registrar, venue, musician and photographer. I've bought my dress, (a little early I know) chosen colours, chosen bridesmaids and had 2 try-on-dresses weekends with them so they know each other a little better too. One is my cousin, one a friend living in London and another a friend down the road from me so they'd never met before then! We've also finalised the guest list for the ceremony and started researching cakes and flowers.

My next step is finalising designs for Save The Dates so that I can send them out nice and early - I don't want people booking their summer holidays before knowing my date. After that I suppose I'll be done for a while!

It all sounds like a lot when I see it written here, but we've been engaged since April 2011 so I've had a lot of time to do all this ?

I'm 26th August 2013

So far I have:

Venue booked (the package includes a lot of things, TOG, cake, flowers for tables etc so that takes care of a lot)

Decided on getting ready at the venue so no car needed

Asked a talented friend to do hair/make up who has excitedly said yes

Booked registrar

Got shoes, jewellery and tiara (I know which dress I want but not bought as yet)

Bought bridesmaids gifts (I know it's early for the little bits but saw some things I couldn't resist)

Place cards bought

I'm 30th August and so far I have booked / sorted the following:

- venue & accommodation for wedding party

- Registrar

- Photographer

- Make-up artist

- Hairdresser

- Adult BM shoes and various accessories for the BM's and FG's I've seen in the sales

- Save the date cards (posted)

- Invitation designs

- already playing with ideas for table centres

- What I want to do for my hen do

Just waiting for OH to pick his kilt so I can match the BM dresses to it and for me to choose a dress in September (on mega last minute weight loss mission for this!!)

x x C x x

I get married on 9th August and have my venue and registrar booked, photographer, DJ, invites booked but not actually made yet and have my dress. I went into a panic as the 1 year mark approached and got loads done in the last few weeks! We've been to give notice this morning too. So exciting!

As you ladies have scared me in to action i have done a bit of transport research today to hopefully book our coach and wedding day transport!

We are hoping to have our guests meet up in the morning and have a trip to the church and then me and H2B, bridal party etc will join them on the coach back to the reception- our tog is also up for coming on the coach so hoping to get some cheesy pics!

any one else doing a coach party or are we mad?!?!

Im the 31st August & so far I've booked...

Church

Venue

& Band

Thats all I've done & not stressed at all ?

Hehe I've started trying on wedding dresses and though I've been whittling down what I like and don't like, I haven't fallen in love with one yet. I'm going to a boutique on September 8th where there's a dress I've got my eye on....feeling very impatient!!

I've been looking at lots of dresses online & think I know what I want, going properly shopping for it next month, cant wait!

From my own experience, I spent hours and hours and literally HOURS looking at dresses online, printing out pictures of various styles that I loved, I had LOADS of similar dresses in mind...I went into the first dress shop I knew I wanted to see, and they had very few of the styles I wanted. Not at all worried, I picked up a few of them and a few different ones as well and started trying them on. I ended up falling head over heels in love with a satin (I wanted lace or chiffon) tea length (had been looking at floor length with trains) full circle skirt (as opposed to the slinky or floaty ones I had researched). And I wouldn't change it for the world. The ones I thought I loved didn't look right on me, but the one I picked was perfect for my style and personality. Grinned like a loon for about a week, and then every time I go back too! ?

I know what you mean samwiches, when I first got engaged I thought I wanted a very very fitted fishtail. When I actually got round to trying this style on although it looked alright it wasn't what I expected, and it was so tight and difficult to walk, I'm now thinking of something completely different! x

You ladies should join our 2013 brides facebook group if you havent already https://www.facebook.com/groups/341383759207388/?bookmark_t=group. its a closed group so no one but the members can see anything youve written

I don't have facebook, think that if i signed up and got addicted to that as much as hitched I would get nothing done!!

Ohh go on Kja ?

Hello. I lurk on here and don't post much either! I'm 25th August 2012. Our venue is booked, I've bought my dress, shoes and jewellery. Bits and bobs for favours and table centrepieces also bought and cluttering up my spare room!! LOL. Have got all the bits to make the invitations and table plan. Super wedding obsessed !! ?

I'm 10th August!

Booked church, reception venue. Sorted theme and designed std but that's about it!

Started hunting for the dress but not found it yet.

Hi i'm 24th of august

i've booked

cars

church

reception venue

tog

caterers

dress is ordered

rings

some of my wedding jewellery

cake

mens suits

hair and make up artist

dj

singer

candy cart

invitations

think thats it so far, still got bm dresses to get and little bits and pieces

Hey,

I'm also new to here too! I get married on the 30th August 2013 so just gone past the year mark - eek!!

I booked my venue back in May, it was the 1st one I looked at and knew none of the others in the area would compare so just went with it. I think you will know as soon as you see it and there's nothing wrong with being picky

I have my decor and photographer sorted and that's about it - one minute I think I have got plenty of time and the next I panic lol. I chose my wedding dress yesterday too but just waiting a little while before I order it as I want to lose a few more lbs but I can't wait to try it on again, I just have to keep looking at the photo of it on the website for now haha

Good luck with finding your venue - it is out there somewhere

Tamara x

Hey Fellow Augusters- hope you have all had a lovely weekend, just think this time next year we will all be married....!

Quick update from me, I no longer have to worry about transport as my dad has offered to arrange (AND PAY!!) for it ?

I know we are having a coach to and from church but he is sorting a suprise to take me & him to church- we have always liked our cars so it could be anything from a transit van to a bently (he has a friend who works for Bently) knowing my dad!

Hope everyone elses planning is going well.

Well we are now into October ladies so will be hitting the 10 month mark for us ladies! The last two months have flown by although my planning has not.

Had an initial catering meeting and just waiting for a quote from that. Booked a hotel for the night of the wedding. Booked my tog and got a favourite dress but slightly worried about the cost of it. Got a few more dates lined up for dress hunting though so who knows what will happen. I want to buy one by December though else we're cutting it a bit fine.

Starting to design our invites. I need to contact a local hotel and see if they would do us a deal for guests. Has anyone done this and has it been successful?

So I'm focusing now on dress, furniture, catering, invites, transport, hotel, hairdresser, and bouncy castles/other village fete games and have a deadline of Christmas for all those things.

How is everyone else getting on?

Well we are now into October ladies so will be hitting the 10 month mark for us ladies! The last two months have flown by although my planning has not.

Had an initial catering meeting and just waiting for a quote from that. Booked a hotel for the night of the wedding. Booked my tog and got a favourite dress but slightly worried about the cost of it. Got a few more dates lined up for dress hunting though so who knows what will happen. I want to buy one by December though else we're cutting it a bit fine.

Starting to design our invites. I need to contact a local hotel and see if they would do us a deal for guests. Has anyone done this and has it been successful?

So I'm focusing now on dress, furniture, catering, invites, transport, hotel, hairdresser, and bouncy castles/other village fete games and have a deadline of Christmas for all those things.

How is everyone else getting on?

Hello

Is anybody else wondering where the time is going? About 5 minutes ago we hit the 1 year mark and now it's 10 months and a couple of weeks & days - what is going on? The idea of being into the 9 month mark is way too scary to deal with.

We're going to start making our invitations over the next couple of weeks. We'll be sending them out in Feb as we need to give people a chance to book flights, hotels etc. so they are getting 6 months notice. We're doing cheque books so will do the embossing of the cover etc. and set up the inserts to print once we finalise details (time and menu choices) after Christmas. I'm sure people will think we're nuts asking for menu choices 6 months in advance ?

I'm also going to buy the card for our orders of service soon, may as well do the embossing on them while we have the assembly line going. And we need to start thinking of recommendations for our website too so we have that ready to go.

All easy but we keep saying "we'll do that soon" and time is flying away and with lots of busy weekends ahead it's going to be a challenge to actually make it happen!!

xx

Helloo,

I went to see a hotel (http://www.deverevenues.co.uk/locations/whites.html) near to where we are getting married to sort out a stay for me, my ma and 2 bms for the night before the wedding- we have booked a penthouse and pitchside room for £100.00 per room inc breakfast- I thought this was great.

We also went to see a place for the groom and bestman and they also offered a good deal for a suite as it is so far in advance, it is deff worth asking,

All my hotel wanted was card details to secure the booking- not a deposit.

We are off to see some campervans next Saturday for our roadtrip honeymoon so quite excited about that.

The time is slipping away quite quickly tho isn't it!

Hi, I'm getting married the 31st August, I haven't really planned too much yet. Have decided on venue (not paid the deposit yet though), have sort of decided on caterers, I know we're definitely going to have a bbq (still not got a final quote or paid deposit), still getting quotes for a mobile bar company. At least i've sorted out the registrar though!! Still feels like I have ages to sort everything out though, feel a bit nervous reading all the comments now.

Sophie

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Hi,

I get married on the 30th August - I can't believe how quick time is going (not that I am complaining!)

My sister in law to be got married yesterday and its made me 10 times more excited now and made me want to get focused on the remainder of my plans.

So far I have the below sorted:

Venue - including all catering etc.

Dress

Photographer

Centerpieces/Chair Covers/General Decorations

I have decided on what I want for most of the other arrangements its just getting around to having them arranged - flowers and stationary are next on my list!!

Happy wedding planning!

Tamara xx

I also get married on the 30th August.

Only thing I have left to sort is a hairdresser, kilts and H2B's wedding ring

Can't believe how fast it is coming around!!!