March Brides-how are we getting on?

Well we totally changed our wedding venue in the last week after a major hiccup with our original venue we'd had booked for a year already, had to email around all the suppliers ect to let them know and guests of course! Brought my wedding ring YAY ! I also purchased the bridesmaids gifts last night from etsy!

Feels like i still have so much to do but i dont think there really is much to do but pay for it. we need to give notice! < important one!

Need to purchase the little man's grey converse and find a suit either to wear or have tailored to wear and sort out OH presents and best men, OH's wedding ring and he needs to go to the tailors to be measured for his suit!

and Just other little things im sure ive forgotten!! Buy confetti! thanks for reminding me, need to buy some mulberry flowers to add to our favour boxes, Personalised M&Ms...

You sound v calm to say you've had a venue change! I'm glad you're happy with it now though

You two have been busy bees!

I saw the registrar for a 'ceremony planning meeting' to go through how the whole ceremony will be, where the readings will be, what time they're getting there and who to see, and even little bits of who will I pass my flowers too, and when will I pass them! I also popped into the Range and got my MOH a frame for one of her gifts and also picked up a 12 pack of pocket tissues in our colours green and ivory, which I found just by fluke really, for 99p! They'll go into our lil bathroom baskets. Friday night, my aunt who's making our rings (well OH is helping her with mine) came over and we discussed what we wanted and she's order the metals for them both to do this Saturday whilst I'm at my hair trial. Also this Saturday, I've got florist to confirm flowers, and cake too.

Yesterday, me and my MOH went into town and picked up some perfume and aftershave for me and OH, which isnt something we'd planned on getting for the wedding but as we saved a bit of money on our rings, I got us both some. I was going to get me some anyways just for special occassions, but I may now wait til the wedding for the first time I wear it, and same with OH's. I was also going to try get some jewellery - but that failed and I got nothing!

The gifts for the best men, OHs dad, and another part of my MOH's arrived today - still awaiting my little bridemaid ones, and I've still got to get one sorted for our ring bearer.

Wednesday we're seeing our caterers to confirm the menu choices, which in a way I'm worrying about as Ive struggled to pick a pudding! Thursday, we've got Photographer - which we've already chosen some group photo ideas.

I've also got to pay the rest of my hen do and give my MOH my passport dtls too by the end of the week.

Next week I've got my dress fitting and also make up trial.

My hen do is 2nd February, I still don't know what we're doing but I hope my bridesmaids do ?

My new motto is to not contemplate further back than 1 week and further forward than 1 week.

So, last week we booked our TOG catchup and paid off the balance, ordered samples for OOS card, cut and stuck all the elements of the table plan except the actual names of whos on tables. And on sunday we went to see my godparents who are the vicars for our service to finish off that side of things.

This week I am ordering the card for OOS, having travel jabs for honeymoon, ordering the last of the gifts and sorting out final venue details ready for our meeting with them on friday afternoon, after which I will be hitting the road to nottm to see 2 BM's, get one's dress altered and have a mini 2nd hen do.

Can't think much beyond that atm, but I feel like most things are in hand or at least there is a plan to get them in hand!

Today was my deadline for RSVPs - 8 outstanding to chase, which is a massive improvement on this time last week. Hate chasing though, gggrrrrrr!

Had my hair trial at the weekend which was SO exciting!! Next week we're off to finalise details with the venue and the photographer, I'm having my dress fitting, and my make-up trial, and we're ordering the men's suits.

Have spent the last week decorating jam jars (for tea lights and flowers) and making favour boxes.

My biggest headache now is the seating plan and finalising the stationery (table plan, order of service, menu).

But all in all I'm getting VERY excited - not long now!

Our RSVP date is 1st Feb, most people have replied already luckily.

I need to book appointments for nails, eyebrows etc.

Our rsvp date was 9th Jan for day invites, and we're waiting for 2 more people I beleive that we havent even heard from. We've had a couple come in after the date, and I've had a couple message to say theyre on their way.

Im still wondering about nails or not. I bite my nails so theyre in a bad state so I probably should have something done to them, but the thought of it is a bit icky. I hate anything to do with nails ?

Hello! I've not been around much lately but I'm back!! Not long to go for us, 23 March and since Christmas we've been really busy!

Didnt send our invites out until the first week in jan so still a couple of weeks until the RSVP deadline though most people know when everything is happening!

Current jobs on my list are finalising the OOS, meeting with the vicar to finalise service, meeting caterers to confirm, and sorting out the hen do. Lots of other things on the list too but mostly it seems I'm paying off the balance for things... Getting very excited now though, may have to do a flash soon!!

Have any of you had your registrar's meeting yet? I sent off the paperwork to ours last week and haven't heard anything from them yet...not really sure what timescales for this sort of thing is??

Weve had ours, well I went on my own and relayed it back to OH. I cant quote on my phone but I did mention it in my 1st post in this thread

We had it at the same time as us handing in the sheet, with payment, which is what they preferred reading the booklet and it saved us having to faf with postage and wait for the Ok. Plus she helped with a few queries over vows so I coukd complete the form with her.

Thanks Chedi - wish ours did it this way. I feel a bit up in the air until I hear back from them.

Just about getting there with sutff now (not feeling quite so panicked as I was at the start of the month).

Still got all the little bits to sort though, like bathroom baskets, gifts for groom, b'maids etc, booking in to get eyebrows/nails/wax etc, printing stationary for the day. Oh, and lose about 2 stone!

I feel like it should all come together in time though - i think my main concern at the moment is having enough in the wedding account. Now we are paying off all of the last bits and pieces, watching the amount decrease at high speed is making me a little sad!

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Hi, I am getting married 2nd March. Been really busy this month, feel like its coming together.

This weekend i had my makeup trial, sorted flowers for venue, choose and ordered rings, made the place names and helped a little with making the wedding cake. (my sister and dad have sorted most of it)

I still need to get bridesmaid presents - Dont know what!

Choose a first dance song, and songs for the singer to sing in the evening.

buy a guest book

Finish favours

Book hair trial

Will prob be more things i need to do but cant just remember! xx

Where have you been hiding the last 18months?!

I'm 2nd March too! Are you on the 2013 fb group? There are 2 more 2nd March brides on there too

Hi, I havent been on here that much but started a bit more now as its good to see what everyone else is doing. No not on the facebook group! How do i find that? Lol.

How is your planning coming on? xx

FB group... https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/341383759207388/

Plans nearly all together, got our final details meeting on friday with venue. Just damn work getting in the way at the moment. How am I ever supposed to get everything sorted if I have to do actual work all day!? ?

Thanks for the link! I know work is such a problem, I keep poping into town at lunch and trying to sort things but dont have enough time with an hour!! Would be nice to have a few weeks off before, dont think its going to happen!

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