Old Marrieds!!! Let's impart some hard earned wisdom! :-)

Very helpful Bringon, thank you. I don't like the thought of haggling but put it that way and I could get some freebees thrown in along the line. I will bear all those tips in mind x

I like this thread more hints and tips please

Bringon2010 where did you get your plantable favours from? If you don't mind me asking I have been searching for some but they all come up horribly expensieve

Hi Drifter! 😃

got them from here... worked out at 39p each :-)

https://wildflower-favours.co.uk/

hope this helps!

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Bringon2010 your a star thankyou for that, they are much more reasonabe than other places!

I was reading this as plan - tables and thinking what the hell is that, am i missing something?? ? Im so silly!!

This is a great thread. Can i be cheeky and ask how much you 'OM's' paid for alterations? or any other b2b's, i think my shop are going to try and charge me a lot although my dress fit perfectly, its just the length!

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This was a concern of mine as I am short with a what I though was a bigger chest for my tiny height so I thought I was going to need some serious alterations.

I am getting charged a flat rate of £70 for the whole lot. But other shops I visited charge by alteration and about £50 each alteration. So they would charge £50 for taking some off the length and then £50 for taking in the size etc.

If you dye shoes then dont let them get wet, dye will run. If you waterproof them then you cant dye them afterwards. My bm's shoes were 'leaking' blue dye v close to my train, during the photos.

cant think of anything else to share, sorry!

My top tip is plan, plan, plan! Our venue made us do a detailed time plan of everything before the day, so we and all the staff knew what was going on - a bit boring perhaps, but the whole day ran really smoothly as a result.

Take a minute on your day to take it all in. The day goes so quickly. I remember the moment I did that. I was sat at the top table just looking at everyone enjoying themselves. Good times!

OH! Another thing!

I remember an old married hitcher once starting a thread like this (sorry OM can't remember who you were), but they had mentioned one of thier regets was not moving thier engagement ring back onto thier wedding ring hand after the ceremony as it showed up on the photos and she had wanted them photographed together....

I remeber signing the register and that thought RANDOMLY came into my head - cue quick ring change over!!!(thanks OM - whoever you are!!!) :-)

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My mum's friend is a seamstress and did all my alterations (adding bustle hooks, lifting the hem and shortening the straps) all for £50 - which we thought was an absolute BARGAIN - guess we were lucky though!!!! :-) x

Sorry - they just keep popping into my head...

My CBM didn't get a chance to practice hooking my bustle up until the morning of he wedding, come dancing time and we had had a few bevvies we went back up to the room to "hook me up" and because she had only practiced once in the morning (and in a bit of a rush), what should have taken 2 mnutes, ended up taking 20...

20 minutes lost!!!!

practice practice practice... :-) xxxx

Haggle ... haggle .. haggle !!!

My alterations for my dress totalled 120.00 inc steam clean & press

My bm's (from a diff shop) for 3 = nearly 500.00 - allegedly pressed & my alterations were not finished .. they took in part which meant one dress stuck out to side more than other, I tried to complain & get it sorted & they started totalling costs. Luckily my bm was there and stopped em doing it as they said they would have to re-steam and it would cost 200.00 - I will never recommend this shop to any of my friends but where I got my wedding dress was amazing. - They were not ready until the Thurs before the Sat wedding also so I was stuck!

Try and enjoy all the planning & dont sweat the small stuff. I didnt worry about my "greens" matching, in fact if they were slightly different it complemented the other.

If people offer to help - let them .. I went and put place cards at the venue on the morning of my wedding as they were finished on the Friday - I really could of done with an extra hour in bed!

Enjoy & Smile! For me it truly was the best day ever, I remember a while ago on here there was a thread and the wisdom was to take 5 mins with your husband and taking in your surroundings .. I did this and it was great to see everyone enjoying themselves.