Where? How? Who? Let's get to know each other.

• Which county do you live in? I live in Oxfordshire.

• How long have you been engaged for? Technically he first proposed 13th September 2009 but he 'officially' proposed March 2014
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• Where did you meet your OH? Please don't laugh... Our local Sainsburys car park!
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• Do you have a 'theme? For your special day? We tried not to have a theme but it's an outside wedding, with a countryside theme.
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• What's been your best wedding bargain so far? Jimmy Choo's from £1300 down to £395 (How could I say no - I wanted them for 7 years!) and bridesmaid dresses at £25 each.
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• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? People logistics and managing expectations
• Have you planned a honeymoon? We are off to Ubud and Lombok
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• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? That it's not just me having multiple dress wobbles until you find the perfect one.
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• Whats your dress like? It's a Stella York organza fishtail dress with lots of ruffles on one side.

• Which county do you live in?
• West Yorkshire Baby!!
• How long have you been engaged for?
• just under 6 months
• Where did you meet your OH?
• High school waaaay back when!
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
• Lots of pictures of us both through the years!

• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
• has to be my dress and veil at only £500!

• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
• arguing with my mum over cars (how was i supposed to know that the MOB traditionally goes with the BMs?)
• Have you planned a honeymoon?
• just booked it 2 weeks ago. New York and then San Francisco, finishing with our birthday in Yosemite national park (yes we share the same bday! I am older by approx. 10 hours...)
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
• to do what I want! Its also good to see most people go through the same stresses!
• What's your dress like?
• Awesome! Stapless, lots of bling and a 6ft long train with button all the way to the end of it!

• Which county do you live in?

South Yorkshire

• How long have you been engaged for?

One year this month

• Where did you meet your OH?

Online, woooo. First date at a coffee shop.

• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?

I'm hoping of having a picture theme, not sure if it'll happen though. Not sure if everything goes.

• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?

Getting my veil free with my dress.

• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?

My mum using my wedding as a way to get back at people (don't invite him because I've fallen out with him blah blah)

• Have you planned a honeymoon?

We want to go to Paris and have a day in Disneyland.

• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?

That everyone is pretty much in the same boat with stress. Also not to care what other people might think of the big day.

• What's your dress like?

A line satin with plenty of sparkle at the top.

• Which county do you live in?

• Gloucestershire

• How long have you been engaged for?
• OH proposed Christmas day 2010.
• Where did you meet your OH?

• The local rugby club where he played rugby and i hung out (i was only 14/15 when we first met).

• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
• Rustic/natural hessian and wheat, thats the best i can discribe it!

What's been your best wedding bargain so far?

• Yet to find a proper bargin, but my hunt around car boots will start soon!

• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
• Havent long started planning, but getting married in October 2015 so we havent given ourselfs long and we are both very indecisive people.

Have you planned a honeymoon?

• Yes but not booked. It wont be a honeymoon more a familymoon as we have 3 young children.

• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
• Dont ask OH's opinion on decor he has no idea and just rolls his eyes! Haha!

• What's your dress like?
• Lillian West 6351, i love it and, with out sounding big headed, it looks alot better on me than the model! xx

• Which county do you live in?

London - EDIT: LOL not idea why I read that as country!

• How long have you been engaged for?

Two years-ish. OH is the tracker. I asked him as despite the 'if we get married' hints he wasn't up to meeting my post-40 timescale.

• Where did you meet your OH?

On t'internet. We were on several groups in common (lol geeks) and after a number of meets we found we worked together ... and I wasn't going to steal his car!?

• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?

Not really. A big mix of purples, splashes of yellow for the bees and bubbles. That's as theme-y as we're being. OH has mooted other themes but as after the venue was booked they'd not work. We're looking at a mimi-gp Sten and honeymoon in Spa (Formula 1 Fans) but nothing agreed yet.

• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?

Our venue.

• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?

Nothing really. I like planning.

• Have you planned a honeymoon?

Yes and no. If I get my bonus then it will be the one I plan, if not I'll let OH do his.

• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?

Read all the advice and remember, there are no rules, do what you want.

• What's your dress like?

Lovely. Not Wedding-dressy in the traditional way, but perfect for me

• Which county do you live in? North Somerset
• How long have you been engaged for? 5 months
• Where did you meet your OH? In our old work place 4 years ago
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day? Peach and black colours with a dash of heavy metal
• What's been your best wedding bargain so far? Bm dresses 119 down to 28
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? Our male friends making jokes about me doing all the girly planning, I find a lot of it tedious
• Have you planned a honeymoon? Thailand for 10 days
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? That if you don't want something (or if you do want something), that's totally fine
• What's your dress like? A line sweetheart neckline and gathered at the hip and falls to the floor in a ripple. It was off the peg in the sale, job's a good'un!

• Which county do you live in? Officially County Durham but still Cleveland to me.
• How long have you been engaged for? 6 months
• Where did you meet your OH? We knew of each other as he vaguely knew my ex and would say the occasional hello. Our first proper conversation was in a nightclub.
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day? No theme as such, just random bits of the things we're into which so far includes F1, lego and rum. I'm a bit concerned that all of this won't come together at the moment!
• What's been your best wedding bargain so far? Nothing unfortunately, so far everything has cost way more than expected!
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? Communicating with suppliers and waiting for them to email back. I love looking at ideas but have no patience when it comes to actual organisation.
• Have you planned a honeymoon? We had our hearts set on Mexico after going there six years ago but now we've looked into it we are trying to decide between there, St Lucia and Antigua.
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? Advice on where to begin and what order to book things in. I wouldn't have known where to start without you guys!
• What's your dress like? I haven't ordered it yet but it's likely to be Bellissima by Maggie Sottero. Completely different to what I thought I wanted but after trying on over 50 dresses I think this is the one!

Love this!!!!

• Which county do you live in?
• Surrey (Sutton)
• How long have you been engaged for?
• I was engaged for 6 (long years before i got married)
• Where did you meet your OH?
• The local dirty old mans pub...I was working..he was a dirty old man
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
• Vegas baby!!
• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
• The actual wedding itself cost $465 (bargain!)
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
• I thought getting married in Vegas was stress free...and it is...unless 15 of your family members decide to come..which means BM dresses getting the best man a suit and ordering my idiot brother who was abroad a suit off measurements he had provided..the 6'2 beanpole decided he was a 36 waist....he was not and wore CHINOS.
• Have you planned a honeymoon?
• We saved our wedding money and travelled for 3 1/2 months to Las Vegas LA San Fransisco Hawaii Dallas Memphis Miami Orlando Chicago Philadelphia Washington DC Niagara Falls Boston Salem and Manhattan
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
• To try and relax but it never worked!! oh and not too take any sh!t!
• What's your dress like?
• Alfred Angelo style 1645 strapless with pick ups the first one i saw after i got engaged and loved 6 years later!!

Which county do you live in? Herts!

How long have you been engaged for? Hmmm... we never got engaged. Just made the decision that it was inevitable a few weeks after we got together. Bought engagement rings and booked a venue in November though, so i'll say then!

Where did you meet your OH? In a bar through a mutual friend- my bestie was bonking her bestie ?

Do you have a 'theme' for your special day? Not a chance, unless the theme is 'Random Stuff That We Like'

What's been your best wedding bargain so far? My bridesmaid’s dresses! £59 a pop. Mentally budgeted about £250 each so felt awesome.

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? Dress shopping. Horrendous.

Have you planned a honeymoon? Yeah, we're going to Cape Verde, can't wait! A whole week of child free all inclusive sunshiney bliss. Just me, her, warm skin and our kindles. Too excited.

What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? Tit tape is essential! Also, do what you want and not what others want you to do. Oh, and tell the photographers which pics you want so nobody gets missed.

What's your dress like? Beeyootiful! Big, white, sparkly. I don’t know how else to describe it! Has straps, needs a hoop, and is princess-ey. ❤️

County: Hertfordshire

Engaged for 7 months (wow, can't believe it's been that long already!)

Met OH at university. SOUTHAMPTON BABY!

Theme: erm, autumn/Halloween with a touch of game of thrones thrown in for good measure

Best bargain: my dress I suppose. Way less than I had thought I would spend so that's good.

I haven't found any of it particularly enjoyable (dress shopping aside). My current stress is flowers. Not enjoying this AT ALL.

Best advice: loads actually, it's hard to pinpoint one thing. I was so naive when I started planning!

Dress is Phyllis by Maggie sottero. Ivory over blush tulle skirt with a sheer beaded back. I'm still having wobbles over it :-/

ETA forgot honeymoon! Nothing planned yet. Probably mini moon at luxury spa hotel in UK for a few days with a bigger trip planned next year.

Which county do you live in? South Yorkshire

How long have you been engaged for? 15 Months. He proposed on 30th Dec 2013, my 30th Birthday

Where did you meet your OH? At college when I was 16. He was a big burly 18 year old and I was scared of him when I first met him! We didn't get together until 9 years later!

Do you have a 'theme' For your special day? Country garden/pastels/rustic/relaxed, with a few subtle hints to my love of horses :-)

What's been your best wedding bargain so far? my dress! was the cheapest I tried on at £595, it was a sample dress. I also got a pair of brass candlesticks to go on my cake table for £8.40 from ebay!

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? nope, loved every minute! dreading it ending (but looking forward to being a wife :-) )

Have you planned a honeymoon? we have booked a minimoon to Herefordshire for 4 nights after the wedding in a converted barn, but planning on having a proper honeymoon early the year after. at the moment we're liking the look of Thailand

What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? to make sure that you take time on the big day to have a few minutes together, and not to worry too much about everything going perfect!

What's your dress like? Beautiful and a secret until the big day! :-) Also the complete opposite of what I always wanted!

Can't wait to see your pics! Three of my favourite things right there ?

• Which county do you live in?
• West midlands
• How long have you been engaged for?
• Since july 2013
• Where did you meet your OH?
• Online, had our first date on new years eve where he took me to a very posh place, in his own words because i was giving up my NYE to be with him, ahh
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
• No theme, just sticking to vintage, rustic with loadssss of flower
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• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
• My Bm dresses £40 each, and wedding shoes £30!
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
• Saving so much money!!! Not being able to enjoy the little breaks away, will all be worth it when we have our dream day
• Have you planned a honeymoon?
• Going back to cyprus where he proposed
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
• Cant say, every day i find help somewhere
• What's your dress like?
• Dress of my dreams, enzoani make, lace mermaid with sweetheart neck and loads of crystal detailing

Which county do you live in?

Birmingham West Midlands

How long have you been engaged for?

OH asked meon the 2nd Dec2014 at a friends evening wedding reception

Where did you meet your OH?

We have been friends for about 5 yrs been going out for 3yrs as it took OH nearly 2 yrs to ask me out.

I'm a member of legion club and we had a mthly quiz which OH & his best mate used to come to.

Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?

I haven't really got a theme just a colour scheme of purple and gold- purple as it's my fav colour and gold as I originally got the date wrong was reading the Sunday column of the calendar for Sept 2016, So I'm getting married on what would have been my mom(passed away 6yrs) and dad golden wedding anniversary

What's been your best wedding bargain so far?

When I got my dress the owner of the shop included the following free of charge- my hair piece, hoop (she was worried about me walking due to having to use a elbow crutch and getting the dress catch up in it) and the dress bag all that should have cost another £150.00

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?

Nothing yet as its 18mths away but that can change at anytime

Have you planned a honeymoon?

Not yet, if we do I think my OH would love to back to Bulgaria

What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?

everything so far, I'm picking little things from all the threads

What's your dress like?

Ivory with sparkles strapless A-line (i think)...lol

• Ooh I love reading threads like this
• Which county do you live in? South Wales

• How long have you been engaged for? 8 months - been together with my H2B for 4 years prior to that.
• Where did you meet your OH? Online! We spoke for a few weeks before our first date in a Jazz club
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day? Hmm no not really, we are going for a vintagey, natural look with a bit of geek thrown in for good measure...
• What's been your best wedding bargain so far? Invites! Our friend designed and printed them so we only spent £40 on materials for amazing pocketfold invites
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? I have found it stressful at times. I've never thought about weddings before I got engaged, and I only had an idea of what I didn't want, not what I did want so it took a lot of thought! I also hate making decisions hah. Luckily I am pretty organised (spreadsheets for life!)
• Have you planned a honeymoon? Yep, we're touring around North East US for a couple of weeks
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? Oh I've got so much advice so far it's hard to narrow it down! I've had specific advice about things I was thinking about but also lots of sensible tips about how to manage wedding stress and get the wedding you want not what you think other people want...
• What's your dress like? Bespoke - I'm getting it made by a seamstress. It's tea length, gold and lacy

Which county do you live in?
Gloucestershire
How long have you been engaged for?
Nearly 7 months

Where did you meet your OH?
Online

Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
Cadbury purple and lots of butterflies

What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
Probably my bridesmaid dresses. Only £35 each

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
The arguments with the OH about him not doing enough.

Have you planned a honeymoon?
We are having a mini-moon or a pre-honeymoon back to where he proposed.

What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
It's your wedding, do what you want

What's your dress like?
White, a-line, big train, little bit sparkly and just down right beautiful

Love this!

Which county do you live in? London

How long have you been engaged for? Got engaged March 2014 so 13 months (time has FLOWN!)

Where did you meet your OH? At an irish pub one drunken evening

Do you have a 'theme' For your special day? Yes - travel. It is something we have done a lot of since we got together and is a shared love of ours.

What's been your best wedding bargain so far? Bridesmaids dresses - half price

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? Nothing yet. Have loved every minute.

Have you planned a honeymoon? Yes! Too excited for this; Dubai, Sydney, Port Douglas, Brisbane and Fiji

What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? To go with your gut feeling - it is all about you and tour future husband afterall

What's your dress like? B.E.A-Utiful! House Of Mooshki Darla

Which county do you live in?

Notts (but im Lancashire through and through J )

How long have you been engaged for?

8 months J

Where did you meet your OH?

We met are university

Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?

No not really lol

What's been your best wedding bargain so far?

My shoes, got around £20 off lol

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?

Not at the moment.

Have you planned a honeymoon?

Not yet its too early L

What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?

Being pointed in the right direction for suppliers: D

What's your dress like?

Venus dress, satin top tule bottom

Love this thread

Which county do you live in?
Wiltshire

How long have you been engaged for?
OH proposed on 13th November 2013 ... so 1 year & (almost) 5 months

Where did you meet your OH?
We initially starting talking on Plenty Of Fish (dating website), our first official date was at a nice country pub and then a movie at the cinema

Do you have a 'theme' for your special day?
I didn't start out with a theme, OH and I were just picking things we liked that went well together. Apparently we've ended up with classic elegance, not 2 words that normally describe us!!

What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
My bridesmaids dresses, found them in BHS with 10% off ... £70 each!

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
Family politics and people insisting you listen to their unwanted opinions

Have you planned a honeymoon?
Download 2016!

What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this forum so far?
Be yourself

What's your dress like?
It's White Rose 617 ... ivory silk with some sparkle on the hips

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• Which county do you live in? London
• How long have you been engaged for? 8 months (man, that's flown)
• Where did you meet your OH? Online
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day? Not at all, just picking what we like and hoping it all works on the day
• What's been your best wedding bargain so far? Some picture frames that I'm going to use as aisle decorations - £3 each
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? No, I'm loving every minute of it. I think it helps that I'm very organised and love planning. Plus we're quite decisive, so there hasn't been too much time spent dithering.
• Have you planned a honeymoon? We are planning to go to the states and spend a few days in Vegas, LA and San Francisco.
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?W Don't try to please everybody, you'll never manage it.
• What's your dress like? I don't know yet!

• Which county do you live in?
• (not so) Sunny Central Scotland!
• How long have you been engaged for?
• We got engaged on 20th September 2014, so 6 and a bit months I think!
• Where did you meet your OH?
• In High school, a good 14 years ago! But reunited properly in 2013.
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
• Not really. Our venue speaks for it's self. We want to keep it quite traditional! Kilts and piper etc!
• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
• I don't actually know. Maybe our TOG, £1150 for all day (wedding prep to late evening) 3 albums, a canvas and a photobooth!
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
• Guestlists. People throwing their toys out the pram about not knowing every detail. NEITHER DO WE!!!
• Have you planned a honeymoon?
• We want to go somewhere neither of us has been, ruling out a lot of places! Maybe Mauritius, Thailand, Cambodia or Goa.
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
• I've picked up so much! The photo list for the TOG, stain remover wipes, DIY ideas, loads!
• What's your dress like?
• I haven't got it yet, starting the hunt on the 11th of April! Eeeeek!

• Which county do you live in?
• South Yorkshire

• How long have you been engaged for?
• 13 months
• Where did you meet your OH?
• We worked together
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• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
• Natural, informal, rustic - lots of greenery, hessian, kraft stationery, fairy lights
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• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
• Preloved dress at £400!
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
• Choosing a venue and writing the guest list was stressful, but it's all been pretty good from there in!

• Have you planned a honeymoon?
• Mexico - all inclusive beach time with some trips to archaeological sites for a bit of culture
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• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
• Seeing how varied people's plans are, which has make me realise you don't have to conform to a certain style or plan of the day (even thought our wedding is far more traditional in terms of a 3 course sit down meal etc than I ever thought it would be!)
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• What's your dress like?
• Maggie Sottero Emma - strapless, sweetheart neckline, lace, beads, slim fitting, train

• Which county do you live in?
• East Sussex (town of sunny Eastbourne)
• How long have you been engaged for?
• Almost 14 months
• Where did you meet your OH?
• It was a blind date set up by his cousin at a pub restutant called the lamb in
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
• I love loads of things so I guess you could say it's a heart, feather, gold & pink diy theme
• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
• My oh would most likely say nothing has been a bargin, but I think our tog £750 all day, photobooth album 2 mini albums and 40prints(we got a great discount for paying early) and caterer £1500 for a three course and canapés (was quoted £4000 for what we wanted by some others) the joys of the exspensive South coast
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
• 
  
• The start of the planning was a bit tough our first venue messed us around we had to change the date 3 times to suit them then decided to move venues and bring the wedding forward a year. Also negative comments from one of my bm who has now stopped which really pleased about and making the planning more enjoyable.
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• Have you planned a honeymoon?
• Yes we originally planned a log cabin in a very secluded location in the highlands but thought we would regret not going abroad so we cancled and are now going to Mexico 2 days after we get hitched :-)
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
• Do what you want its yours and your OHs day don't listen to others peoples negitive coments. Have fun and enjoy the planning.
• What's your dress like?
• It's bologna ronald joyce lace sparkle beading stunning I'm so in love with it :-) :-)

• Which county do you live in? Worcestershire now, originally from West Midlands tho
• How long have you been engaged for? It'll be 20 months from engagement to wedding, been 18 months so far! Would ahve got wed last year but our venue didnt have the availabilty
• Where did you meet your OH? Kind of at work, I was working part time whilst back at uni, he was milling about drinking tea where I worked and we had brief chats in the kitchen. He left to go elsewhere and that was that. Eight months later I found myself thinking about him so found on him on a (now defunct) social networking site (thankfully his name meant he was an easy find) and asked him out! He replied pretty much instantly and we ahd our first date a couple weeks after, our second date the day after the first, and we were pretty much inseparable from the start
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day? Um, really its just english country garden/pastels/flowers/its in a barn.
• What's been your best wedding bargain so far? I think my ONLY bargain has been my veil, I think everything else has cost as much or more than I thought it might.
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? I did have a mini 'nobody loves me' at one point all overly dramatic and overly emotional like, as I felt we were lacking a little in friends, but that wasnt so much a wedding planning thing, more a 'once in a blue moon i do this' thing! Ive really enjoyed planning it, its been mega chilled, no stresses, really good!
• Have you planned a honeymoon? Yes - we're driving to Italy, Piedmonte region for a week of good food, good wine, great scenery, in a little boutiquey hotel. Stopping in France for a couple of days on the way. We still have to book our hotels for on the way home though, must get on with that...
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? Oh I cant think of any specific tips, just generally its been a good place to be excited about weddings, and have the odd vent! Oh though I did find my veil ladies email on here so that was good!

• What's your dress like? Awh Im biased obviously but its beautiful, its floaty, light, romantic, has the most beautiful sparkly sequinned underlayer, and chiffony outlayer embroidered with flowers and dragonflies...its delicious and I cant wait to wear it!!

ETA Im sorry I dont know why its in massive bold font!! thats not how I wrote it!!

What a fab idea!

Which county do you live in? Cardiff

How long have you been engaged for? Since October 2014

Where did you meet your OH? In my previous job

Do you have a 'theme' For your special day? No theme as such, colour scheme is champagne and gold

What's been your best wedding bargain so far? My shoes! Only £16!

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? Family politics, people upgrading themselves to bridesmaids and MOH showing absolutely no interest despite me helping with near enough everything for her wedding!

Have you planned a honeymoon? Not yet, but Mykonos is the top contender at the moment

What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? That your wedding is only top priority to you!

What's your dress like? Maggie Sottero Nadia - strapless with a tulle skirt with lace fading into the skirt!

Which county do you live in?
Cambridgeshire

How long have you been engaged for?
Since November 2012

Where did you meet your OH?
At work

Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
Not really. Reception venue is a barn so kind of a country wedding I suppose?

What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
Both my dress and shoes were half price, and I didn't know before choosing either of them.

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
Everyone else's opinions. We both have opinionated mothers.

Have you planned a honeymoon?
Not yet, except it will probably include a few days in New York,

What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
That's too hard!

What's your dress like?
A secret, as I don't trust my OH not to stalk me

• Which county do you live in? East Lothian- Near Edinburgh.
• How long have you been engaged for? Nearly 4 months
• Where did you meet your OH? At a car show in September 2010, 400 miles from home!
• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day? sort of 'Scottish Wild' - think stags, hares, thistles, heather, wood, bark....
• What's been your best wedding bargain so far? Instead of table flowers, I bought 30cm high stag ornaments to spray to match the colour scheme for the middle of the tables. They were only £10 each!!!
• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? Parents / Parent in Law pressures.
• Have you planned a honeymoon? Not yet! Fancying Austrailia for the V8 car races.
• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? still keeping my eyes peeled.
• What's your dress like? still in the shop, undiscovered

• Which county do you live in?

West midlands, however I am from the East Midlands. Which is rather bizarre as to get to my home town from my current time you travel mostly North! LOL!

• How long have you been engaged for?

Since December 2013 (Friday 13th!) soooo…. 1 year and 4 months.

• Where did you meet your OH?

At a rave! Or online…… well at the rave following a forum chat online with a bunch of other people.

• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?

Not a solid theme however it has a very summery / outdoorsy / floral / teaparty / fete / gardeny feel about it.

• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?

Bridesmaids dresses reduced from £89 to £29 and also my wedding dress on the sale rail which was £900 ½ price to £450.

• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?

Deciding on Day Guests versus evening as well as the backlash from making decisions on peoples involvements too soon.

• Have you planned a honeymoon?

Yes, I wanted to buy a house first as I’m sensible but H2B who wears his heart on his sleeve won this particular argument and our money is going on HM. We’re off to Cuba – 4 nights Havana and 10 nights Varerdo, which we fly off to exactly 2 months after the wedding day =)

• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?

The lady who mentioned putting handlotion on her ring finger! My ring is very snug as it is and every time I’ve visited the venue its been rather warm so this will help.

• What's your dress like?

Eerrrr… not sure. A line, strapless, had embroidery detailing on it. fairly simple train, zip back rather than tie. Off-white I think, possibly ivory. Nothing fancy. Certainly not designer. I don’t wear labels so wont start for my wedding! Bl00min love it though!

I love this! My living room is this kind of style I call it my highland living lol. I can really see it & Can't wait to see it, will look really lovely.

Which county do you live in? Cheshire.

How long have you been engaged for? About 9 months.

Where did you meet your OH? At a gig in a pub in Chester - he was a friend of a friend of a cousin.

Do you have a 'theme' For your special day? Not really, just mint, blue and white colours. We're also trying to incorporate some subtle references to The Prisoner TV show (bit geeky I know) as we got engaged at Portmeirion! (and love the show!)

What's been your best wedding bargain so far? The venue - it's not a bargain as such but we feel like we got the best we could for our money and guests. It's a minimum spend rather than venue hire/package so it means we can have more of what we want food/drink wise for our money.

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding? The venue hunt was stressful, trying to budget without having any idea how much things are meant to cost, trying to work out the guest list, trying to keep everyone happy, trying to have the day we want without offending anyone, negotiating, decision making, I've found it all quite stressful tbh!

Have you planned a honeymoon? Not yet - we're getting married in January, and don't want to go anywhere far flung, so will probably plan something after the wedding for the summer.

What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far? That it's OK to stick to your guns as long as you keep a bit of consideration of what your decisions mean for others.

What's your dress like? It's a Forget me Not Francesca - so tea length with sparkly lace and a sash with a flower. I was (and still am) worried it's too fussy but I knew no other would compare so went for it!

• Ooo, love this!
• Which county do you live in?
• Essex

• How long have you been engaged for?
• Since Christmas Day 2014

• Where did you meet your OH?
• Online dating website

• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
• Art Deco/Old Hollywood Glamour

• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
• £300 discount off wedding dress

Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?

Researching a wedding photographer

Have you planned a honeymoon?

Not having a honeymoon

• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
• Make sure you do a wedding shot list, give it to your photographer and stress to the photographer how important it is!

• What's your dress like?
• A stunning strapless, beaded, fit and flare

OK here's mine :-)

• Which county do you live in?
• I'm in Co. Durham
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• How long have you been engaged for?
• 15 years ?
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• Where did you meet your OH?
• He was visiting his sister, who lived next door to me…
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• Do you have a 'theme' For your special day?
• We're marrying in October 2016 so autumnal with a hint of LOTR!!
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• What's been your best wedding bargain so far?
• No bargains so far…
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• Is there anything you haven't enjoyed so much about planning your wedding?
• Nothing yet…still got 18 months to go though.
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• Have you planned a honeymoon?
• I would like one, however, I don't think budget will stretch. Unless someone's going to surprise us ;-)
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• What's the best tip/piece of advice you've picked up on this form so far?
• Wedding planning is stressful. This seems to be a good place to rant ?
• However, people will speak their mind and you might not necessarily like what they say ?
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• What's your dress like?
• Satin, a-line, lace up back with train and sparkly bodice…ah.