Yeah I've been collecting jars for the tables and need to decorate with hessian, string etc. The venue itself doesn't need anything doing it which is good! The plan is to dot the jars around the venue and tables, and put candles and flowers in them. Hopefully it'll look nice ok the day!
Leighb3 – that sounds lovely!! I have no doubt that will
look lovely on the day!
Sarapoppy – High five for being mirror buddies! Really love
it! I may turn it into a photo frame after, not sure if I have anywhere to have
it as a mirror!
LeighB3 - What a coincidence - not only are we date twins - I'm also getting married on the 10th, but I too have family travelling over from South Africa :-) Where in S. Africa are your family from?
Lui - loved the flash - everything looks fab. I feel I should do a flash sometime soon as getting into the less than 4 months zone soon.
Not much progress wedding-wise here the last week or so. Invitations are at the printers so should have those later this week. Ordered my OH's present this week - a replica Rolex (sadly can't afford the real thing) and some Rayban sunglasses. The book of wedding wishes is coming along well too - most recent replies from Stephen Fry, Philip Glenister and Rob Brydon - have had about 60% back now. Have also been gathering messages on twitter which is going well :-)
LeighB3 - My family are travelling from Cape Town. I'm getting married near Cardiff :-) Can you believe it's 4 calendar months on Wednesday till our big days - seems to be coming round so quickly.
Lui - New rule ... every time one of us mentions doughnuts we have to do some form of penalty exercise. Perhaps we can train our brains to realise that bad food equals horrible exercise ? Ooh can you please let me know what the caramel hot chocolate is like? That sounds yummy... All the best people end up drinking half the swimming pool don't ya know ? Well the whole breaking my wrist thing wasn't actually my fault, there was a bunch of silly teenagers mucking about (yes I know I sound old!) and one of them cut across me and clipped the front of my skates. I fell over sideways (very ungraciously) and ended up putting all my weight on my arm to try and stop myself hitting my head. So yeah, so ice skating for me till after the wedding! Having said that, I managed to fall UP the stairs last night so I reckon there'll be some form of break/sprain/twist going on at the wedding ? Aw hunni I totally understand where your coming from regarding the weekends, there was no drama queen moment ? I think it's a good idea to leave yourself with some weekends that are your time only, you will burn yourself out otherwise. I get why you don't want to say anything to your OH though if it's all his family & friends that are visiting. If I can help at all just say the word ?
You have no idea how fast my niece is! It's like she knows I'm fat and out of shape the little wotsit!! I can't believe she's 3 soon, she's grown up so quick ... and somehow in the past week she's acquired an Eastenders accent despite us living in pretty much in the countryside, flipping hilarious ?
Your weekend sounds like it was a fairly relaxing one, I really like the skulls you flashed btw ?
LeighB3 - that's terrific that your OH's family have got their flights booked for your wedding, does it all seem incredibly real now? 4 months tomorrow for you ?
Vicki2015 - hello again! Come join the 'Doughnuts are banned' club ? Do you know what invites your having? To echo what Lui has said, you can just have a shorter RSVP time and you'll be fine. I can't help with the gift list I'm afraid as we're not having one. We didn't use a money poem either, but everyone that has wanted to get us something has asked our parents or someone in the bridal party what we would like. I have heard from someone I work with that Debenhams is good though, if that helps?
Hope everyone's ok today, love and hugs to everyone
Lui - I think your wedding is going to be amazing, everything looks so good!
LMP - I'm avoiding the "D" word I don't want to do any exercise
MrsWatkinsToBe - The wedding wishes book is such a good idea, have you just been emailing people? I've probably left it too late to do anything like that now.
Wedding post is coming through thick and fast now, got oh's pocket watch and our cake topper in the post at the weekend ?
Had a bit of a meltdown last night, feel like the list of things to do is growing, feel like I've upset my cousin by not allowing her to bring her kids and I'm only getting one day off with oh in the whole of June and not many evenings either. ☹️ Plus I can't have any chocolate to make myself feel better
MrsWatkinsToBe and LeighB3 - I'm also a 10th October bride! I too have family travelling from Africa but they are yet to apply for visas so not sure yet whether they will be able to make it.
Lui - lovely flashes, you really are very creative.
in terms of progress, I think it is all coming along nicely. I have made a mock up of the order is service but I am struggling with what to make the card cover cover with. I had started with an A5 booklet but then I also tried a 1/2 of A5 booklet which I thought was rather cute and could fit in most pockets and clutch bags. I am now planning on not having an order of the day but have a few pages at the back of the order of service with one page having what the plan is for the rest of the day, another with a list of wedding party names and a a thank you note at the back. I will flash all of this later on.
My dress should arrive at the shop anytime from today, I can't wait for the first fitting. I will try and take a pic for a flash but I am not allowed to take pics in the shop but I will try to take a sneaky one.
i have received back a few RSVPs by text, Facebook and email. I am pleased with that even if a few have replied with RSVP cards which I was trying not to have but at least it is a reply in time none the less.
Bliss balloons - love the cake topper! Really cute
AnnaMolly - ooh it's exciting when you get your first RSVP's, hopefully all your others will come through nice and quick now!
Happy Polly - hope your family will be able to make it over for your wedding. Ooh will be nice to see what you've come up with for your Order Of Service Definitely try and take a sneaky pic of your dress if you can!
Sorry been super busy with training and covering people
today so thought I would catch up with everyone on my lunch.
MrsWatkinsToBe – You should definitely do a flash! Sounds
like the book is going well, cant wait to hear your OH reaction when he gets to
go through it.?
LMP – Oh god penalty exercise sounds horrid haha! I already
went for a run yesterday and did sit ups and doing the same tonight, even
turned down a free meal tonight with work to do this. Something is really
wrong, really getting on it now haha! ?
Ah yes all the people do! Its always good to come out with
half the pool in your stomach haha! Booo
to the teenagers that were being annoying and caused you to fall. Haha I’m so
glad I live in an apartment because I would be falling up and down the stairs
as I’m like bambi on ice hahah. I’m so accident prone. This morning, in trying
to get out my car too quickly i managed to hit my head off my car which lead to
an even worse head ache then I had. What was annoying is that I was going to
the shop for pain killers for the headache I had! Haha!
Thank you lovely. I thought I was being really drama
queenish, but just finding time where we are not doing anything is hard. So
worried that I’m not going to get things finished and OH really needs a push,
plus as he doesn’t drive its not like he can pop to my parents when i’m not
around and spray paint things, although i doubt it would cross his mind to do
anything like that. ☹️
Hahaha she’s giving you exercise that you need cause she
knows you want to tone up! Hehe! Shes actually really clever haha! Hahahyaha
love the idea of her having an eastenders accent. Thats well funny!! ?
Thanks lovely, my friends one is so much better. Damn her
being atistic.
Bliss – that cake topper is amazing!! ? I saw your post and even though you have
upset her, youve done the right thing as otherwise people will ask why they couldn’t
bring their kids and its just hassle you wont need.
Oh no is OH working alot? Thats not good! Hopefully the day
you do get together will be lovely!! I think you should have at least a tiny
bit of chocolate, just to feel better! ?
AnnaMolly – Yey for RSPV’s, only the rest to come now
although no doubt they will come through thick and fast. Well I hope so for
you.
HappyPolly – Thank you lovely! I don’t feel it, just shoving
a lot of things together.
Hopefully you can take a photo of your dress, would be
lovely to see it. Good plan about the
order of service. Hope you get it sorted for you. A bit at the back of the order of service
would work nicely I think as you go from the wedding to the rest of the day.
Would be a nice flow J
Lui it's definitely a good idea to have some free weekends, can get very stressful if you don't! Oh works shifts 8-8, gets in about 8.30 then needs to do to bed at 10! He has some weekends off but this month he's working two weekends then the other two he has his friends stag (going to butlins for 3 nights), then the weekend after that is his own stag (4 nights in Copenhagen). It doesn't help that he's got something on every night this week so feel like I'm not seeing him at all at the moment. Still have some nice things planned with friends while he's away.
Yea I’ve blanked 2 out, one in July (end of) and one in September
(start off) I also have one day of holiday left which I’m going to search and
use on a day where I can just chill out and not worry.
Oh thats such a shame that you cant spend time with him that
much but just think once June is over and the stags you will get more time with
him. Its really hard I know but things will be better soon! Big hugs lovely!
Morning everyone, Hope your all ok today. Weather is really murky and miserable here, so I'm currently being rather grumpy ... plus I fell UP the stairs last night and really hurt my hand. Epic fail ?
Lui your putting me to shame with the exercise your doing! I demand you sit on your backside all evening and eat a Mars Bar ? How's your head today? Sounds like your car was to blame, not you ... Would it work if you made a list of what you have left to do, and allocate days to do those bits? I found that really helpful as I knew what I'd being done and could see that there was time for it all. My niece is too clever for her own good, she can work Netflix and my iPad! I try to hide it when she comes over as I don't think it's good for her to be sat down with that all the time, I like her to be outside playing
bliss balloons, that sucks that you don't get to see your OH much at the moment. But it's not long left to your wedding day and week off afterwards
Oh dear LMP, I hope your ok! What did i tell you about being in
cotton wool or bubble wrap! Haha! Hope your hand is ok!
I wish I could sit back and not do anything, tonight I’m off out
on a 10 mile bike ride. Then that’s it until Sunday and then I’m off out.
If it did help I did have pizza for dinner. Nom nom nom! I did
also have the hot chocolate and some light whipped cream and the caramel one is
my fave! It was so tasty! It is kicking my sweet tooth which helps as even my
OH tried to tempt me with magic stars and I even turned them down.
Nieces are like that haha! Mines turning 18 this year, god i am
not ready for that! Haha!
I blame you to be honest ... I hadn't done anything stupid until you said I should be wrapped in cotton wool ? My hand is alright, I can't stretch my fingers or grip anything properly but it'll be fine in a day or two
10 mile bike ride?! Flipping heck ... saying that I'm only jealous because I can't ride a bike. I am planning to walk to my beauty therapists house later though, she lives 20 minutes from my house so I'm guessing that's better than nothing!
Ooh pizza, yum! I'm thinking of trying caramel hot chocolate now, especially if it's a magic star repellent ?
Oh gosh I'm so not ready for my niece to be 3, what will I be like when she's 18??
As long as your hand gets better! You do have plenty of time for
it to heal before the wedding so you should be ok.?
Yea I wasn’t planning n one that long but OH got wind of it and
wanted to join in and has turned it from like 5 miles to 10/11 miles now! Oh
well it’ll only be an hour of my time and its exercise. ?
You can’t ride a bike? ?You’re the second person I have come across
who can’t. My mum can’t either and I find it really strange hehe. I looked at
her awkwardly when she told me she couldn’t ride a bike.
That is better than nothing. Just think you are beating the people
who are not doing anything! That’s something right!?
Definitely hit the spot, get the light whipped cream and make it
all with water and you have a treat for like 90 calories! Perfect! ?
Oh god you dont want to know! It’s hard to even think about it
because shes so old and now and has a boyfriend and a life! It’s so strange!! ?
So you should be, it's all your fault ? It's healing ok although it's currently a charming mixture of blues and purples ... almost matches the bridesmaids dresses ? I have plenty time to injure myself before the big day =/
How did your bike ride go last night? Yup I can't ride a bike. I had so many ear infections when I was a kid that I ended up with really bad scarring so my balance is totally whack. Plus I have scotopic sensitivity syndrome with means my depth perception is rubbish so I'm always walking/running into things ... not a good idea on a bike!
I'd like a god star by the way please because I didn't use the lift at work this morning ?
I'm totally buying some caramel hot chocolate when I get back from holiday! I'm throwing my MOH a 21st birthday party this Saturday so there's no point trying to be good now till I'm back at work. I''ll have 15 weeks until the wedding at that point, so still enough time to get to where I want to be (she says wearing a top that didn't fit her last year ? !!)
Ok it's official, I ban my niece from ever growing up!! It's strange enough to think that my big sister is gonna be 31 this year because we still act like teenagers!!
Oh ... I realised I haven't flashed my niece's flower girl dress. Would anyone like to see it ?
Thanks lovely! They were the ones we (?yes collective haha)
talked me into buying! So glad I did. I’m going to offer them to my MOH on
Saturday when she is over.
Well if you bruise and stay that colour you can say that
your matching the theme. I say this, watch me do something stupid and I’ll be
limping down the aisle, or I’ll twist my ankle the night before haha! I did
manage to burn my tongue last night! Does that count hahaha! Sympathy tongue
burn!?
The bike ride went well, we were out for 1hr 30 and it wasn’t
that bad. My brother rang us half way as he had spotted us and wanted to make
fun of me haha! My hands and bum are now sore because pavements are not flat
haha!☹️
Wow I’ve never heard anything like that before. Your very intriguing
with all the different ailments. ?
You can have 2 gold stars?, one for fitting into a top that didn’t
fit you last year and a second one for not accepting the lift! Woooooo! Gold
stars for you!?
God to be 21...hahah makes me feel so old! I know what you
mean though, I’m off to a vintage tea afternoon Saturday and then a smoke house
that evening. Saturday is going to kill me off hahah!?
If it makes you feel better my big sister turned 40 this
year and my brother turns 30 and we all act like child and slightly special.?
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A FLASH, ME HERE! OVER HERE *waves and
points erratically*
Hm I don't remember talking you into buying anything ... I think you might have a spending problem ? Glad that your happy with them though, it's nice of you to offer them to your MOH as well.
Maybe we should just be extra careful in the few weeks before the wedding? No high heels, no alcohol (?) and no trying to do several things at once! Definitely wouldn't want to be limping down the aisle ... and here's a sympathy hug for the tongue burn *squish*
Aw that's mean of your brother to make fun of you, as if exercising wasn't bad enough! Personally I think it's very inconsiderate of the pavements not to be flat, do they not realise the pain they cause?!
Haha intriguing is one way of putting it! My OH just calls me a pain in the a$$. And that's only 2 of the 7!
YAY 2 gold stars, I'm a happy panda now ? Is it sad that I did a little happy dance this morning when I realised my top fit?
I know, I don't think she realised I'm 6 years older than her till I said so that makes me feel a bit better ? Ooh your Saturday sounds lush, hope you enjoy yourself
? glad it's not just me and my sister that act like loonies ... the looks we get from our OH's! You can see them thinking "What are we doing with these two?? RUN AWAY!!"
Since you asked so nicely... Now please, I ask you not to laugh, there is a reason behind this... I bought her dress the day after my Gan-Gan's funeral as we were all wandering round York, just mooching around in a bit of a funk. My niece (L) spotted the Disney store, and obviously we couldn't say no. So she was running round picking up tiaras and wands and saying "Look at me, I'm a princess like Aunty Shoo-Shoo in her dress". And I realised that that's exactly what she is to us, our little special princess.
Noooooooo don't say that! Haha in honesty I do think I have a wedding problem! I see nice things and then I want them! I need to calm down haha! Although now I have nothing to really buy. I have to just pay the venue off, the photographer, videographer and by my flower girl shoes but doing that in August as they are so small I don't want them to grow out of them. Sooooo maybe I should stop buying haha. LMP you have pointed out my problem ? I shall go to shoppers anonymous!
Thanks lovely! That's true I'm going to be super careful and just walk slowly! I've been off alcohol for two years almost, only drinking at very special occasions. I'm now officially a light weight hah! Plus heals are not something I wear often at the moment! (No going out - no need for heals). Side note are you breaking in your heals before your day!? I think I need to!
Yeaaaa definitely intriguing, cause I've never met anyone with the ailments you have an it's interesting! I'm odd I know haha! Ahaha if it helps my oh says I'm a pain too cause I can't lift things, try to, fail, hurt myself and repeat hah.
NEVER feel bad for doing a happy dance! I'm always doing a happy dance when I get into clothes I never used to fit into! I have this one dress which I reckon I probably fit now, need to test it but it's my skinny dress haha! It's a m from cult so clearly a s in every other shop so once I get into that I'll be super happy! Be happy with your progress! I'm happy for you! It's nice to hear stuff like this!!
haha seriously I'm so special when I hang out with my brother. We quote bottom constantly, we call each other names and we just mess around. Oh often refused to acknowledge me when me and my bro are together.
that dress and idea is amazing! I love the background to it and I love she will be a Disney princess and a princess like you! It's such a great idea! If you are doing her an activity pack you should make it finest princess to!! Love it! I'd love it even with out the background. I'm assistive Disney fan!
Aw sweetie I was only teasing, I have a wedding problem to so don't fret! I'm always browsing for nice things and then get the hump when I realise I can't afford them/have no actual use for them. I still have to buy L's tights, my handbag and my evening reception shoes but instead I'm buying everything but ? Shoppers anonymous makes me think of Confessions Of A Shopaholic, such funny books!
Off alcohol for 2 years?! OMG your wonder woman!! Oh wait, maybe I just drink to much ?? I tend to wear heels quite often at work so I'm not too bad, but will definitely practice walking round in my wedding shoes. Always a good idea to break them in, so they don't break you...
Well I think I like being intriguing, definitely sounds better than weirdo! Haha you sound like me, I'm always failing at lifting things ... especially the washing basket, I always drop it on my foot. Maybe I should just leave the washing to my OH...?
? Here's my happy dance then! Fingers crossed your skinny dress fits you now, we can happy dance like loons together ?
My sister and I are the same, although we always quote Black Books. We've quite often been left unsupervised by our OH's as we embarrass them apparently!
I'm really pleased you like it, I was worried people would think it's weird. But she just loves dressing up and she's so into Disney Princesses at the moment, I thought it made sense. She'll get loads of use from the dress afterwards, and she'll be happy to twirl around in it as well. Definitely will do her a Disney Princess activity pack ... I hadn't thought of that ?
Hahah I know but i keep seeing things that I want! I’ve also
had to stop looking at wedding blogs and wedding dresses cause it makes me want
more haha! OH has banned me! ?
I haven’t even thought about a bag! Do i need a bag? I was going
to give stuff to my SIL (she’s holding the makeup) and my mum. I plan not to
use my phone throughout the day apart from maybe a sneaky selfie in the car
with my dad to try and get a nice photo of us two together before the ceremony! ?
Yea I stopped drinking when I was horrendously sick one day
and i wanted ro run the half marathon and lose weight. Now i’m just not much of
a drinker, I wouldn’t worry compared to me anyone is a massive drinker hahaha! ??
I wish I did but we have a constant dress down policy at
work so only need them for when there’s a special visitor which is now rare. I
will just strut my stuff around my apartment hahah!
Hahah yes lets do that, leave the chores to the OH, just
tell them we are broken and need rest hehehe! ?
I looooooooooooooooooooove black books!! Hahah so glad being crazy just isn’t in my
family hehe! ?
I do love it, like i said I’m a massive Disney fan so love
it so much and its such a good idea because then its a dress that she wants to
wear!
Its sad but i’m currently trying to collect numbers 1-53 of
the Disney classics!!
If you want to do a Disney pack, theres loads of stuff in
sainsburys, i was looking the other day for the girls and some of it is
discounted so it may be worth a look.
Ha OH has tried to ban me from shopping ... I told him that since I'm doing all the o/t I get to spend it! He had no come back to that ?
I do actually need a bag (need, not want!) as I have to keep my medications on me in case I get one of my funny headaches or asthma attack. Plus it means I can keep my lippy & eye-liner close by, I just know I'm gonna cry! I'm al?so planning on not using my phone, but I do like the idea of a car selfie with my dad ?
Wow that's seriously impressive, go you! I don't think I could give up alcohol, I do enjoy a glass of wine (or 4/5!!) when I hang out with my friends ?
Constant dress down policy? Flip I'd need to buy more clothes, I wear the same pair of jeans and 4 t-shirts ? Definitely strut round your apartment, its the best place to practice as no-one laughs if you trip...
Love the thought of claiming we're broken and can't do chores!! Let's do this ?
HAHA my sister and I spent most of last weekend screeching R-O-W-E-N-A! at each other ?
It's so not sad to collect the Disney classics, I think my sister is only 9 away from a full set! Will definitely go to Sainsburys, thanks for the tip !
Hahaha i like that! My OH has just given up I think. He
knows I’m the organised one so just agrees lol!
The car selfie is a good idea. You should steal it hehe! ?I don’t really have any meds I need to take
but I may on the morning take some back tablets to be on the safe side as they
take ages to work anyway. My SIL is carrying all that and I’ll make her reapply
it before any photos haha! I know i will either cry or laugh. These are the two
reactions I have!
Also i have 48 days to write my vowels and submit them! I’m
not sure what to do haha! I haven’t even started. Some people have said Google
them, but I don’t want some just taken off Google.?
Thanks lovely, its been hard but at the same time those
dreaded calories hahaha! Oh when my firends are about its gin and processco
time but just not as much and not really by myself. By myself it just makes me
sleepy so its not worth it, unless i want to sleep haha!
Yea they brought it in at the end of last year. I basically wear
3 pairs of jeans, one each week and change tops! Haha! Who realises the jeans
are exactly the same haha!
I shall get them back from my mums in August and start
strutting then haha! Maybe wear some socks with it, so they stretch a little
bit more.
We should use this, we are broken! Totally broke, do all the
chores and we can watch over them, from the sofa, with some malteasers!
Perfect! ?
HAHAHa love it! I may watch some black books tonight haha. I
always think of the shop whenever I see a small independent book shop. ?
Glad i’m not the only one! Haha! I need to get all the
really old ones now. ?
Also eeeeeeep 56 days until the hen do and 78 days until my
dress fitting. ? Also 142 days until I can eat anything I want and not worry
about wedding dresses fitting any longer hahahaa! ?
I love the car selfie idea, so consider that stolen! I appear to be pinching a lot of ideas from you ❤️
I've always had it drilled into my head that I must not rely on others to carry my medications, which is good when it means I have an excuse to buy a new bag! Ooh yes I'd definitely take some back tablets as a preventive measure. Its good that you'll have you SIL on hand to carry your bits & bobs, and re-apply your make-up too. I'm scared that I'll laugh at the worst point and then proper full on cry ... will most likely make a right t*t of myself!
Oh gosh, I wouldn't know where to start with vows. Can you look on Google/Pinterest for inspiration and do some tweaking from there?
See I've often maintained that if I had no friends I wouldn't be fat! They make me eat junk and drink honest ?️? Well done you for sticking to it though ... 142 days left and you can treat yourself ?
Don't stretch your shoes to much else they'll be too big when you wear them with tights. I'm really pleased I opted for sandals as the straps don't cut into my feet and I won't have to wear tights/stockings ?
So from now on OH does all the chores whilst I eat chocolate?? Where do I sign up?!
My sister asked me a little while ago what I wanted for my hen do ... my answer was "Booze! Cake! Games!" in true Fran style ?
Oh dear, we may have ran away on this thread! Oh well.... I bloom in love it!
its ok, I mean it's what we are here for, it's just stuff you haven't thought of yet, just makes you remember! Remember you helped me with my music!
Thrres always need for a new bag. I may be scopeing one out just for fun!
I mi know in going to do that too, or I'm just going to laugh or blubber all the way through, who knows I may have a panic attack and decide not to go in so we have to get married in a car! That won't happen, well hopefully hah! Either way I know that faces will be pulled by either party and I have no doubt that they will be picked up by the photographer.
Ohhh ive tried google but didn't even think of Pinterest! How could I forget that wonderful place!! I'll give that a whirl in a not, get to finish the last part of my work done and the. I'm free to look it all over.
yes friends are a bad influence, although I'm lucky mine are mixed, mine will come running with me and others will let me stuff my face haha! Best of both worlds! Pizza on the treadmill maybe? Haha!
im going to eat everything in site after the wedding! What it I'll be like those people on TV who need their house knocking down to get them out! It's really going to happen! Ha!
im wearing tights but I have like special ones that are made for open toe shoes, this is mainly due to the dreaded chub rub! I've got thick thighs and no matter what I do they rub! But it'll be ok if they tear as they will be under my dress, just as long as my thighs are rub free hahaah! What a lovely topic for a Thursday afternoon!!
All you need to do is sign HERE,
HERE
and HERE, the jobs a goodie! It's hitch contract and they have to apply!
well that's an awesome hen do! Hahah! ALL THE CCAKE!
Maybe we should just start a random ramble thread ?
Ok let the bag shopping commence!
Noo you won't get married in the car, you'll be all excited and giggly and bit teary ? I'm now worrying that I might fall flat on my face walking down the aisle ?
Ah see, Pinterest is the answer to most things wedding related! I have seen some nice vows on there before...
Ooh your lucky that you friends are mixed, mine are all bad influences! I somehow don't think pizza on the treadmill will work ... but it might be worth trying ?
I totally agree with eating everything in sight after the wedding. Maybe we ought to all go to Cadbury's World or something when we're all OM's...
I've never heard of tights made for open toe shoes before, how cool! I've got my trusty white leggings that I cut into shorts, perfect for beating chub rub ?
Love the thought of them signing a contract ... can we trick them into this I wonder??