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mustard_mitt

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mustard_mitt
September 2015 brides
mustard_mitt, 9 June, 2014 at 14:25

I know there's a few of us getting hitched in September 2015, so this thread is for us! We're getting married on 12th September at a gorgeous country venue in Warwickshire. So far we have the venue,...

Sevenyearhitched, wednesday 30-Sep-15 287
mustard_mitt
Bridesmaid gifts?
mustard_mitt, 2 July, 2015 at 17:27

I'm really confused! I've just bought our bridesmaid dresses - three of them for £100 each. I wanted to make sure they were dresses they could all wear again for other occasions and I always said we...

Kellym81, monday 6-Jul-15 14 2,606
mustard_mitt
Friend tragedy - how should I proceed?
mustard_mitt, 19 March, 2015 at 17:22

Won't go into details but a friend of mine suffered a horrible personal tragedy a few weeks back, but she is on the list for my hen party, which I need to start getting organised and sending emails...

bliss_balloons, friday 20-Mar-15 8 1,308
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Ideas needed for easy yet effective geeky invitations
MrsWatkinsToBe, 17 February, 2015 at 15:59

Hi all, We're now at the point where we are trying to sort out our wedding invitations and because our theme is traditional with a hint of geek we are considering having a geeky invitation. We are...

mustard_mitt, tuesday 17-Feb-15
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The Couture Company
HeavyMetalMaiden, 2 June, 2014 at 10:39

Hi! Has anyone had their dress made (or know someone) by The Couture Company in Birmingham? What did you think? Was it a good experience? How about the pricing? Was it expensive, or did you find it...

mustard_mitt, wednesday 29-Oct-14 13
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My first...and last... wedding fayre experience..
HeavyMetalMaiden, 26 October, 2014 at 14:30

So, OH and I went to a wedding fayre today at our reception venue. We went there with a mission: catering & suit hire. There were 2 caterers there, but we couldn't find one of them! We spoke to...

Lorns, thursday 30-Oct-14 23
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Wedding planner?
MellieMoo, 27 October, 2014 at 22:19

I found a wedding planner I like the look of and emailed with details of our very alternative wedding. I asked if she could give me an idea of price for on the day coordination. She's emailed back...

RebeccaAnnWeddings, saturday 29-Nov-14 3
mustard_mitt
Spend less on the dress!
mustard_mitt, 14 October, 2014 at 15:18

I'm rubbish with budgets. It's official. We had a venue budget and then we found THE venue which was over budget but we figured we could take some non-essentials out to afford it. So the budget got...

Sparty, friday 17-Oct-14 8
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Venue search Warwick - Getting desperate!!!!
aliilou, 28 September, 2014 at 18:26

Please can somebody help me!!! We got engaged at Christmas and are still looking for our venue. I'm getting so fed up with it all now and am in desperate need of some inspiration! I'm looking for...

Lui, tuesday 30-Dec-14 16
alabastamasta
Are you changing your name?
alabastamasta, 24 January, 2014 at 21:36

Hiya ladies! So, it's finally starting to dawn on me that I'm *actually* going to be getting married - argh! And it's got me thinking: do I change my name, or not? I'm not overly fond of OH's surname...

Jayla, wednesday 1-Oct-14 79
*Mini*
Do you work from home?
*Mini*, 17 September, 2014 at 19:11

I officially don't work from home, most of my role requires me to be in meetings or interviews face to face so being a homeworker would make that hard. Despite that I often will find myself...

Erin8, thursday 18-Sep-14 26
DeeBee33
I am going to wake up in a minute aren't I? UPDATE on Page 4 Warning- #dadcancer
DeeBee33, 14 September, 2014 at 01:49

Welcome to 'the arse just fell out of my world' central. Three weeks ago I saw my Dad at a family party, he was super quiet but when asked just said his cough was bothering him. He had been to a...

kizzi10000, wednesday 24-Sep-14 129
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Wedding business advice...
Moonbeam88, 10 September, 2014 at 13:30

Hi ladies I am currently planning my august 2016 wedding and absolutely love the whole creative side of planning colours, decor, themes and designs! So much so that I have had the wild thought of...

Logan_curtis, tuesday 31-Mar-26 27
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Pebble guest 'book' wording help!
MrsCroucherToBe, 10 September, 2014 at 11:26

Hey, So instead of having the typical guest book, we wanted something that we could have out on show. We have collected lots of pebbles and my mum bought me a huge vase for Christmas, we are going to...

mustard_mitt, wednesday 10-Sep-14
alabastamasta
Alabastamasta's Alice in Wonderland wedding report: Final part **Flash Heavy!**
alabastamasta, 3 September, 2014 at 01:34

Hello! OK - part 1 (DIY extravaganza) We got up and showered, then headed to the breakfast room for a fry up of locally sourced food - delicious and just what the doctor ordered. Then I started on my...

hallowedding, friday 5-Sep-14 39
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Angelina Jolie's wedding dress
Mrs-S-to-be, 2 September, 2014 at 12:04

What do we think? http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2014090220746/brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-wedding-pictures-exclusive/

SillyWrong, wednesday 3-Sep-14 30
I-go-by-many-names
Did anyone get their male fiancé an engagement gift/ring?
I-go-by-many-names, 7 August, 2014 at 16:55

My OH and I are feminists. I often feel guilty therefore by the fact we didn't do away with the engagement ring tradition. We just went along with the 'man buys woman diamond' thing without even...

Sophie, wednesday 15-Apr-26 19
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Bride Wars!
Crazydogwomen, 10 August, 2014 at 21:36

Right my friend and i are both planning our weddings. There has been an edge of competition coming over our friendship since i got engaged (she was engaged first quite a while before me) It started...

Chucklevision, monday 11-Aug-14 14
soraneko
Being our own DJ?
soraneko, 10 August, 2014 at 20:59

Ok, this has been bugging me a bit. I was hoping that for our evening reception we would be able to get a band in and then once their time is up we could connect up a laptop to some audio system and...

soraneko, sunday 10-Aug-14 2
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Etsy...
Moonbeam88, 31 July, 2014 at 06:59

Since joining this forum I've seen lots of references to etsy...?! Had a look and it looks like an eBay site (just all buy it now prices) is this right? I'm i better looking on there for wedding stuff...

Pandabarney, thursday 31-Jul-14 5
xoxoxo2017
Birmingham Brides!!!
xoxoxo2017, 30 July, 2014 at 10:55

Any of you around? Just curious.....

xoxoxo2017, friday 8-Aug-14 52
Mispinkprincess
The kiss
Mispinkprincess, 30 July, 2014 at 15:20

So did anyone practice before? Or did you wing it on the day?

MrsShep, wednesday 30-Jul-14 10
emabee
What are your first dance songs?
emabee, 30 July, 2014 at 13:14

We can't decide! We want something quirky and alternative, our perfect song would be something by the Arctic Monkeys, our favourite band but there isn't anything suitable really. Please help! x

MrsA2B2014, thursday 31-Jul-14 26
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strange email - help
Mellypoos, 30 July, 2014 at 13:47

I got an email from someone to my personal email this morning offering me services for close up magic at my wedding. I think it has come about because of posts on here but I don't know how they got my...

Stephanie104, wednesday 30-Jul-14 17
SillyWrong
tears - all the time
SillyWrong, 30 July, 2014 at 13:52

Does anyone else do this when wedding planning, when we're planning anything wedding related, and we talk about the order of the day, or who will do or say what, i start welling up! Last night I full...

Lizzywills, monday 4-Aug-14 25
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dress shopping alone??
SunnyBrownDiamonds138, 27 July, 2014 at 16:28

Hi, I am having some trouble finding my dress. I have been to 4- 5 shops now, and have been taking my MOH, FMIL and sister, different combinations to each. But I feel as if I am now putting them out...

Chickpea278, wednesday 30-Jul-14 13
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So happy with my eBay BM dresses!
Smithette2b, 29 July, 2014 at 16:01

So my BM dresses arrived today from china and I absolutely love them!! For £25 they are amazing quality and they took no time at all to arrive! I was in 2 minds whether to order them or not as I...

ebony_rose, wednesday 30-Jul-14 21
mustard_mitt
How to choose a wedding dress shop....
mustard_mitt, 28 July, 2014 at 17:24

I'm coming to the realisation that, with our wedding next September, I'm going to need to actually start looking at dresses soon. I'm not looking forward to it, so I really just want to get it over...

mustard_mitt, tuesday 29-Jul-14 8
pinkypoo85
Feeling low - Rant ahead!
pinkypoo85, 28 July, 2014 at 09:42

So I am sorry in advance for this rant but I have to get it out as I have no one I can really say it to! I got engaged last year in May, 3 weeks later after much pestering and moaning at her BF my...

Erin8, tuesday 29-Jul-14 25
Erin8
Guilty pleasures and those you don't see the hotness of
Erin8, 24 July, 2014 at 05:22

Following on from the thead about hotties.... GUILTY PLEASURES John Bishop (His annoying voice and caps that are too big -his wife is a dentist as well! Jeremy Kyle at times (l know this is incredibly...

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