September 2012 Brides and Grooms

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Well, we have FINALLY booked our wedding - well, actually it's only provisional but I didn't want to wait any longer to start the thread cos I'm too excited We just need to pay the deposit which we will do hopefully later this week.

Just have to say - 585 days to go...!!

Welcome all other September brides and grooms! Looking forward to chatting with you all Below is some basic info on some of the thread members. If you would like to, please provide a bit of info about yourself and I will update this post as replies arrive. Nobody is obligated to provide any information whatsoever, it's just an attempt to make things a little more personal as we'll all be here for a little while! All brides & grooms are very welcome, regardless of what information you are or are not comfortable providing. xxx

1st
White_Sapphire aka Fiona, marrying George in Bristol
Katyann
lizbristol
midlandsfairy, getting married in Sussex
Gemma010912
Part Mouse
Tillymama
2nd
nuttymummy aka Tracey, marrying Adam in Chester
6th
katydo12, getting married in Greece
7th
dorisleeds
Starrystarrynight
8th
joanneinwonderland
the_insider
soontobeawife
catgirl
MRSMAC2B aka Gillian, getting married in East Kilbride
saintly, aka Stef, marrying Mark in Merseyside
fubar4164, getting married in Somerset
thewinelady
Day_dreamer80
lollie79
babyb06
jammy26
katie1812, getting married in Norwich
9th
Mummy2roo, getting married in Taunton
10th
fawny, aka Fiona, getting married in Rhodes
sian smith, getting married in Rhodes
15th
amycm123
Emmylou, marrying Daniel in Bristol
MandyMoo22
Amybettb, getting married in Chester
Samileo
Roz_V, getting married in Derbyshire
Jessie11
ghawdon, getting married in Newcastle
kaz_t20, getting married in Newquay
alwaysonthego
neneromanova
17th
crissy73, getting married in Kefalos, Greece
21st
daniellac
t*ovi
22nd
natc aka Natalie, marrying Daniel in West Yorkshire
Debbiecatal's daughter Catherine (aka TheSeventh), marrying David
Sugar_Moon aka Jules, getting married in Baddesley Clinton
Sophia84
AutumnBride, marrying Mark in Knowle
beckistar
cashbackqueen, getting married in Crewe
nikkinakkinoo
yummymummyoftwo
24th
vpb23, getting married in Paphos, Cyprus
28th
meechly
hannah.nikki
29th
tryingtobetheperfectHW
Scotsbride, getting married in Scotland
margatehoney, getting married in Margate
Juby
vbt
Date TBC/not stated:
bubbles0169 (after 20th)
jemmaali aka Jemma, marrying Stuart in Italy
donnap83
lioness131
Groovyfox18
LouisaMay

Directory of Skills
As we have a wide range of skills between us I am compiling a list of people who are happy to be contacted (via this thread or PM) for advice on specific subjects. Please let me know if you have any wedding-related skills, including any already listed, and are willing to be added to the list. Thank you. x
Scotsbride: Flowers and plants, esp seasonal availability
Tiara: Papercraft - scrapbooking, invites
Fawny: Lindos and Pefkos expert
White_Sapphire: dressmaking and fabrics, colour co-ordination
nuttymummy: photography, cake making & decorating

Best answers:

• Hi am too! well weve not booked the date yet but we know where were going to and should be doing it next couple of weeks! Sept 15th we would like! what sort of budget are you looking at ?
  Amy
• hi im after 20th september, i dont want to give the exact date, i dont know why lol
  its so nice to see a thread for us,i cant believe its next year!
• Thanks ladies! Hadley1, you are more than welcome here We've gone for The Mansion House. So we're just looking for the evening venue which we think we've found, and are going to see next week
  We're trying to do it on a budget of Ј8k not including Honeymoon, which sounds a fair bit compared to some, but still quite hard to stick to!!
  Bubbles, you don't have to give your date, it's not compulsory Hope everyone's planning is going well so far.
  x
• My cheap ebay fabric arrived today - all 10 metres of it! I'm using it to make a mock-up (or quite possibly two) of my dress. Just need to transport it to my parents' house, as I'll be making my dress there so H2B doesn't get to see it. There's also way more space, a much better sewing machine than mine, and a dress form dummy to help me along Can't wait to get started on it - I keep gazing longingly at the pattern when H2B isn't around!
• Hehe - I'm forever lurking on everyone else's threads so sneak to your heart's content!
  The pattern is this (link removed) one. I want to amend it a bit though, cos I want a V-neck bustline, a cowl back (nowhere near as low as the pattern though: 'the girls' need a little more support than that ), and a long train incorporated within the dress rather than a detachable piece. Hence the amount of cheap fabric for practising - I've made dresses before but never attempted to modify a pattern to this extent. Hmm, is the single most important garment of my life the best one to start with?? Luckily I'll have my mum on hand to help, who also made her own wedding dress.
  Wouldn't trust myself with ayone else's though, sorry!
• Thanks hun I will definitely post regular updates for you, I know how people on here like their piccies
  I've actually never made a dress for anyone else - I'd be terrified!! I don't mind if it takes fifteen fittings to get it right for myself, as it's only my own time I'm taking up. I do quite like the idea of being a dressmaker, but would want a hell of a lot more training and practice before I wielded the tailor's shears near anyone else's fabric
  You could always ask Linda to make yours
• Just popping in from the August thread to say congrats on setting your date I'm gutted it wasn't in August though, will have to keep popping by to see how you're doing!
  That is so exciting you're making your own dress, you can make exactly what you want and it will be completely unique, plus very mse Looking forward to seeing your photo updates
• Thanks Tiara!
• We're 8th September 2012! SO cannot wait! So far venue, humanist, band and photographer booked. At the moment just looking at bits and bobs of stationary etc. just trying to buy when see something for right price. Got our guest book from ebay for Ј10 and our cake toppers were so cheap too! At the moment trying to find a large vintage photoframe (like A2/A1 size) to do a table plan. Just got a picture in my head what I want!
  : ) I LOVE wedding planning!
  xxx
• Congratulations joanneinwonderland!! You've been added to our exclusive list
  We're having a Humanist ceremony as well, although we haven't found a celebrant yet - the one we were thinking of (H2B's mum knows him) has been struck off for apparently not taking his own weddings vows seriously enough... So the search begins again!
  You're much more organised than I am! All we've done so far is book the venue. We've been gathering ideas and contacts though, so watch this space...
  x
• im a september 2012 bride woo hoo! i was waiting for a september thread to be set up
  im 2nd september! I have booked the venue, and registrar and currently looking into photographers
  xx
• Welcome and congratulations nuttymummy! You're now on our list
  x
• ok seeing as ive subscribed to this thread and hopefully get to know you all as we are doing all our planning Ill let you know my thoughts so far:
  Venue: Chester Zoo
  Colour scheme: Deep purple, burnt orange and a hint of green (looks alot nicer than it sounds LOL)
  Theme: Giraffes and Elephants
  number of bridesmaids: 2
  Photographer: 'working on it!'
  Favours: jumbo animal biscuits LOL
  Cake: something multi-tiered! Im a cake maker so cost and design isnt really an option
  Food: afternoon tea, then a BBQ afterwards
  Entertainment: safari around zoo, disco, facepainting, maybe a photobooth and hopefully pinatas LOL
  Table decor: N/A as we arent having a sit down meal (but if i was it was goldfish in bowls LOL)
  Budget so far approx Ј9000 (eeek!)
  aiming for a super fun, informal wedding!
  Love to hear your ideas!
• lol i know what u mean about budget....our budget is just for the wedding day, we arent having a stag/hen party and probably wont have a honeymoon due to our 2 kids and lack of money LOL
  i would have never of thought of turquoise!. the orange is the more dominant over green in mine :0)
  im trying to do lost of DIY too, like the invites, cake, cupcakes as part of dessert, photobooth hopefully and having a filmer friend do a video.
  by vintagey i always get the idea of multipatterned bunting which looks so awesome!
  LOL i would have liked a sit down meal too but we went for the cheaper option of afternoon tea
• My first colour scheme idea was just purple and tangerine, but I thought that perhaps H2B would like some input too so asked him and he said that he likes turquoise. The three colours look amazing together but we do have to make sure that they are not in equal proportions or it would be a bit too much!
  I would love to have bunting! We might ask the venue to let us put some up in the garden, but haven't got that far yet. I really like vintage style clothing so my dress is quite 1930s in style. H2B is thinking of wearing a top hat, so it's kind of gone from there! I will try to think of vintage-y style table decorations as well, but that's not high on my list of priorities as yet.