Bec & Chris - Wishes Wedding 03/01/11 WP/WHR/SCP - Some extra pics and **COMPLETE**

[BecBennett]

Thanks! for reading!

Ideas for cakes:
I want the cake to appear chocolate covered on the outside, with strawberries draping the sides. I haven’t decided yet whether I want the strawberries to be covered in chocolate, or just plain.

I like this Disney one, but it’s not quite the look I’m going for.

I don’t mind this, but with strawberries instead of flowers.

Sorta like this, but without the pattern on the cake… Maybe….

I like this, but I think it’s too messy for a wedding cake.

This one is nice too, but once again… Not quite right…

I really like this one, it’s neat, it’s got the draped chocolate covered strawberries. It’s not milk chocolate covered, but it’s nice enough to make me have 2nd thoughts. I also think it would go with my cake topper, which a milk chocolate covered cake may not do…

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

I'm coming to your wedding so I can eat cake!!!!

 

[iixheartxyouxox]

i love the idea of strawberries on the cake..sounds like its gonna be delicious

 

[BecBennett]

I'm coming to your wedding so I can eat cake!!!!

I think that's all I'm going for too

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

I think that's all I'm going for too

I am half tempted to go to the boardwalk bakery, order a cake and eat it just for fun. Why not!

 

[PrincessinLuv]

You're ring is gorgeous!! Very original! The engagement party looked like it was a blast, I'm jealous I called yesterday afternoon to speak with someone and they basically told me to call back end of summer, as if I were calling too soon. :/ oh well, I'm inspired now so I'll try again tomorrow.

Can't wait to read more!!

 

[ghoulish delight]

Your ring is very pretty! So unique! Sounds like "rich" is the perfect way to describe the wedding you're going to have! It'll be lovely, and very classy I think. Looking forward to reading along!

 

[Cleofish]

Yuuuummmmyy!!! I really want cake now!!!

 

[tiggerrifficheidi]

The cake at your engagement party was amazing!!! And I love your inspiration boards.

 

[BecBennett]

I've seen this absolutely gorgeous wedding dress that I want, but it's by a couturier (sp?) so I think that means it's a one of a kind dress, plus it means it's $$$$.

I can't find any photos of it online, not even on the couturier's website, but they use it as advertising in magazines and the like. I'll try and scan in a photo later, but right now it's driving me insane!

I suppose I could always email the company and see if the dress is available "off the rack" or even if they could tell me roughly how much it would cost to make for me...

I'm in a bit of trouble... We haven't started saving for our wedding yet, and I've now estimated that we need to be putting around $1000 a month away to make sure we've got the required amount by the required time we're paying for the whole thing by ourselves, and I keep that in mind when I'm planning everything, but the other day I was on the phone to FMIL and she asked whether we we're all going thirds in the cost of it. I told her no, that Chris and I were paying for the wedding, we just wanted our family to be there. I have a really good relationship with her though, so we had a chuckle as I said, "so we're not asking for any money, donations on the other hand, will be happily accepted" That makes me breath a bit easier, knowing that there will possibly be help if we need it. However, I'm not going to budget in possible cash donations.

 

[ghoulish delight]

Yay!! I'm so excited to see this dress you're lusting after! And how nice of your FMIL to want to help out, should you guys need it! That's great!

 

[BecBennett]

Yay!! I'm so excited to see this dress you're lusting after! And how nice of your FMIL to want to help out, should you guys need it! That's great!

Yeah it is really nice, my parents would probably help out too, but I don't really want to ask because we're already asking them to travel so far for the wedding.

Here's a pic of the dress I love: (sorry, the pic is a bit big)

It's by Mark Holt Bridal here in Australia. I have no idea of the name of the dress, or anything, and the most similar dress on their website is really, nothing like it!

However, I want a ball gown, and I'm not quite sure if you could put a hoop or a crinnie under this to make it sit right, because it looks like it's supposed to be flowy and what not...

 

[ChocoKat]

Ooooh I love the flowery detail on the dress it is stunning!

I have the same darned problem with my dress, according to the website it is under $2,500 under?! LOL

My DH minds the financial side of the whole thing, he has this extremely detailed spread sheet that he balances out every single day to calculate our budget. It even has graphs and whatnot. To be sincere it bores the living lights out of me, so I normally don't even ask what it means... I am sooo spoiled.

We are paying our own way through this shindig as well, we are used to doing everything ourselves, we put ourselves through college, etc. Once I moved out of home I never asked for a penny from my parents, I love them, and I know sometimes their budget is really tight, so I try to be kind on their wallets at all times.

DH has figured out the rate of our savings... still its gonna hurt to make those payments

 

[Chilly]

Wow great e-ring.

Loving the "Rich" idea. All those cakes look so yummy.

Everyone is different but I didn't find looking at magazine photos of wedding dresses helpful in the end. I picked out ones I liked but in the end got something completely different. Until you've got it on I don't think you can tell.

 

[MiaBella05]

joining in

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

AWESOME dress...very pretty. Nice of your FMIL to help out as well.

 

[MainStMandy]

I guess I haven't posted here yet...so I am joining in. Everything looks lovely! I just love your inspiration boards!!

 

[Cleofish]

I love the dress, it's so beautiful and flowy!!

 

[BecBennett]

Ooooh I love the flowery detail on the dress it is stunning!

I have the same darned problem with my dress, according to the website it is under $2,500 under?! LOL

My DH minds the financial side of the whole thing, he has this extremely detailed spread sheet that he balances out every single day to calculate our budget. It even has graphs and whatnot. To be sincere it bores the living lights out of me, so I normally don't even ask what it means... I am sooo spoiled.

We are paying our own way through this shindig as well, we are used to doing everything ourselves, we put ourselves through college, etc. Once I moved out of home I never asked for a penny from my parents, I love them, and I know sometimes their budget is really tight, so I try to be kind on their wallets at all times.

DH has figured out the rate of our savings... still its gonna hurt to make those payments

I generally do the budgeting side for us, and DF just complains that we never have enough

I guess it makes me feel a little more in control

The problem with wedding dresses in Oz, is that they're so much more expensive here then in the US. To begin with $2500 was my budget for my dress, and then I went and tried on a bunch while I was in Connecticut, and none of them were over $1000, so now I'm rethinking my budget.

Wow great e-ring.

Loving the "Rich" idea. All those cakes look so yummy.

Everyone is different but I didn't find looking at magazine photos of wedding dresses helpful in the end. I picked out ones I liked but in the end got something completely different. Until you've got it on I don't think you can tell.

Yeah I know, I couldn't buy a dress without having tried it on first, just knowing what the fabric feels like is important to me.

joining in

AWESOME dress...very pretty. Nice of your FMIL to help out as well.

I guess I haven't posted here yet...so I am joining in. Everything looks lovely! I just love your inspiration boards!!

I love the dress, it's so beautiful and flowy!!

Thanks everyone.

 

[princess22]

That dress is gorgeous!!