Queenie
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Hi girls,
People have been asking me for a wedding update lately so I guess I'd better provide one.
The bridesmaids dresses came in a while back now and three of the 4 girls have been to try them on. Here are the groom's sister (blonde hair), an old friend (glasses) and my best friend/MOH (black hair) trying on their dresses for the length to be adjusted:
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The invitations are also sorted. These were made by a bespoke designer who gave us custom artwork for all the cards - I couldn't find anything Cinderella-y that I liked which was available in the UK. The custom artwork was a total bargain - £10, I couldn't believe it when she quoted that to me! The invitations are 3 square cards: the main invitation card, an information card with details for local hotels/taxis etc and an RSVP card. When we were looking at invitations, these ended up costing only a few pounds more than it would have cost to make my own from scratch, I feel like I've gotten the bargain of the millennium! We sent them out the other weeks and RSVPs are trickling back to us.
I have my garters, courtsey of an US ebay store. They came in a pack of two - apparently one is a "tossing" garter - I've never heard of that before.
Our table number cards have been printed up by a friend of the family, so far he's not asked for any payment but we're not assuming they were free. They are based off a design from CRT - I blanked out the restaurant name and that's where the numbers are placed.
I've been to the florist with future MIL who is a total plant lover/expert (I'm so glad I have an ace MIL who I get on with). They showed me some great pictures and we're going with a brightly coloured orange/red/yellow bouquet of exotic flowers -please don't ak me what, I don't do flowers, I just pointed at things in photos! The best I can say is that I think there are roses and calla lillies in there. The table centerpieces will match but instead of being in vases, they will be in fresh hollowed out pumpkins. At the centre will be a hidden metal hook which will have a balloon attached to it for the evening reception.
I also discovered this beauty for £5 in TK Maxx - it will be my top table centrepiece:
In case I didn't post them earlier, these are the place card holders and guest favours that will also be on the tables along with a creamy yellow tablecloth and napkins:
Right now I am working on gifts for mum's/bridesmaids etc. I ordered the mum's gifts a couple of weeks ago, they are getting cut crystal bowls from Tiffany & Co - again a total steal! Glad we ordered when we did as I've just seen on that link that they've upped the price!
Mum's Gifts
I have also bought future DH's wedding present - a genuine Brian May from Queen autograph which I'm having framed (another bargain considering who he is). He's a huge fan but hopefully won't guess at this, it's currently hidden in a wardrobe upstairs!
This week we ordered the cufflinks for the guys, they're basically the ones in the pic but instead of "groom", "best man" etc being written on one, they're personalised with each guy's name.
I had my hair and make up trial the other week, here's roughly what I'll look like on the day (excuse the two-tone hair, I haven't dyed it for 9 months!!)
Finally the honeymoon and hen party are progressing well. For the honeymoon we are coming to Orlando and going on the Wonder for the 1st time - a 3 night cruise in a Cat 6 stateroom, I think - it's the one with a verandah. We're also staying at the WLV, AKL and the BCV! My hen night is a few nights at Disneyland Paris with 2 of my bridesmaids (the 2 without kids!)
Phew, I think that's it for now. Will keep you all posted!
People have been asking me for a wedding update lately so I guess I'd better provide one.
The bridesmaids dresses came in a while back now and three of the 4 girls have been to try them on. Here are the groom's sister (blonde hair), an old friend (glasses) and my best friend/MOH (black hair) trying on their dresses for the length to be adjusted:
The invitations are also sorted. These were made by a bespoke designer who gave us custom artwork for all the cards - I couldn't find anything Cinderella-y that I liked which was available in the UK. The custom artwork was a total bargain - £10, I couldn't believe it when she quoted that to me! The invitations are 3 square cards: the main invitation card, an information card with details for local hotels/taxis etc and an RSVP card. When we were looking at invitations, these ended up costing only a few pounds more than it would have cost to make my own from scratch, I feel like I've gotten the bargain of the millennium! We sent them out the other weeks and RSVPs are trickling back to us.
I have my garters, courtsey of an US ebay store. They came in a pack of two - apparently one is a "tossing" garter - I've never heard of that before.
Our table number cards have been printed up by a friend of the family, so far he's not asked for any payment but we're not assuming they were free. They are based off a design from CRT - I blanked out the restaurant name and that's where the numbers are placed.
I've been to the florist with future MIL who is a total plant lover/expert (I'm so glad I have an ace MIL who I get on with). They showed me some great pictures and we're going with a brightly coloured orange/red/yellow bouquet of exotic flowers -please don't ak me what, I don't do flowers, I just pointed at things in photos! The best I can say is that I think there are roses and calla lillies in there. The table centerpieces will match but instead of being in vases, they will be in fresh hollowed out pumpkins. At the centre will be a hidden metal hook which will have a balloon attached to it for the evening reception.
I also discovered this beauty for £5 in TK Maxx - it will be my top table centrepiece:
In case I didn't post them earlier, these are the place card holders and guest favours that will also be on the tables along with a creamy yellow tablecloth and napkins:
Right now I am working on gifts for mum's/bridesmaids etc. I ordered the mum's gifts a couple of weeks ago, they are getting cut crystal bowls from Tiffany & Co - again a total steal! Glad we ordered when we did as I've just seen on that link that they've upped the price!
Mum's Gifts
I have also bought future DH's wedding present - a genuine Brian May from Queen autograph which I'm having framed (another bargain considering who he is). He's a huge fan but hopefully won't guess at this, it's currently hidden in a wardrobe upstairs!
This week we ordered the cufflinks for the guys, they're basically the ones in the pic but instead of "groom", "best man" etc being written on one, they're personalised with each guy's name.
I had my hair and make up trial the other week, here's roughly what I'll look like on the day (excuse the two-tone hair, I haven't dyed it for 9 months!!)
Finally the honeymoon and hen party are progressing well. For the honeymoon we are coming to Orlando and going on the Wonder for the 1st time - a 3 night cruise in a Cat 6 stateroom, I think - it's the one with a verandah. We're also staying at the WLV, AKL and the BCV! My hen night is a few nights at Disneyland Paris with 2 of my bridesmaids (the 2 without kids!)
Phew, I think that's it for now. Will keep you all posted!
, everything looks wonderful , so beautiful 
