ARE YOU GETTING MARRIED IN SEPTEMBER 2003?

Hi Mandy:

Our wedding is September 20th, 2003. I was just to a wedding last weekend, that got me jumpstarted again on all the things that have yet to be done!

I just met with a fiddler this morning and got music (aside from organ music) out of the way. My wedding gown should be here in July, I have yet to buy shoes too. Bridesmaid`s gifts, I have a plan for that although I haven`t bought them yet. Groomsman`s gifts, have no idea!

My fiance is getting his tuxedo ordered by the end of the month, and we will be ordering our wedding bands next month. I haven`t gotten my invitations done yet, I hope to get those printed by next month so I can get started addressing them all and have them in the mail by July. I think we`re going to purchase a kit from the stationary store and print them ourselves rather than spending $250+ for 75 invites and RSVP cards.

What haven`t I thought of? I don`t know!!! There are just too many things!! :)

K

Hi Kimberly, that reminds me that I still have to pick out music for the soloists to sing at the wedding. Have you picked out songs yet? Having a fiddler sounds like a great idea! I just have an organist, piano player and a make and female singer. Where are you getting married at? I actuall ygot really lucky on invites, I found an old couple that has been doing them for over 40 years. THey are doing them for half price and they order them out of their books like the rest do..carlson..etc and all the other companies. So, I got the whole thing for about $130. I would have made them myself had I not found them, they can get so expensive! Is that when you are going to send out the invites..July? Whoa I better get going on those! We are also ordering our rings next month, I cant wait for that, its my favorite part....I make my fiancee go to the jewelery store every month just to make sure that is the one I want, I`ve changed my mind a couple times, but now I think I have made up my mind! Well, congrats Kim! And good luck with everything!

Hi again Mandy:

Our wedding is in Nova Scotia, Canada (which is where we live).

You were lucky to get the invites that cheap. If I could find them at that price I`d definitely go for it.

Regarding music, we aren`t actually having a soloist (I don`t think). We`re trying to reduce the costs here - even doing things on the cheap, this is still turning into a very expensive production! I`m hoping that our fiddler and organist/pianist can play together. If not, we`ll have the organ for some things, the fiddle for others.

We`re sending our invitations about eight weeks ahead of time, as many of our guests are coming from the US. We were going to use these business card-sized magnets for favors - you know, a picture, thanks for sharing our day, blah blah. But I got to thinking that perhaps we should use those for a `save the date` sort of thing to send over the summer, along with some directions on where everything is going to be, etc. We`re planning to do little tulle/candy things anyhow for favors. I will have to see what my fiance thinks.

You must already have your gown do you? Although mine is on order, I`m trying to lose some pounds first (like most brides-to-be no doubt!). I`ve been going to Weight Watchers since February and so far I`ve dropped 13 pounds. I hope to be down 20 by the end of May. By July, who knows? They said they can always take the dress in, but taking it out is difficult. I wouldn`t have dared to order it in a smaller size!

Lots of luck for your wedding!

K

Hey Kim!
Yeah I already have my dress, I went and picked it out about a month after we got engaged which would have been last July! I was going to have them hold it until the wedding, but when I went back to the store to try it on with my crinolin, no one was there!! The store was empty and we had already paid for the dress!! This was back in September and so as my mom and I were leaving the shop I saw the lady who owns the store and stopped her to ask where my dress was, and she said "oh, I was just going to call you to have you come pick up your dress, I decided to close my shop for a while" I was thinking "yeah right you were gonna call" But fortunately she took us into the shop where she had it hanging in a bag and ready to go. So we took it home with us that day! I am glad I have it now so I know where it is!

That is a good idea for the magnets, I sent those out to all my guests that lived out of state back in September, some people close by wondered why they didnt get one, but I just told them I sent them to just the people out of state because most people close to me already know, and I didnt want to send out a pre-invitation to everyone.
I havent found any ideas for favors yet but if I cant the tulle thing looks great, I would just have to figure out something to go in them.
The soloists are just going to be two singers from our church, they are really good singers and they dont want to be paid for doing it, but my Dad is going to give them some anyways, that is a cheap way to go.
You are absolutely right, the cheap way usually does turn out to be a big expense. Are you guys paying for the wedding yourself?? How old are the 2 of you by the way? I am 22 and my fiancee is 24. One thing I am really glad about is that my dress fits me perfect I dont need any alterations, except to get the bussell put in it.

Kimberly
You and Mandy sound like you are getting your weddings put together really well. I can help you with very inexpensive invitations if you are interested. Millward5213@hotmail.com

Hi Mandy:

Wow, looks like you narrowly escaped catastrophe with your gown! Yikes!

Mine is definitely going to need alterations. I`m sort of bigger on top, so things typically don`t fit me right off the rack, they always have to come in at the waist. Especially while I`m losing these pounds! :) They ordered it in a somewhat large size, the next size down didn`t *quite* fit and I certainly didn`t have the nerve to order it in that size anyhow and hope I could squeeze into it! And the bustle is a necessity, I have a fairly long train. Can`t be dragging that around with me all evening!

To answer your question about age, my fiance is 32 and I am 31. We`ve been together over four years, just got engaged in the wee hours of New Year`s Day, after our guests went home.

I spoke to my fiance about the "save the date` thing and he thought it would just cause confusion. We would only have time to send them out a month before the invites anyhow, so I guess it`s just an added expense with not very much return. While our parents are chipping in quite a bit, the wedding expenses are largely on us. It will likely be in the $10K range.

Bye for now!



K

Hi Eliza:

Depends, are you in Canada or the US? US exchange just kills any bargains that may be out there.

K

I am in the US

E.

Yes, that`s what I thought. Unless your bargains are in Canadian dollars, they just won`t work for me. By the time you pay US exchange, duty, shipping and taxes, US bargains simply aren`t bargains anymore.

Thanks anyways!

K

Hi,
I`m too getting married in September 20th,we live in Dallas ,Tx,we are actually renewing our vows after 7 years of mariage ,we never had a wedding at the church so this is very special to us as well as our families..I don`t have my dress yet,i`m getting everything one by one ,deposits here and there and hope to finalize everything by the end of July,a good friend of mine offered to take care my invitations ,should be out by next month,i will have a Dj play all type of decent and fun music ahahahah, the most important thing for all of you ladies : make sure you enjoy your day your way ,don`t try to imitate friends on their wedding ,go cheap as much as you can but elegant and save some $$$ for the future ,.
What else ? uh, take care and keep in touch.

Hi all!
Well, another catastrophy...sort of... We also got a very good deal on a cake for the wedding back in November. Well, the lady calls me 4 weeks ago and said that her husband has cancer and two of her children have gotten severe athsma, so whe cant do my cake....well luckily I found another lady by refenence of a friend, but the bad part is that the origonal cake lady wouldnt call me back about my deposit, so I called her for 3 weeks straight and no answer or return call. Finaly a couple days ago she called and said she would send my deposit now but I cant cash it until JULY!!! She like "oh well your wedding isnt until sept though right?" I said right, but I kindof needed the money to pay fro the deposit on a new cake person. She apoligized and that was that. Hopefully there are no more surprises! Planning has been fun for the most part but the stressful part is actually organizing times for everyone to be where they need to be!Ahhhh. I am glad I only have to do this once!

Is anyone having a band ro a DJ?? My dad and fiancee really wanted both so thats what we did. That was pretty fun going around and watching and interviewing bands at different bars and clubs.

So what do all of your dresses look like/and bm dresses??

I did get lucky on the funds or the wedding, when my fiancee asked my dad to marry me, I had no idea that he would pay for all of it. He pulled me aside and said that he would contirbute 10grand and my fiancees parents offered 5 grand. I was shocked, that makes it a whole lot less stressful! I cant imagine coming up with that money in 1 year!!! Thank God

Oh and Kim....That makes sense to not do the save the date cards. Especially when you are going to be sending out invites soon.
Well, talk to you later...Mandy

We`re getting married outdoors on Fri, Sept 19th at the Germanic American Institute in St. Paul, MN and having the reception inside at the same site. I am a total budget bride -- if you call around enough, you`ll find good deals. This place is 11.00 a plate for catering as opposed to the $25 average at other places. I work at a grocery store, so I get $50 off a wedding cake, plus my 5% discount. We`re getting a small cake (2 layers) and putting it up on a stand with flowers underneath to make it seem taller, then using sheet cake for the extra slices (about 100 guests total). I`m wearing my mother-in-law`s dress, and we both know who our attendants will be. I will have a DJ in a couple of days, and we`re doing our own invitations. What we don`t have yet are: rings, flowers, musicians for the ceremony, booked honeymoon plans, and probably a bunch of other stuff. No sweat, though. I printed out a wedding timeline, and we`re not doing ALL the traditional wedding stuff.

Hi! I just read all the threads and was really surprised to see you girls have it so together. I`m also getting married on sept. 6 th and I haven`t found a dress yet. I`m in Montreal and we`re having the wedding right here in our house. It`s going to be very small (only about 30 people or so). I`m really nervous about the whole thing .....guess I shouldn`t complain eh?

Hello Brides of September 2003!!!

I just happended to come across this site and read the messages and I just had to write! You are all on your way to a beautiful day, it`s work and a lot of thinking on our part because we all want it to be beautiful and to go well.

Our wedding date is September 13th. This is my first marriage and my fiance`s 2nd. He has three great children so I`m going to be a Step Mom! Mike proposed to me on January 7, 2002 and I have been kind of taking my time on things. I bought my wedding gown last year so I have that taken care of. Still need shoes, veil. Ugh! I don`t think I`ll need alterations either except for bussel, unless of course I drop major amount of weight before then, (need to lose 20) only lost 4! : )

I have the cermony site, reception hall, DJ and photographer picked out. I made most things for the wedding (it`s cheaper and you really get what you want this way). I made placement card holders out of small (very small) clay pots, with moss, silk flowers, wire and an alligator clip. I made the centerpieces with a Silver tin pot, silk flowers, baby`s breath, tulle fabric and misc. Items in them, the finishing touch will be a card attached to a florist stick with a note; "Thank you for Sharing Our Special Day with Us, Michael & Debbie, September 13, 2003".
I also made the bridal bouquets (five). I received pew bows from a friend and I`m going decorate those with the remaining flowers I have for the cermony along with tulle fabric I have left over. I thought about making my invites, but my Mom talked me out of it I guess she knew I would make other things for my wedding and knew I wouldn`t have the time. But Gingess was having a 1/2 off deal on invites if you registered the groomsmen attire there so that`s what we did. But I`m pleased with the price and I will print the addresses on them from our computer, it will save on writing time!

I have my cake picked out just need to call make the appt. So that`s one more thing off my mind. Thinking about making my veil, because I cannot find what I want in stores. Found something online I like but would like to try it on you know?

Well I`m babbling, guess I needed to say more than I thought, all my friends have been married for some time and have kids of their own I`m the baby of the group 35 but still the baby!! Last to get married too!
So it was nice to get some things out to the gals that would understand during these times.

The cost is hurandus we are paying for most of our wedding with some help here and there but it`s going well and the only thing that has happened is that we finally found a pastor and church and the pastor is moving on to a different church and now I do not know who our new pastor is going to be yet and if he will be able to take on our day, we have the church but I may still need to find someone to marry us! It will work out though, life just has a way of providing a hiccup our two! Good luck to all and feel free to e-mail me

Debbie in Kenosha, WI

Congrats! Ariana, Susie, and Debbie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like things are coming along for all of you nicely! I just cant believe its only 3 months away now! Time sure does fly!!! So, where are the rest of you going for your honeymoons?? The dress was also one of the very first things I got! It was definately the most exciting part next to the rings! Well, I wish you all gook luck with your weddings, please keep posting messages on this thread as your plans continue on. Mandy

Hi Girls!

I`m getting married September 20, 2003! We`re hosting a weekend wedding up in the Adirondacks for 100 of our nearest and dearest. They`ll arrive on Friday for a Welcome Reception and then have Saturday afternoon to go hiking, boating, sightseeing, etc. The wedding will be outside in the evening, with the reception in a tent, as we`ll be using the resort`s restaurant for a mini-concert afterwards with a really awesome band from Philly. Then, everyone will leave after a Farewell Brunch on Sunday.

My fiance and I both work in New York City (busy!), so we started planning things about a year and a half ago so we would have time to get everything done. I have my dress (needs taken in a bit), he has his suit, we both have the rings, the photographer, the food, the honeymoon (Paris), and we sent out a save the date letter last year, and just sent out the invitations last month. We will be sending another reminder in July that will have driving directions, information about the resort and a homemade cd for them to play on the way up. A lot of our guests will be traveling 10 hours or more, so we wanted to let them be able to plan ahead and get tickets, etc. When the arrive on Friday, everyone will get a goodie bag with snacks, a bottle of wine, and an itinerary of the weekend, but I`m still stuck on table decorations. I have leaves and grapevine wreaths and taper candles, and we`re having branches in vases as the main centerpiece--but I`m not sure whether I need another favor (besides the bags), so I was thinking leaf napkin rings? Right now, I have mini-grapevine wreaths for the napkins, but what do you guys think?

Also, the cake--my favorite part! Everyone is getting a mini-cake that looks just like the big one we`ll be cutting. I even found mini bride and groom cake toppers for each cake!
I`m so stressed out but these are the things that make it fun!

Congrats, by the way! Everyone`s wedding sounds lovely!

Hello Julie!

We share the same wedding date! Woohoo! :)

You were way ahead of me in planning - I just got engaged in the wee hours of New Years morning this year, so we had nine months to get this thing together. Slowly but surely, it`s all coming along! I must say, nine months ago it seemed we had a lot more time. These days I`m just flying around!

It sounds as though yours ...*ahem*...has a somewhat bit bigger budget than ours does. No goodie bags for our guests! :) But of that`s ok! We`re paying for ours mostly ourselves, with some contributions from parents. It`s still going to be wonderful.

Wow, you sent out your invitations really early. I`m not sending mine until probably mid-July, they`re not even printed yet. We just figured out what we`re doing about them this past weekend. Rather than spend gazillions on ordering fancy ones, I`m doing them myself - designing them on my computer, getting them printed on card stock and then stamping or embossing them myself (haven`t decided which yet). I`ll be doing that this month so I can get them addressed and ready to roll for July 15th.

I`m still working on decorating ideas for the hall, as we have to decorate it ourselves the night before. Should be interesting, as I don`t have much decorating talent myself! Fortunately there will be bunches of family members around to help.

Best of luck!


K

Hi Kim,

Sounds like you have everything under control! I`m starting to get a bit nervous now, as time is approaching! Yes, our budget is bigger--but, I thought, it is only going to happen once, so let`s make it unforgettable! (We`re paying for 2/3 of it--and will be for the next 50 years! )

Glad you figured out what to do with your invites. Sounds nice--you have a good plan! Ours was chaos actually--we had a freelancer design them with us and then had them printed--it was a tri-fold die-cut job, all one piece, with a tear off postcard. We used all 6 sides, and even put information about the resort on the last page, but we kept changing our minds so it took forever. But, everyone loved them--if you lived closer, I`d give you my designer`s name.

I don`t think you need to do a save the date mailing now, since you`ll be sending the invites out shortly. We did send our inviations out early, but only because people needed to take off work and book flights ahead of time. The reminder we send out next will be the last bit of communication before September, when we`ll be calling our guests and introducing them to other guests we think they`d get along well with, so on Friday, no one will feel like strangers.

We`re even going so far as to not have any seating arrangements for the tables, as by Saturday, everyone will know everyone else and the intimacy we want will be going strong.

What are your flowers? I`ve decided on dried strawflowers, which are great for bouquets. I ordered 1400 of them--which I think may be too many, but I`m also decorating an archway with them, so hopefully that will be enough! (I don`t know when to stop!)

Anyway, where are you going on your honeymoon? We`ve decided on Paris and are taking French lessons to help us communicate over there. Should be great!

Well, I have to get to work!

Take care!

Best,
Julie

To JULIE,
Your wedding sounds like a complete waste of money!! And great job at bragging about what you wish you were doing for your wedding, it sounds like a great idea "in your dreams" but come on come back into reality and quit playing make believe we are not little girls anymore!!! Get real!
And as for (this is for the next 50 years) you are mostlikely WRONG...because 60% of marriages end in divorce....and there is nothing you can do to change that stat. Its the cold truth!!! So congratulations at opening the window wide up and throwing money out the window. I am sure your wedding planner "who really planned this" is thrilled about the brand new wardrobe she gets for getting you to believe that this is "for the next 50 years" in a year from now not 1 person who attended the wedding will remember the things you wasted your money on..
And yes..............you mailed your invites way to early! Why????? Waste of MORE MONEY if you ask me. Invites are to let people know that you are getting married and you send them a month and a half in advance, plenty of time to make plans........besides I am sure everyone who lives far away from you will know that you are getting married anyways, and to send out a wedding reminder????????Whats up with that??????? You should have sent Save The Date cards not Invites!!!! You did it backwards!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, I hope you learn from this mistake on your second marriage!!! Good luck!!! Lacy S.

OK, so Julie`s wedding has a larger budget.

Mine has a smaller budget.

I`m doing things my way. You`re quite likely doing them your way. And guess what? I bet Julie is doing things HER way.

So what? We`re each having our own weddings, the way we each want them to be.

All of our events are probably going to be very different, based on our own plans. Personally, I plan to enjoy mine regardless of how much is spent on it or what people think I should have done differently.

Is it really necessary to be so rude and insulting, just because someone isn`t doing things the way YOU would have?

Well,

I`m sorry if I upset you for some reason--I thought we were supposed to share our wedding plans with other people for ideas and advice. I certainly don`t think I deserve a tongue-lashing. Thank you , Kimberly for saying your piece.

Lacy--actually, everything I`ve said is true. You can go to my wedding website to see it all for yourself if you`d like, but I don`t need to prove anything to you, do I? Are you getting married any time soon? You didn`t say anything about your wedding plans....

This message board thread is about love, marriage, and excitement--not about divorce and the fact that none of our guests will remember our wedding. I think it was totally unnecessary for you to say anything at all. It doesn`t matter if anyone remembers my wedding--I will.

I didn`t mean to sound like I was bragging about my wedding, but I didn`t know that if I was spending more than 10K on my wedding I couldn`t write about it. Sorry!

To set the record straight, I don`t have a wedding coordinator, but I have put a lot of effort and love into making the day I`ve waited for for five years to happen. I`m not playing make-believe. I`m living the dream! I have a wonderful man who loves me and wants to help make our special day one to remember, and I`ve been blessed with the means to make it that way.

My context of "for the next 50 years" was a candid remark in regard to paying for the wedding--I know Nathan and I will be together even longer than that, and all of these other brides and their hubbies will too. Statistics don`t count for true love, now do they?


And, I think you don`t need to tell me that I`m making mistakes with my invites. I sent out a save the date letter June or 2002 in order to get an general idea of whether I needed to book a lodge for 25 people or for 100. Then, we sent out the invites, which also included a brochure, as our guests will have to reserve their airplane and train tickets early. 5 months early is actually what is recommended for a weekend event. We are sending the cd and driving directions in late August as a reminder and to get our guests excited for the weekend. I was very organized and thorough in my preparations and I don`t know why that is so wrong!


Anyway, to Kimberly, Mandy, Debbie, Susie, Ariana, Matina, etc., I apologize if my wedding budget is causing ill feelings. I wish you all the most beautiful, perfect weddings you have planned, and all the best in your married life. Have a wonderful wedding in September 2003.

Best,
Julie

Julie, you certainly haven`t offended me! You were just talking about your wedding plans, just like we all are. I hope it all goes great!

K

Julie, you havent offended me either, My wedding is just as expensive and I dont think its a bad thing if we want to make our day as wonderful as possible. Your plans sound great and very well planned out. Congrats!! And good luck.

Julie,

Wow! I cannot believe this!! No offense here either, I was like Wow! What a wedding that will be after I read your thread! It sounds beautiful. We all have our budgets and we do what we can with it, some can do a lot with a small budget and some can do some phoenomial things with a large budget, does it really matter? No! Just have your wedding the way you want to have it. Don`t let anyone tell you differently! People are always going to have something to say, some say it under the breath or whatever, some just say right out straight! Your wedding truly does sound like a dream wedding, I`ll have to see your web page, can you let me know (I cannot remember if it`s was above in thread, I`ll look). Hey let`s just enjoy our months of planning no matter what we plan on doing. Believe it or not, my wedding is going to cost some decent money, and believe me, it`s nothing too extravagant but it will very pleasant and elegant and hopefully a day filled fun and laughter with family and friends!

Hang in there ladies and still let us know what`s going on. I love it hear all of this stuff! There is not one wedding that the same! That`s what it comes down to our own individuality and preference.

Good luck and don`t worry so much! Just have the best day EVER!!!

I am getting married on Sept 6th too. My wedding is in Ontario Canada. With only 77 days left I still have a ton of things to still do. To make all my stress levels worse, my wedding party is hopeless. THey have no desire to help with anything and when they do want to do something they don`t tell me that they`re doing it. (I have 3 sets of 150 different favours thanks to them). That`s about it for me. I`d love to keep in touch and see how you`re planning is going.

Is Layla signing things Lacey now? Talk about growing up. Jealousy can make idiots write strange things.

Go for it Julie! Sounds like my kind of day.

We are getting married on Sept 12, and I still have tons to do. He proposed last April and we made plans to get married on an Alaskan Cruise with our families along. And a week`s cruise for 16 is just as expensive as a weekend for 100.

Anyway, my mother is now too sick to travel so last month we canceled the cruise wedding and started local plans. I have the ceremony site, reception site, caterer, some decorations and a dress that needs altering.

We decided to with a casual feel, so that makes a few things easier. We are giving away scratch off lottery tickets for favors with a lucky in love message. And I am pricing donuts from krispy kreme instead of cake. I really want a laid back, summer fun (well indian summer anyway) sort of feel.

Our puppy is very well behaved and the ceremony is outside, so we are trying to teach him to deliver a pillow to the alter. Should be sweet, or hilarious. Either way it should be fun.

My older brother just applied to be ordained online to marry friends of his this month. If that goes well, he may do ours as well. Problem is I don`t know if I could keep a straight face, we`re very close and his dry sense of humor sends me straight into giggles.

I love reading all your stories. (Except Lacie`s- she sucks.) Best of Luck and Love to you all!

Jewel -- I think you are right about Layla signing her notes Lacey now. I don`t think anyone else on these message boards is so cruel.
Anyway, update on my wedding... I`m having a good friend from work and his young protege play classical guitar at our ceremony. Finally got a DJ, flowers are next, and we still don`t have our rings. We are planning a honeymoon in New England to see the fall colors.
As for budgets -- we all have different budgets, but we do the best we can. I don`t think there are too many brides out there any more who buy the most expensive things just because they are the most expensive and therefore best. Going for something cheaper does not mean you care less about your wedding -- it just means that you refuse to believe what the bridal industry (who like any other industry is out to make money) tells you. Congratulations to all. -Ariana

Hi All!! I too am a Sept 6th bride in decatur, il. My fiance and I will have been together 9 years by the time we say "I DO". However we are still fairly young as we are the first of all of our friends to get married. I will be 23 and he is 24.
Our wedding is very personal as we have written our own vows, we are marrying in my parents yard which we have poured blood, sweat and tears re-landscaping, and have chosen a winery theme. We took a vacation two years ago to lake tahoe and absolutely fell in love with the wineries...so re-making them in our very own little way.
With just about 2 months left I am doing wedding things 24/7 it seems. The current project is invitations and we just finished the landscaping earlier today. I can`t believe how fast a year has already gone!! Good luck to everyone!!
Keely
Valentine627@hotmail.com

Keely,

Your plans sound lovely! And relandscaping sounds like a very practical (if time is not an issue)way to spend money. You have a beautiful ceremony site that your parents can keep! Good luck to you!

Julie,
Your wedding seems to follow a similar theme to ours. Our winery theme is also combined with twigs...the arbor matt built is made of twigs/trees (outside) and we still have to figure out how to make the indoor one for the cake table.
You said you needed help with the table centers. How about putting grapes in the glass vase filling with water and inserting twigs and whatever your flower is. I think that would be absolutely beautiful! Surround with tealights or votives.....
I think the guest favors will be enough as they are don`t forget to include a bottle opener and a wine stopper in the bags! They would both make great keepsakes...especially the stoppers!

I am getting married on September 6 as well. It will be a small church OKLAHOMA wedding. I got engaged on May 10, 2003 and we are planning a wedding in just 4 months after the ring hit my finger. I bought the dress at David`s Bridal *I didnt have a bad experience, sorry to those who did* and I bought it less then 3 weeks after getting engaged. I looked at what seems like 50 places before making my final purchase. I found invitations at an office store that all you have to do is type print them...they will be awesome. We are doing my reception at the church fellowship hall. I only have a Maid of Honor so getting a dress was simple. We have the cake in order and the reception ideas are going wild, but I havent set anything in stone. I am thinking of making a photo album with pictures of him through the years, me through the years, and us since we have been together. I Have also purchased tea lights (found 100 of them for $4.00 at IKEA in Houston) and I am going to make favors out of them (going to buy tulle to match my colors and wrap them with that and put a paper on them saying "thank you for sharing light in our day" September 6, 2003 and our names. I still have yet to flower shop--they will most lilkely be real ones since my finace doesnt like the look of the fake bridal bouquet!

Actually mom and dad paid for all of the landscaping and they are paying for the dinner following the wedding. His parents are paying for the rehersal dinner and the rest is up to us. ...cake, photographer, DJ, wine, minister, and flowers. We divided it all up. So its a family sharing thing. Also my mom bought my dress for me as a gift. It has been great fun and a lot of work, but think it will all come together amazingly. We`re also having a brunch the morning after at my parents house, but may just have bagels and fruit (my favorite) but mom thinks we need something for other people that don`t like bagels....Oh the details that pop up later. Good Luck to Everyone!

My daughter is getting married 22/9/03 in middlesbrough cleveland england, everything sorted.
All i have to do is finish her cakes and put the flowers together.
So to all you ladies good luck & best wishes for the future hope you all have a wonderful day full of laughter and smiles.


Lil

Hello all,

I am getting married September 20, 2003 in Puckett, Mississippi. Let`s see what have I gotten accomplished so far: I have already got my wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses, although they need to be fitted. I have purchased my invitations and they should be here this week so I can have them sent out to the calligrapher. I have already purchased various decorations for the reception and rehearsal dinner tables. I have secured the reception and wedding location. I have contacted the wedding singer. I have ordered the wedding and grooms cake. I have reserved the champagne fountain. At this point I am working on getting the caterer. I really would like to have a chocolate fountain, but I am having problems finding one in the area. I have already purchased the gifts for my attendants, but not for the groomsmen. We still have the tuxes, pianest, and organist to deal with.

Overall, I think that I have gotten the majority of what I need to get done accomplished. There are a few more details to be tended to, but I have taking things one step at a time and not stressing. This is suppose to be fun, right? So far it has been. :) I will feel alot better once the invitations have been taken care of.

Yes, Im getting Married Sept 13th in Washington State. We are having a Scottish themed wedding, as my fiance is from the Highlands of Scotland. All the groomsmen will be in Kilts and there will also be a piper. The colors I choose are fallish, wine and silver with hints of his family tartan!! Rich Burgundy colors are wonderful for that time of year. I think the most frustrating part about all the last minute things is getting people coordinated. Some of them, its like pulling teeth!! I suppose half of them are over seas, so that makes if extra difficult. It should be beautiful though!! As for music, besides the piper, my brother is going to sing and the rest of it is the old fashion standby C.D`s. Im trying to stay away from to many traditional things, so no organ or wedding march!! Celebrate by Cool and The Gang!!! Rock ON!! My concern right now is, Im haven`t recieved a whole lot of responses!! Is this normal?? Its next month!! How many people actually show without responding?? Im a little concerned, I don`t want to have a room that holds 170 and have only 40 people show!!!!!

Hi! I am getting married Sept. 6th and I have only recived 15 or so and I sent out over 100. What I have been told is that that is normal. Since we put a "please return by" date on the card, people think they have time still. Most people ait until the last minute. Dont worry, soon they will start pouring in. Your wedding sounds nice. Good luck. Mandy

Apparently this is very normal. We sent out a little over 50 invitations a month ago. I know this is early, but so many of our guests are from many different states ( more than half) and the hotel reservations must be made by august 6th or they loose the amazing rate I got. We started calling people friday and have actually gotten a couple of responses that I thought would surely be later because they are intown. Good Luck. It also helps to tell both sets of parents etc. To spread the word that you haven`t received many replies. Luckily our replies are fairy fast though because we chose email with other options being phone and snail mail. Email replies have been very popular and our guests seemed to really like it. It is also a great way for us to store the email addresses we didn`t have!

HI Thank You for all your responses..So basically what your telling me is I can BREATH AGAIN!! SHESH!!
This website is actually quite helpful...a bunch of brides in the same boat, what fun!!
Thanks again!!!!!