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2021 Bride/Groom

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  • #52
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    Michellenman wrote: »
    Thanks all! Really wished I started looking earlier now but at the time we had a few weddings soon for people in our bridal party and I didn’t want to step on toes\steal the thunder in the run up to their big day.

    I have made appointments for July and August so fingers crossed I find something then. Good to know that the 6 month thing is flexible! That’s really put my mind at ease :)

    I’ve been browsing online but I’m very short so while I have found dresses I like the look of I don’t know what they’ll be like on me, I’m not anything like the models! There’s one dress in a boutique in Belfast that I’m drawn to repeatedly. They offer a ‘try at home service’ for £120 where they will post you three gowns along with some accessories and clips to adjust the sizing but it’s also £120 for postage. I just don’t know if it’s worth that much expense.

    @eskie I’ve appointments made with Alice May bridal, memories bridal, The White and Gold and The White Room.

    If anyone has other boutique recommendations I’d love to hear them!!

    I think I'm in a different part of the country (the west) so my recommendations may not suit you, but I have heard great things about the White Room in Mullingar :) I know a good few brides that found 'The One' there.

    Your short height doesn't matter when trying on full legth dresses in boutiques, I had no issue and I'm quite petite. I didn't even put on heels in the places I went to, I just got up on the pedestel, and you couldn't tell once up on a height that the dress was miles too long :D

    It is great to hear that there are places trying to adapt to the current situation. I just don't know about trying on at home? I wouldn't have the right set up at all, or someone on hand to help with doing up the back of the dress and applying clips to adjust the fit if needed, apart from himself and I would rather keep the dress as a surprise :)
    I would also like to be able to ask questions and get some guidance from the staff as I had no idea what style would suit me when I started looking, but then not all are as clueless as me :)
    It sounds interesting anyway, and maybe it could be fun trying on at home! Could make a day of it :D


  • #53
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    XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »
    Has anyone looked into notification of intent yet? Obviously it's not looking possible in the near future but I had a quick look at the booking website for Dublin and can't seem to find any appointments all the way up to January. I'm not sure if they've just blocked the system for now but it's making me panicky.

    Our wedding isn't until June but I'm born abroad from a more "unusual" country so I want to make sure we have everything done in plenty of time in case it causes issues. I know about the authentication so I'm getting a consulate I know on that soon. Is there anything else I need? I am an Irish citizen.

    I'm cocooning, and my Fiancé is working from home, so I'm keeping busy with a few bits and bobs like the notification of intent to marry. The postal marriage notification form box is in the process of being ticked soon :)

    One of my in laws is a non national and they had only a short time before their date to get all the extra paperwork organised, so I think you're on the right track! :) if you go on to citizens information and go to notification of intent to marry, it links you to your local civil registration service, and I'm fairly sure they all have emails so you can ask your local one if there is anything you've missed.

    We've been planning for the last year so we've had a good idea of when we would do certain things. We were going to be looking into honeymoons over the Summer to get a feel for costs, obviously that's all out the window now. We've not had the luxury of a holiday abroad in over 2 years so the thought of a honeymoon had been keeping us sane! Has anyone planned theirs, or have an idea of what they'd like to do? :)


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    Teach30 wrote: »
    Anyone one else hesitant about paying a deposit to hotel and then hotel going out of business? We’ve had to postpone wedding and change hotels as they couldn’t accommodate for a good date next year.

    Would Wedding insurance cover something like this?

    I'll be no help to your query as we paid our hotel deposit a year ago, and we had been planning on purchasing insurance in around March this year. Due to the insurance companies saying new policies from a certain date in March won't cover Covid-19 related claims, we've held off buying insurance for the time being. If you do have wedding insurance, you should ask the company what your policy covers, or check their FAQs.


  • #55
    Michellenman
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    If your new venue is a registered vendor on weddingsonline you can take part in their deposit guarantee scheme too. We have wedding insurance but most of our vendors have been part of the scheme anyway. It’s free.

    https://www.weddingsonline.ie/content/deposit-guarantee


  • #56
    Teach30
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    Michellenman wrote: »
    If your new venue is a registered vendor on weddingsonline you can take part in their deposit guarantee scheme too. We have wedding insurance but most of our vendors have been part of the scheme anyway. It’s free.

    https://www.weddingsonline.ie/content/deposit-guarantee

    Thanks we didn’t bother with insurance last time so that why I said I’d ask here. I don’t think we’ll get it this time around either especially if they don’t cover Covoid but that information is very helpful will have a look into it. Thanks.


  • #57
    yourdeadwright
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    How's everyone getting on ,
    Just wondering how's the planning going for 2021 has everyone got everything set or is there still loads to get done because of the lockdown ?
    We had the ceremony booked but never got a chance to tie down a venue as Covid happened, so with Hotels opening we will be trying to get our venue sorted in the next few weeks,

    Anyone still got reservation about how this wil effect 2021 weddings,


  • #58
    woodchuck
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    yourdeadwright wrote: »
    Anyone still got reservation about how this wil effect 2021 weddings,

    We're still on the fence as to whether or not we should postpone our Sept 2020 wedding to May 2021 (waiting for venue to get back to us with more information).

    Honestly though, I can't see things being much different next year.

    It will be a long time before there's a vaccine and longer again to actually have widespread administration (to those actually willing to take it!). Obviously we'll have learned more about the virus though and there may be some treatments that can help improve the prognosis. It's very hard to see this thing going away though and I think social distancing will be here to stay for a long time.

    The only potential advantages I can see for weddings next year is that people will be more used to the "new normal" and hopefully the travel restrictions will have eased by then (e.g. finding an alternative to the 14 day quarantine rule) allowing family from abroad to attend.

    There'll be more certainty next year about how weddings will function, but that's all imho.


  • #59
    yourdeadwright
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    woodchuck wrote: »
    We're still on the fence as to whether or not we should postpone our Sept 2020 wedding to May 2021 (waiting for venue to get back to us with more information).

    Honestly though, I can't see things being much different next year.

    It will be a long time before there's a vaccine and longer again to actually have widespread administration (to those actually willing to take it!). Obviously we'll have learned more about the virus though and there may be some treatments that can help improve the prognosis. It's very hard to see this thing going away though and I think social distancing will be here to stay for a long time.

    The only potential advantages I can see for weddings next year is that people will be more used to the "new normal" and hopefully the travel restrictions will have eased by then (e.g. finding an alternative to the 14 day quarantine rule) allowing family from abroad to attend.

    There'll be more certainty next year about how weddings will function, but that's all imho.

    Honestly we still not 100% sure if we want to go ahead with it next year,
    I don't think we could deal with a year of uncertainty the time and effort may be better off spent else where,

    Or we may just have a family sized wedding like 20 people ,

    As you said I can see issues next year remaining ,


  • #60
    Michellenman
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    We are assuming that there’ll be restrictions in place by the time we get married (April 2021) so are just getting on with it. I met with friends last night who are getting married in September this year and sounds like the venue is taking LOADS of precautions (which is great!) but are also being sensible. I would be kind of uneasy if I was getting married in July or August this year because I reckon there’ll be lots of bumps to iron out and I wouldn’t want our wedding to be the guinea pig wedding tbh. I think that September/October onwards the routine will settle and it will be ‘the new normal’ for people. I’m looking forward to the wedding in September to see how everything is managed. I will report back afterwards!

    There was a piece on the Irish times about how hotels will operate when reopening which o thought was interesting!


    https://t.co/W9yqLuSMIQ?amp=1

    Is anyone else attending a wedding any time soon?


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  • #61
    thomasdylan
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    allym wrote: »
    We’re January and I emailed the Dublin office about two weeks ago. They phoned and booked us in for October. So probably no harm in getting on to them anyway.

    Would you have the email for the Dublin office? I emailed an address I saw online but received no response so not sure if it was the right one.

    Thank you


  • #62
    Lollipops23
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    Michellenman wrote: »
    We are assuming that there’ll be restrictions in place by the time we get married (April 2021) so are just getting on with it.

    Is anyone else attending a wedding any time soon?

    We're April next year too- I'm kind of assuming there'll still be certain restrictions (like hand cleaning stations dotted around) and maybe fewer people on more tables....not sweating it too much right now though, as there are so many variables!


  • #63
    Michellenman
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    Yep, I’m the exact same lollipop. I can’t change anything anyway so won’t stress. There’s some comfort as well that we won’t be first socially distant weddings too so I’m confident that our hotel (and guests!) will be well used to any of the restrictions that might still be in place.


  • #64
    allym
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    thomasdylan wrote: »
    Would you have the email for the Dublin office? I emailed an address I saw online but received no response so not sure if it was the right one.

    Thank you

    No I just emailed the one on the HSE website


  • #65
    cazzer22
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    Hey guys, I'm April 2021 as well and definitely feeling the same. There will more than likely still be restrictions at that point and what can we do, just do what we can and enjoy the day as best we can.

    I found my dress two weeks ago and if anyone is still on the lookout I would highly recommend Memories in Cork. It was such a lovely experience and if you'd like more info, please PM me and I can recommend the guy I went to.

    Hope everyone is getting on OK.


  • #66
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    I collected my dress today, I felt so comfortable in the shop. It was strange wearing a mask but I was completely over the moon wearing my dress! My nerves just completely disappeared.

    We're going ahead doing the few things we can plan at the moment. We did the postal notifcation of intent to marry, and we're waiting on the jeweller to price up the rings.
    We've plenty of time yet, as ours is a Spring wedding, but just in case we go back a phase or two in the lockdown, we're doing what we can.

    We're happy to go with whatever comes our way. If it's just us and witnesses, or family only, or being allowed 80 guests. We can always have a celebration when it's safe to do so.

    How is everyone doing?


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  • #67
    cazzer22
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I collected my dress today, I felt so comfortable in the shop. It was strange wearing a mask but I was completely over the moon wearing my dress! My nerves just completely disappeared.

    We're going ahead doing the few things we can plan at the moment. We did the postal notifcation of intent to marry, and we're waiting on the jeweller to price up the rings.
    We've plenty of time yet, as ours is a Spring wedding, but just in case we go back a phase or two in the lockdown, we're doing what we can.

    We're happy to go with whatever comes our way. If it's just us and witnesses, or family only, or being allowed 80 guests. We can always have a celebration when it's safe to do so.

    How is everyone doing?

    Hey Eskie,

    Sounds like you're very organised, well done and fair play.

    We have most things sorted. Bridesmaid dresses are picked and delivered, which is another thing ticked off. Hoping to pick rings by the end of the summer. Does intent to marry need to be done well in advance?

    We are much the same. Happy to go ahead with just immediate family or if the numbers are 100 or less, we will make the best of it. We are spring next year as well :-)


  • #68
    Michellenman
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    Oh god you’ve collected you’re dress!? Congrats! I only started shopping today for our April wedding :o

    I visited two shops today, one GREAT experience and one really crap one. Have another appointment tomorrow and two next weekend. I *think* I found my dress today though, so we will see if I can top it this week.

    Getting our rings sorted for August, as well as grooms suit. BM dresses to be sorted in September. Going to be DIYing my pew ends and center pieces soon too. Everything else is done though thankfully. Feels positive :)


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    @cazzer22: The notifcation of intention to marry can be done any time, but make sure it's done at least 3 months before the wedding date. We're trying to organise it at the moment as I'm a 'cocooner' / 'at risk'. They're allowing postal notifications for now, and they'll arrange an appointment at a later date to finalise it.
    Well done to you too! You've more than us done :)
    I completely agree, making the best of it is a good outlook to have when everything is so uncertain.

    @Michellenman: You have a great plan :) I'm well impressed you're going to diy the centrepieces and pew ends! I lack patience for making things so I'm envious!
    I had originally planned to start look for my dress around March/April, but decided to have a nosey early in the year, and totally by surprise I found my dress!

    One thing I'm looking forward to, which I know is a long way away, is the menu tastings :D I'm trying to be very good now as I over did it with the baking during lockdown :o


  • #70
    Lollipops23
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    Michellenman wrote: »
    Oh god you’ve collected you’re dress!? Congrats! I only started shopping today for our April wedding :o

    I visited two shops today, one GREAT experience and one really crap one. Have another appointment tomorrow and two next weekend. I *think* I found my dress today though, so we will see if I can top it this week.

    Getting our rings sorted for August, as well as grooms suit. BM dresses to be sorted in September. Going to be DIYing my pew ends and center pieces soon too. Everything else is done though thankfully. Feels positive :)

    We're April too- am getting our BM dresses this Thursday, he got his ring yesterday and I'm getting mine in the next week (have it picked). Will be shopping for suits in August and I'm shopping for my dress the first week of Sept.

    I know it's a bit down to the wire for the dress, but my mam lives abroad so wanted to wait til she was home!


  • #71
    Michellenman
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    Oh it will be lovely to have your mum home.

    Ordered my dress today, another thing ticked off my list. Can’t wait to get to wear it now :)


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    I just saw over on Bargain Alerts that An Post are selling 10 N stamps for €8, they're in two designs, 2018 and 2020. I've ordered the 2018 Love & Marriage, as I've heard so many complaining about the 2020 version being too much of a hassle, the middle bit of the 'O' in love is a separate sticker, as are the two little hearts.
    No harm having stamps in the house anyway, so if anyone wants to stock up, the link is below :)
    https://www.anpost.com/Shop/Stamps-labels/Occasion-stamps


  • #73
    Michellenman
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I just saw over on Bargain Alerts that An Post are selling 10 N stamps for €8, they're in two designs, 2018 and 2020. I've ordered the 2018 Love & Marriage, as I've heard so many complaining about the 2020 version being too much of a hassle, the middle bit of the 'O' in love is a separate sticker, as are the two little hearts.
    No harm having stamps in the house anyway, so if anyone wants to stock up, the link is below :)
    https://www.anpost.com/Shop/Stamps-labels/Occasion-stamps

    Oooh thanks!! I’ve stocked up now for invites and thank you cards. I went for 2018 too :)


  • #74
    Lollipops23
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    Ordered my bridesmaids' dresses yesterday! Went to Wed2B in Drumcondra- I was surprised at the quality considering they're only €90 each! The BM slot is only 30mins so you best know what you're looking for going in- I'd already picked what I wanted them to try on in advance so we were in and out very fast!

    Another thing off the list!!


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    Lollipops23 wrote: »
    Ordered my bridesmaids' dresses yesterday! Went to Wed2B in Drumcondra- I was surprised at the quality considering they're only €90 each! The BM slot is only 30mins so you best know what you're looking for going in- I'd already picked what I wanted them to try on in advance so we were in and out very fast!

    Another thing off the list!!

    Great stuff :) had you a colour in mind when you went in?
    It's good to know about the time limit!


  • #76
    Lollipops23
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Great stuff :) had you a colour in mind when you went in?
    It's good to know about the time limit!

    Yep- I'd already looked at the website and had picked a colour the dresses come in. 3 girls are in different dresses but same colour.


  • #77
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    Lollipops23 wrote: »
    Yep- I'd already looked at the website and had picked a colour the dresses come in. 3 girls are in different dresses but same colour.

    Oh I love that idea!
    I had a chat with my ladies during the week, and they want to go shopping for their dresses in September/October. I think once we've a colour(s) in mind we can plan for the suits :)


  • #78
    Michellenman
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    What colour are you planning for suits? My fiancé is going to choose his suit before we sort out BM dresses as he’s thinking of maybe going for a dark green or burgundy suit. If he goes with either of those then I think the groomsmen might go in a lighter grey suit with a waist coat matching the groom. But then I’ve to find BM dresses that don’t clash with that...

    There’s loads of pics of green/burgundy grooms suits on Pinterest but very few photos where they show the full bridal party to get an idea of cohesiveness.


  • #79
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    Michellenman wrote: »
    What colour are you planning for suits? My fiancé is going to choose his suit before we sort out BM dresses as he’s thinking of maybe going for a dark green or burgundy suit. If he goes with either of those then I think the groomsmen might go in a lighter grey suit with a waist coat matching the groom. But then I’ve to find BM dresses that don’t clash with that...

    There’s loads of pics of green/burgundy grooms suits on Pinterest but very few photos where they show the full bridal party to get an idea of cohesiveness.

    Our stamps arrived :D

    We have no colours in mind for anything yet :o

    With burgandy or dark green you could have some really lovely combinations. Gold, blush, or champagne dresses might work? :)


  • #80
    cazzer22
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Our stamps arrived :D

    We have no colours in mind for anything yet :o

    With burgandy or dark green you could have some really lovely combinations. Gold, blush, or champagne dresses might work? :)


    Our stamps arrived too. Thanks so much for the tip (can't remember who posted) :-)


  • #81
    Michellenman
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    Hopefully mine will arrive soon :)


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  • #82
    Pink11
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    BM dresses arrived today from The Gown House Australia. Colours are beautiful. Quality is AMAZING. Lots of great quality material and falls beautifully on the ladies.

    Want to know the shocking bit? They only cost 50 each! And 38 for the flowergirl. Was a major gamble, I expected there would be a catch! Can't recommend enough we are chuffed. PM if you want more details.


  • #83
    Michellenman
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    Pink11 wrote: »
    Got BM dresses arrived today from The Gown House Australia. Colours are beautiful. Quality is AMAZING. Lots of great quality material and falls beautifully on the ladies.

    Want to know the shocking bit? They only cost 50 each! And 38 for the flowergirl. Was a major gamble, I expected there would be a catch! Can't recommend enough we are chuffed. PM if you want more details.

    Oh I would love details! I have an appointment in folkster at the end of this month with my BMs but I’m so indecisive about colours. Would love some inspiration!


  • #84
    Pink11
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    Michellenman wrote: »
    Oh I would love details! I have an appointment in folkster at the end of this month with my BMs but I’m so indecisive about colours. Would love some inspiration!
    Hi, best of luck on the hunt. I went for copper/rust. Absoutely thrilled with the colour in real life, it's a hard colour to get right: https://www.thegownhouse.com.au/collections/i-n-f-i-n-i-t-y-g-o-w-n-s/products/rust-infinity-gown

    https://www.instagram.com/thegownhouseaustralia/

    Girls tried them on this evening and each wore it in a different style and they looked fab next to each other. Delighted and the low price made it even sweeter :D Anyone on a budget check it out!

    Had a look in folkster pre-Covid (loved all their photos) but was a bit disappointed with the quality and price to match. Perhaps it was just the styles I was looking at though.


  • #85
    Michellenman
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    I LOVE the rust colour :eek:

    I have a BM outfit from folkster and the quality is great, but I think You’re right, some of the dresses can be hit or miss. we have a two piece skirt and top combo and its lovely I have to say.


  • #86
    Lollipops23
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    I said yes to my dress this weekend! Delighted/relieved to have it sorted. Still forging ahead with our plans for next April.....


  • #87
    Michellenman
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    Congrats on getting your dress! How did you find the shopping experience? I was dreading it, I thought I’d struggle to find anything I liked but actually everything looked great :D

    I really go between panicking for next April and then the next minute being totally cool about it because I know I can’t change anything.

    I don’t doubt covid will still be around in 2021 but so much has changed in the last 6 months, I can only imagine the advances that will be made in the next 8 months too. Trying to stay positive.

    I’m also aware that if we decided to postpone it would likely mean going to 2022 or possibly even 2023 if we wanted to keep all our suppliers, we don’t want to wait that long and don’t want to change suppliers either.


  • #88
    Pink11
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    Michellenman wrote: »
    I LOVE the rust colour :eek:

    I have a BM outfit from folkster and the quality is great, but I think You’re right, some of the dresses can be hit or miss. we have a two piece skirt and top combo and its lovely I have to say.

    Oh some stuff is beautiful and I do love their skirt and tops combo they look really elegant and different depending on how you mix and match. It's just they didn't really stock the colour I was looking for so I was very limited. Their rust colour wasn't the one I was going for sadly.

    Best of luck with your apointment!


  • #89
    Lollipops23
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    Michellenman wrote: »
    Congrats on getting your dress! How did you find the shopping experience? I was dreading it, I thought I’d struggle to find anything I liked but actually everything looked great :D

    I had a great experience at LoveEllie in Cavan-the ladies couldn't do enough for us. It's true that when you know, you know. I knew it was my dress as soon as it was on me!

    Same couldn't be said for The White Room in Mullingar- very conveyor belt feel, dresses were all tiiiiny sample sizes that couldn't do up and generally felt rushed by staff.


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    Congrats on finding your dress! That's so exciting, and glad you had a lovely experience! It's a funny feeling when you know you've found it :)

    The rust is gorgeous!

    I'll be looking at bridesmaids dresses in the next month or so, after the groom has sorted his suit. Himself has a colour in mind so we'll see how he gets on. I don't know what colour for the bridesmaids yet, so I may find it hard to choose :)

    Is anyone planning on having a hen party? I hadn't even thought about it, and had heard no mention until one of my friends who has postponed from 2020 said she doesn't think she'll be having a hen.


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  • #91
    Michellenman
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    Lollipops23 wrote: »
    I had a great experience at LoveEllie in Cavan-the ladies couldn't do enough for us. It's true that when you know, you know. I knew it was my dress as soon as it was on me!

    Same couldn't be said for The White Room in Mullingar- very conveyor belt feel, dresses were all tiiiiny sample sizes that couldn't do up and generally felt rushed by staff.

    Aw that’s great! I had the opposite experience in the white room, I had such a lovely and calm experience and the woman looking after us was so knowledgeable, I got my dress there in the end. I went on a Sunday though so maybe it was quieter than you experienced. Didn’t feel one but rushed :)

    I went to another place because a Close friend LOVED it and I had a rotten appointment, It must really depend of the person who deals with you wherever you go.


  • #92
    woodchuck
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Is anyone planning on having a hen party? I hadn't even thought about it, and had heard no mention until one of my friends who has postponed from 2020 said she doesn't think she'll be having a hen.

    I'm curious about this too. I only ever wanted a low key hen party. E.g. a meal, some drinks, maybe an activity like karaoke or a cooking class. But even that seems like a far away dream now :rolleyes:

    We've postponed until May 2021, so I'll wait until next year to decide if it's realistic/safe to go ahead with something. Even if I could meet my close friends for a meal out or a BBQ in the garden, I'd be delighted.


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    woodchuck wrote: »
    I'm curious about this too. I only ever wanted a low key hen party. E.g. a meal, some drinks, maybe an activity like karaoke or a cooking class. But even that seems like a far away dream now :rolleyes:

    We've postponed until May 2021, so I'll wait until next year to decide if it's realistic/safe to go ahead with something. Even if I could meet my close friends for a meal out or a BBQ in the garden, I'd be delighted.

    I would have been going for something low key too. I don't drink so a party weekend would just be wasted on me :) a bbq sounds lovely!
    We'll try make the best of whatever happens :D


  • #94
    UnBridled
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    Lollipops23 wrote: »
    I had a great experience at LoveEllie in Cavan-the ladies couldn't do enough for us. It's true that when you know, you know. I knew it was my dress as soon as it was on me!

    Same couldn't be said for The White Room in Mullingar- very conveyor belt feel, dresses were all tiiiiny sample sizes that couldn't do up and generally felt rushed by staff.

    Congrats on finding your dress :)

    I'm a bit anxious about looking for mine. I would like to lose about 14lb and even then will still have body image issues. The thoughts of going in to a bridal shop and seeing beautiful dresses all in tiny sizes and glamorous model like sales assistants fills me with dread :(


  • #95
    Lollipops23
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    UnBridled wrote: »
    I'm a bit anxious about looking for mine. I would like to lose about 14lb and even then will still have body image issues. The thoughts of going in to a bridal shop and seeing beautiful dresses all in tiny sizes and glamorous model like sales assistants fills me with dread :(

    So was I- my dress fits me fine but will defo look better if I lose a few llbs around the gut!


  • #96
    UnBridled
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    Hen parties. God. I dunno. I think I'm too auld for a Hen. I'll be 4 months shy of 40 (vom) when I get married. My 3 maids have yet to meet each other. Maybe we will get together next summer for a few drinks. Maybe.


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  • #97
    Lollipops23
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    Re the hen do....I feel terrible saying this but I really really want my big hen weekend to go ahead! I mean it goes without saying that if restrictions are in place it won't happen, which of course I'll live with.


  • #98
    cazzer22
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    Lollipops23 wrote: »
    Re the hen do....I feel terrible saying this but I really really want my big hen weekend to go ahead! I mean it goes without saying that if restrictions are in place it won't happen, which of course I'll live with.
    I'm the same. I would be really disappointed if we couldn't go ahead.


  • #99
    Lollipops23
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    Looks like 100 max for the next 6 months....how are we all feeling?


  • #100
    allym
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    Lollipops23 wrote: »
    Looks like 100 max for the next 6 months....how are we all feeling?

    I’d completely resigned myself to 50, so if we do get the 100 I’d be delighted.

    My understanding is that’s only for the current level we’re at now so if things get worse that will reduce again. So still quite hard to plan for!


  • #101
    Lollipops23
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    allym wrote: »
    I’d completely resigned myself to 50, so if we do get the 100 I’d be delighted.

    My understanding is that’s only for the current level we’re at now so if things get worse that will reduce again. So still quite hard to plan for!

    We won't get 100 though- it has to include staff/photographer etc.


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