2018 Brides/Grooms

scarepanda · 06-11-2017 3:07pm

SpillingTheTea wrote:

The place where my other half is getting his suits are â‚¬150 to rent the 3-piece or â‚¬500 to buy. â‚¬900 vs â‚¬3,000 to him is a no brainer. Personally I donâ€™t really mind either way but this is something he decided to take charge of himself

Ya, it's definitely worth renting in that situation so. All in 5 3-piece suits, shirts, ties, pocket squares and cuff links are costing us â‚¬1600

SpillingTheTea · 06-11-2017 3:15pm

scarepanda wrote: »

SpillingTheTea wrote:

The place where my other half is getting his suits are â‚¬150 to rent the 3-piece or â‚¬500 to buy. â‚¬900 vs â‚¬3,000 to him is a no brainer. Personally I donâ€™t really mind either way but this is something he decided to take charge of himself

Ya, it's definitely worth renting in that situation so. All in 5 3-piece suits, shirts, ties, pocket squares and cuff links are costing us â‚¬1600

That’s such a good deal!

scarepanda · 06-11-2017 3:35pm

Sorry, there's shoes in that as well actually and an extra tie for my oh as well. The total price came in less than what we had budgeted for rental, so we thought it was mad to throw away money for rentals when everything came in under budget to purchase.

SpillingTheTea · 06-11-2017 4:01pm

scarepanda wrote: »

Sorry, there's shoes in that as well actually and an extra tie for my oh as well. The total price came in less than what we had budgeted for rental, so we thought it was mad to throw away money for rentals when everything came in under budget to purchase.

Yeah, for that price you’d be absolutely mad not to buy.

Santy2015 · 06-11-2017 10:10pm

mp3ireland2 wrote: »

Hi,
Just wondering do most people buy suits for the groomsmen from what I gather this seems to be normal, so that's what I was thinking of doing.

Got engaged a month ago and so far have
Church and priest booked for next October
Venue sorted for reception.
Band
Photographer
Videographer
Dress & veil & hairclip and hoop.
Rings
Invite template & guestlist complete.
Cake topper
Think it helps that we live abroad so we can't go around looking at venues listening to bands etc. She bought the first dress she tried on as had seen it online and like it (she tried a few others on but stuck with original). Just read about dress alterations they look expensive, don't think much needs to be done with hers thankfully she was told about £70. The dress was £630 with the hoop so think good value as it was last seasons :-D

All going well so far :-)

I was thinking of renting the grooms men’s suits and buying my own. There will be 6 suits altogether that includes the fathers. I’d be mad to buy 6 suits.

Santy2015 · 06-11-2017 10:13pm

Santy2015 wrote: »

I was thinking of renting the grooms men’s suits and buying my own. There will be 6 suits altogether that includes the fathers. I’d be mad to buy 6 suits.

It also depends on what prices are.... not going looking for suits till February/March.. need to lose a few lbs first ðŸ˜œ

mcgiggles · 07-11-2017 12:56am

SpillingTheTea wrote:

My fiancÃ© wants to rent his too. He doesnâ€™t care about renting as in his words â€˜Iâ€™m only going to wear it for one dayâ€™. Haha

Same as my fella said. He got a brand new expensive suit a few months ago, he said himself he just wouldnt get the wear out of it. But he has his eye on a nice pair of shoes that are more than he would usually pay and I've told him to treat himself to those seeing as he's not getting a suit to keep. We're renting 7 3 piece suits for 700. Really gorgeous, good quality ones. No brainer for us. To buy would be twice the price minimum!

battser · 07-11-2017 4:31pm

Seeing a bit of talk of suit rentals etc just wondering if people can recommend actual places for the rentals. I am going to buy my own and rent the others. Anyone done anything similar they can advise on?

07-11-2017 4:37pm

battser wrote: »

Seeing a bit of talk of suit rentals etc just wondering if people can recommend actual places for the rentals. I am going to buy my own and rent the others. Anyone done anything similar they can advise on?

Where are you based?
If it's Dublin, one place I've heard good things about is Aston Formal Wear. I've rented tux's there before, and they've been great, and a friend of mine got his wedding suits there, and they looked class

Wellyd · 10-11-2017 12:00am

Feeling the pressure at the moment from lots of people about dress shopping. I’ve been putting it off since September and to be honest I’d put it off til next September if I could. I really feel like absolute crap body wise at the moment and really can’t face going to a shop and nothing fitting me. I’m a really visual person so I’m not great at imaging what things look like!

MissElle · 16-11-2017 1:43pm

Just under 4 months to go for me now, met with our registrar to go through the ceremony last night, feels very real now! Finalising our invites this weekend and hope to get them out before Christmas. Wedding dress and rings due in the next 2 weeks. Still feel like Ive a million things to do!

MiliMe · 16-11-2017 10:05pm

Wellyd wrote: »

Feeling the pressure at the moment from lots of people about dress shopping. I’ve been putting it off since September and to be honest I’d put it off til next September if I could. I really feel like absolute crap body wise at the moment and really can’t face going to a shop and nothing fitting me. I’m a really visual person so I’m not great at imaging what things look like!

I am the same, a visual person, no imagination at all! And Bridal shops will have dresses to fit all sizes. If the assistant is worth their salt they will do everything she can to make you feel beautiful in your dress. If you plan on getting a dress off the rack, wait for as long as you like to look for your dress (if your planning on working on your bod). Tho if your having it made, it's probably be best to start looking...

From my end, we have decided on our invitations. Our wedding is not until Augist so I feel like maybe I'm rushing things a little bit but I want to have as much sorted as early as I can to try avoid any unnecesary stress...

Touchee · 18-11-2017 10:37pm

Hi everyone,

I would really appreciate your help on finding a hairdresser for the wedding morning ( Dublin or Kildare).

I tried a few ( Joanne Kelly, Ashling Hamill, Sian Sharkey), but they seem to be booked already.

I sent a few other requests, but haven't received any replies yet and I'm getting a bit stressed.

The make up artist recommended someone, but I'm not quite sure.

I was looking now at Robert Chambers, they seem to be doing bridal hair as well, but can't find any pictures.

Thank you

missmatty · 19-11-2017 10:57pm

Afraid I can't help with the hairdresser, my makeup artist did the hair as well.

Wellyd I put off setting the wedding date for nearly a year as I was dreading the dress shopping that badly, was in the horrors over it. In the end I had to get on with it and bought a dress off the rack 3 months before the wedding. I didn't lose that much weight (I needed to) but all was fine on the day and the dress was grand.

Wellyd · 21-11-2017 12:48am

missmatty wrote: »

Afraid I can't help with the hairdresser, my makeup artist did the hair as well.

Wellyd I put off setting the wedding date for nearly a year as I was dreading the dress shopping that badly, was in the horrors over it. In the end I had to get on with it and bought a dress off the rack 3 months before the wedding. I didn't lose that much weight (I needed to) but all was fine on the day and the dress was grand.

I’ve made an appointment to go drsss shopping on Saturday. I’m dreading it but only bringing 3 people with me. I’m not even telling anyone else just want to go and see what happens. The lady from the shop was very nice on the phone and has told me that they stock a variety of sizes so they might have something that fits. On a positive note I really gave it my all at the gym this week and I’m down 3lbs so I’m hopeful!

scarepanda · 21-11-2017 8:22pm

So, we got married on Friday and I thought I'd share some thoughts/advice on a couple of things for brides and grooms in the middle of organising their big day.

1) have the day YOU BOTH WANT, not what mammy or daddy wants. Don't invite every tom, dick or Harry just for them, unless of course you want to. You will get a lot of heat and family politics will raise its ugly head, but ignore it. We had 80 on the day, we had to be ruthless with the guest list and didn't even invite all our uncles and aunts to the full day. But we had our nearest and dearest with us on the day and it was so so worth it.

2) if your on the fence of whether to have a videographer on the day or not then take the hit for the cost. I remember lots of the day, but there's also a lot that is a bit fuzzy for me and there's also an awful lot I know I didn't get to see. The only tiny regret I have is that we didn't get the video up till the first dance. Our speeches were way way better than I had expected and it would have been nice to capture them.

3) if you have any uneasiness about something with the hotel (in our case the banqueting manager) flag it as soon as possible. I regret not requesting a different manager for the day.

4) we weren't going to have a DJ after the band because it was such a small wedding and we didn't think it would be worth it, but I'm so happy we did now. Our DJ was from the band and this can be hit or miss, but our lad had the floor full, even when the crowds started to head off.

missmatty · 21-11-2017 8:45pm

Scarepanda I hope you had a great day, thanks for the update! I agree with the videographer, I wish now we'd gotten one. I didn't realise how much I would miss on the day. I had to get my brother to email me his speech as I knew it was great but I couldn't remember it.

cnlbel · 23-11-2017 12:55pm

Hi,

I am just wondering two things. How much is reasonable to give the priest? Also, when do you invite him to the dinner? The day of or well in advanced? Not getting married for a while yet but trying to be sure of budget!!

Thanks!

Midnight Sundance · 25-11-2017 12:54pm

Do you have to invite the priest to the dinner ? We are having 20 immediate family members to the meal and I don't know if I'd like someone I hardly know to share that moment with us.

Wellyd · 25-11-2017 9:23pm

Said yes to the dress today!

Literally feel a weight lifted off my shoulders. I went to B Couture in Arklow and I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. Both Bernie and Lisa went out of their way to make me feel more comfortable. One of the dresses they suggested I try on looked a bit iffy on the hanger but as soon as I put it on I knew it was it! This whole getting married thing has definitely gotten more real today!

MissElle · 26-11-2017 12:13am

Wellyd wrote: »

Said yes to the dress today!

Literally feel a weight lifted off my shoulders.This whole getting married thing has definitely gotten more real today!

Ah that's great! I personally didn't enjoy dress shopping either and was so glad I found something in the first shop.

They rang me yesterday and told me my dress is in, 9 months after picking it. I ended up ordering it in with the waist slightly smaller than I am (as per the seamstress) as the next size up would've been way too big on the top and hips. Now I'm having visions of it not closing at all and am seriously stressed, even though I don't think I've changed size. Get me to Tuesday so I can hopefully stop worrying

MiliMe · 26-11-2017 5:05pm

Midnight Sundance I guess traditionally the priest would be invited to the meal afterwards and would say Grace. I think if your having an intimate celebration after the wedding is skip inviting the priest.

Wellyd it's great to hear you've gotten your dress sorted out. Its such a relief. Well done you.

cnlbel · 27-11-2017 11:41am

we dont know the priest as we arent getting married in either of our own parishes. Im not hugely keen on having him there as he wont know anyone. I feel i should invite him as he is nice man and hasnt made us jump through hoops to get married in his church unlike other places!!!!

wellyd i have also just confirmed my dress. it was all getting stressful with peoples opinions on what i should go for etc. glad to have it picked. its more expensive than i had budgeted for but i was happy pay a bit more for something i really love and and have it off my list!

Touchee · 02-12-2017 10:46am

The choice for bridal shoes is really poor, not sure if this isn't the right time of the year, but there isn't much out there.

I had a look in Debenhams, Cinders, Arnotts, House of Fraser, most online shops, but all I can find is extremely glittery shoes.

I found some Bella Belle shoes but they cost €360 and can't see myself paying that much.

I thought getting the shoes would be the easy part.

GingerLily · 02-12-2017 11:04am

Touchee wrote: »

The choice for bridal shoes is really poor, not sure if this isn't the right time of the year, but there isn't much out there.

I had a look in Debenhams, Cinders, Arnotts, House of Fraser, most online shops, but all I can find is extremely glittery shoes.

I found some Bella Belle shoes but they cost €360 and can't see myself paying that much.

I thought getting the shoes would be the easy part.

Look into rainbow club, they have lots of white and ivory shoes that you can then dye after the wedding to keep on wearing! !

SpillingTheTea · 03-12-2017 4:32pm

I’m trying to find a nice pair of flats. I was looking on Shoes of Prey, where you can actually design your own shoe. I can’t find what I’m looking for so I think I’ll be going with that tbh

Touchee · 04-12-2017 12:55am

Shoes of Prey is a great idea, but I just have my mind set on mesh shoes, for some strange reason.

I will probably end of up paying for the ones I've seen already, but I'll keep looking till February in the hope that something cheaper will come up.

I assume the new collections may come out in January.

SpillingTheTea · 04-12-2017 1:11am

Touchee wrote: »

Shoes of Prey is a great idea, but I just have my mind set on mesh shoes, for some strange reason.

I will probably end of up paying for the ones I've seen already, but I'll keep looking till February in the hope that something cheaper will come up.

I assume the new collections may come out in January.

It’s so difficult when you can’t find what you’re looking for isn’t it?

Touchee · 04-12-2017 5:04pm

SpillingTheTea wrote: »

It’s so difficult when you can’t find what you’re looking for isn’t it?

Yeah, I've been having dreams about bridal shoes the past few nights

I've seen a couple of cute flats on Betsey Johnson (blue collection - I think)

SpillingTheTea · 04-12-2017 5:22pm

Touchee wrote: »

SpillingTheTea wrote: »

It’s so difficult when you can’t find what you’re looking for isn’t it?

Yeah, I've been having dreams about bridal shoes the past few nights

I've seen a couple of cute flats on Betsey Johnson (blue collection - I think)

Oh I seen a pair I love! Thank you!!!

cnlbel · 11-12-2017 12:10pm

I have some people I want to invite who live in America. Wedding is November 2018. When should i be letting them know the date?

GingerLily · 11-12-2017 12:44pm

cnlbel wrote: »

I have some people I want to invite who live in America. Wedding is November 2018. When should i be letting them know the date?

I would inform them ASAP, it doesn't need to be a formal Save the Date, just a heads up.
They'll appreciate all the warning you can give them!

MissElle · 28-12-2017 2:12pm

How's everyone getting on with the planning? 11 weeks to go on Friday for me, feel like I've a million things still to do! Im in the middle of emailing some suppliers to try meet up in Jan and have booked our tasting for the end of Jan too. Going through our ceremony tonight (humanist) and going to pick out the music for that. That'll be two big things off the list anyway!

SpillingTheTea · 01-01-2018 2:45pm

I’m semi panicking because I’m getting married in 6 months and the hairdresser I got has decided she’s not doing my wedding anymore, which is grand and she did give me 6 months notice, but I’m finding it very hard to find someone who’s available for that date now.
Everyone I’m contacting is already booked.

Moody_mona · 02-01-2018 4:36pm

Hopefully I'll be joining the 2018 ranks! Just waiting on the church to confirm a November date for me. Have made my first purchase on Etsy ðŸ˜‚

I've been googling for images of late Autumn weddings, I know it'll be cold and dark but hopefully we can organise the day to maximise nature. Am I naive in thinking ten months is do-able?! (I don't know if I actually want an answer to that, ha!!)

missmatty · 02-01-2018 5:16pm

It should be grand, we did everything from start to finish in about 8 months last year. Don't put off getting the dress if you don't already have it though, I got mine three months beforehand but was very lucky and shouldn't have let it go so late!

Moody_mona · 02-01-2018 5:18pm

Thanks for the advice, will try to get on that this month so!

missmatty · 02-01-2018 5:21pm

Yes because the alterations alone can go on for two months. There should be loads of sample sales and 'trunk' sales in January and February so it's not a bad time of year to be looking.

GDK_11 · 02-01-2018 5:59pm

Evening all,

Anyone have any recommendations for where we could get drapes? We have had a couple of quotes and to say we were shocked would be an understatement, like 2k.
Thanks

Wellyd · 02-01-2018 8:48pm

Got an email yesterday morning to say there was a new banqueting and events manager at our wedding venue. I’m a bit devastated because I had really gotten on so well with the other one. He was just so good at his job and so easy to work with. Obviously the new manager will be fine but it really peeved me off on New Year’s Day!

Bacchus · 03-01-2018 10:31am

Moody_mona wrote: »

Hopefully I'll be joining the 2018 ranks! Just waiting on the church to confirm a November date for me. Have made my first purchase on Etsy &#55357;&#56834;

I've been googling for images of late Autumn weddings, I know it'll be cold and dark but hopefully we can organise the day to maximise nature. Am I naive in thinking ten months is do-able?! (I don't know if I actually want an answer to that, ha!!)

Don't worry about the time of year. November can have stunning days and wet days just like any other month of the year. You are at a higher risk of unsettled weather but the reality is you could book your date at the height of Summer and have a downpour all day. Light is something you can plan around. I'd recommend setting your ceremony time early if you can... 12pm or 1pm. That gives you more scope for photos afterwards.

SheepGoHere · 04-01-2018 9:15pm

Does anyone know how trunk shows work? I can see (from old posts on instagram) that the bridal store my shortlist of two gowns is in holds a trunk show in Jan/Feb. I'm being encouraged by the store owner to put down my deposit ASAP, but I have loads of time until my wedding, even including dress ordering and altering time. I'm wondering if there's a 10% off situation coming up that I could maybe benefit from, is that how trunk shows work?!

prettygurrly · 08-01-2018 10:32pm

Hello Everyone,
After a couple of years of being the odd contributor on this forum years ago, I can finally say I'M GETTING MARRIED, and it's this year. Whoop!
So fricking happy

even when I'm getting stressed about organising a wedding with between 4 and 7 months notice (no we haven't set our date yet - nearly there) and trying not to pass out at the price of "fairytale weddings" and realising that I know what I want which is not really that...and navigating the "I'm only having one BM" chats with close friends - which has actually been better than I thought, I love my friends, and then finally calming my groom down who thought he'd never meet anyone and then met me - I'm just so fricking happy.
Anyway, we're getting married in the UK...Shropshire or Staffordshire where I now live - and we're not having a marquee (much I always wanted one after growing up in a marquee company) but it's going to be great.
Whoop!

Cerise5 · 11-01-2018 11:41am

Great new! Since when do you know you are getting married? Are you doing it on short notice? Is it a long time you expect that?

11-01-2018 12:01pm

Boom! Invites going out tomorrow.
I actually think the next few weeks are going to be the longest. It'll be like watching a clock and waiting for it to hit 5.

Anyway, question for you happy folk. I'm planning on baking the wedding cake. We have a fake one ordered for display, but I'm going to make the stuff people eat. I've done a few dry runs so far, and it tastes very good. Just wondering, what percentage of the crowd should I cater for? Say there are 90 people invited, do I need to have a slice for everyone? I've been at loads of weddings, and rarely remember actually getting any cake.

SheepGoHere · 13-01-2018 6:49pm

I'm not sure how many to cater for, but your'e so right not to cater for the full 90, less is more really. I've been at weddings where the cake gets cut and all of a sudden there are tables full of abandoned slices of cake which get chucked in the bin. It's such a waste! Maybe cut it very conservatively, keep a large portion for the next day, or another occasion (once it's preservable) and if you do happen to have 90 cake enthusiasts on the day you can just cut extra.

I said 'yes to the dress' today. Still haven't seen that tv show, but I get the gist! It was such a lovely part of wedding planning, and great to have it ticked off the list.

I have a question about videographers - my OH doesn't really want one and I'm in two minds. Does anyone know of any reasonably priced videographers in the Dublin/Leinster area? Doesn't have to be Oscar-worthy stuff now, but better than my brother/cousin could do.

Moody_mona · 13-01-2018 7:10pm

Wondering the exact same sheepgohere about the videographer, boyfriend isn't all that interested but I think it'll be nice, I think for a finish my parents might end up paying for it as a present because I think they're pro video too.

Having an issue with the church, priest isn't happy about marrying us on a particular date. It's not a holy day of obligation and I didn't think it'd be an issue, but he's seeking permission from the Bishop, hopefully he has an answer for me soon because there are so many things I have ready to lock down in the meantime.

jellybear · 13-01-2018 7:20pm

For those of you looking for a videographer I'd highly recommend yourweddingvideo.ie. They were a dream to work with and our video is beautiful

I'm not sure of their current price as I booked them when they were running an offer.

MiliMe · 17-01-2018 11:09am

We were in the same position, my other half didn't want to have a videographer bit I did. My dad is deceased but we have wedding videos of him at my cousins wedding for a few years ago. It's really great to have it and be able to look back on him having such fun. This was the clincher for me and it changed h2b's mind. We have booked Two Paws in Dublin. They've got packages that aren't crazily expensive.

baby and crumble · 17-01-2018 12:42pm

We initially weren't going to get a videogapher, but in chatting with some friends it was the one thing they nearly all said they wished they'd done. We were happy to pay a decent chunk in fairness but I wanted it in a particular style. We used Little Bear and I am SO delighted with the result. Couldn't fault them but they aren't cheap. Well worth it for me though. We didnt have a band or cars so saved money there really to pay for it.

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