Wedding tips.....
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iv been engaged for nearly 13 years, not wed yet, maybe i will one day, or maybe i wont
, but we have probably lasted longer than most married couples
Julie and I got married 3 years after meeting after being engaged for 2 and having lived together for 2. Now been married nearly 11 years.
Tips,
Make time for each other on teh day or you end up hardly seeing each other as you try to get round everyone.
its not how much it costs its what it means to you but balance that with its (hopefully) a one off event and you can never buy memories after the event.
Wedding videos are fine but rarely get watched, they do however become a lovely reminder of people who are no longer with us.
Just cause your mate has a decent camera doesn't make him a good photographer.
for impromptu record of teh day get a load of disposable cameras and give them out to all and sundry. collect them at the end of the day and get them developed. There will be a lot of dross but some really good stuff a pro photographer would never get chance to capture.
A good buffet is a damn site cheaper than a sit down meal for 200 and can be equally memorable if you think outside the box, e.g. indian and chinese with say a proper kebab machine( not cheap donner). thats one idea, try to think of being 'different' as it will; make it memorable
Tips,
Make time for each other on teh day or you end up hardly seeing each other as you try to get round everyone.
its not how much it costs its what it means to you but balance that with its (hopefully) a one off event and you can never buy memories after the event.
Wedding videos are fine but rarely get watched, they do however become a lovely reminder of people who are no longer with us.
Just cause your mate has a decent camera doesn't make him a good photographer.
for impromptu record of teh day get a load of disposable cameras and give them out to all and sundry. collect them at the end of the day and get them developed. There will be a lot of dross but some really good stuff a pro photographer would never get chance to capture.
A good buffet is a damn site cheaper than a sit down meal for 200 and can be equally memorable if you think outside the box, e.g. indian and chinese with say a proper kebab machine( not cheap donner). thats one idea, try to think of being 'different' as it will; make it memorable
My mate did that with the disposable camera's Ian, and yes, it's a great way of getting piccies. Also amazing what gets caught on camera
12 years this year hun
You could hire a chocolate fountain ( or borrow a couple of the smaller ones from mates !). I borrowed one for Kelsey's birthday and was a roaring success ! You just need a couple of volunteers to keep an eye on it when the kiddies are using it ! Well worth the effort though.
That's why I suggested seeing if she could borrow a couple of the smaller ones from friends, same results, much cheaper and keeps the kids amused for a while !
When I got married we set up a kids corner at the evening reception with crayons and games, and bowls of sweets for them.
When I got married we set up a kids corner at the evening reception with crayons and games, and bowls of sweets for them.
Been reading all your tips 
Not keen on the chocolate fountain idea......especially with a 3 year old and a 4 year old as page boys plus lots of other young kiddies....hmm could imagine the lovely mess that would make.
Already planned to have disposable cameras instead of a photographer-checked out local wedding photographers and the lowest was £300-but you only get the proofs not the prints in that package
So were def going with that idea.
My maid of honour and her partner are buying the buttonholes-apparently 'their contribution towards the arrangements'.......that is sooo nice of them
So just working on buffet ideas atm.
Not keen on the chocolate fountain idea......especially with a 3 year old and a 4 year old as page boys plus lots of other young kiddies....hmm could imagine the lovely mess that would make.
Already planned to have disposable cameras instead of a photographer-checked out local wedding photographers and the lowest was £300-but you only get the proofs not the prints in that package
So were def going with that idea.
My maid of honour and her partner are buying the buttonholes-apparently 'their contribution towards the arrangements'.......that is sooo nice of them
So just working on buffet ideas atm.
Kitty, be careful with those cakes, we got them for my Mums wedding and they are a sod to get on straight, they are already on cake boards and don't like to be separated from them ! Forewarned and all that. having said that they taste ace !