The imaginatively-named Wedding Quiche

[TobyLerone]

Come one, come all.

Getting married? Come and tell us about it so you don't have to go on the scary Bridezilla forums.

Wedding-whore? Come and relive the best day of your life.

Wedding-voyeur? Bugger off, you freak! Get your fix here.

I picked up two, that was the most lightweight one. I couldn't handle being trussed up all day. It is lovely but plain.
I actually had a panic attack im wedding shop as they tried me in horrid shoes, veil, necklace, bracelet and was trying to pin my hair up mum had to shoo her away I am sure most people love it but I didn't.
I am more interested in the headband and have spent more time looking for that and the shoes, I am also relieved I am not the only one.

Ugh. My sister kept trying to put things on my head in the dress shop. The lady in the shop was lovely and didn't force anything on me, but my sister was a nightmare.

I want something on my head but something that isn't dainty but I hate being fussed with having a friend and sil to do hair and make up as they know minimal poking or I may spontaniously combust.
My mil is doing the cake...she had a party at the weekend and she ruined her cake and had to get someone to decorate it for her, dp is now worried and wants me to say my dad has ordered a cake or something but as we see on here with mil threads I don't want her to hate me so I thought add to the speech that she made cake then there is no pressure for it to be fantastic. I don't really care, cake is cake but dp is flapping!

rubes had a proppa hot dress - i've seen it

(on a teeny tiny camrah phone coz she wont share on here)

I wanna see it!

Wow, I hope I find my dress as quickly! I like the sound of buying the first dress I try on, in the only shop I go in!!

Memphis the wedding fairs I went to were at City Rooms and Rothley Court. Mainly photographers and cakes at both of them. Where is the fair in Markfield that you are going to?

I loved a veil put on me in the shop, went all girly and bridey shame all the dresses were heeeeeedeous

My news is that I made my appointment to register our notice of marriage today - am now freaking out that they will ask me a random question about DP and I won't know the answer and they will think it is all a sham...

It's easy, that bit. You need to know his DOB, job title, full name... that's all I remember. We passed, and I have no idea what DP does for a living :o

Ha ha, I'm not 100% sure either - all a bit Chandler Bing :) You hear some stories though - my friend was asked what her fiancé's father did for a living - he had died 15 years before so she had never known him or had any idea but apparently they were most insistent!

Wow... I was asked what my dad does for a living, but not his...

Is this something else that varies according to area? DP and I were interviewed separately when we have notice of intent to marry but we were only asked each other's full names, dob, job title. However, we have been told that on the day of the wedding we will each be interviewed again separately for 15 mins. Anybody have an idea what that is about? I have a terrible fear that I will be so wound up on the day that if I get asked anything that offends my ideological principles I will end up antagonising the registrar and s/he will refuse to carry out the wedding .

YY, you do have to have a quick interview before the ceremony. Not entirely sure what they will ask then, but I'm sure it won't be too hard, and they'll expect you to be a bit flustered.

Ideological principles?

I was told by the registrar that on the day of the wedding they just want to make sure that you understand what you are doing and that you are freely entering into marriage.

Oh, and if you have a glass of champagne on the morning of the wedding, make sure it can't be smelled on you. They can refuse to marry you if they think you've been drinking.

louie its the Fieldhead hotel. 11-4 on te Sunday...I will be the hungover looking one that arrives i a transit van as my car broke down today and I cant see it being back by Friday. Apparently its a nice wedding venue too.

toby my friend was bm for a girl the other week and she had to repeat her vows 2 or 3 times as she kept giggling during vows as she had a glass of fizz and the vicar was really pissed off

Toby - I have many principles about which I can get on my soapbox at a moment's notice . Mainly to do with patriarchal constructs of marriage and the ills of farming out border control duties to other public bodies. I have promised DP that I will try to be on my best behaviour in the day.

Oh dear. I hope the registrar treads carefully, Thistle :o

Out of interest, though, if you have an issue with the patriarchal constructs of marriage, why are you getting married? Or how have you reconciled your principles with doing it?

I shall be partaking in several glasses of a tiny bit of champagne on the morning of the wedding, but I shall be sure not to giggle. I'll probably cry, anyway.

When we gave our notice, we had a sticking point over DP's job. I said 'Exhibition Designer' because, well, he is. The clerk gave me a quizzical look and said 'Sorry that's not what he said'... I was like, 'eh?!'

Apparently he had just said 'Company Director'. Which he is, but of his own self-employed one-man Exhibition Design' business. Total ponce.

YY. Me too. DP has explained to me what he does, in terms relating to things I understand. He told me that what he does is "like what a publishing house does with books, only with software". But I have no idea what his job title is. I think he's a 'build engineer' by trade, but he's in management and the company does something very specific, so I didn't know if he'd say either of those things instead.

So I wafted about like an idiot and ended up saying he was in IT :o That was enough!

My dp is classed as carpet fitter even though that isnt what he does (he lays and maintains astro turf and fake grass) but I will have to tall him what to say.

louie Bradgate Brides in Anstey have a sample sale on the first sunday of every month you can go in and try on what ever you want. The main room is closed on these days bit they have about 100 dress they pull into the sale room

Thanks Memphis , will have to get myself to Bradgate Brides next month! You are officially my wedding planner!!

Hello

Does anyone mind if I join you? I'm getting married on 16 February 2013 and feeling very disorganised so maybe you all could help me think of things I still need to do?

A bit about me - I'm in Leeds (XH is from Quorn so interesting reading about all of you getting married round there ). This is second time around for me, but first time for DP and we have three DDs (two of them are mine and the youngest is ours). We are doing this on a VERY tight budget (under £3,000 for everything - less if possible).

So this is what I've done so far:

Church booked and in close contact with vicar re: all arrangements for service, hymns, etc.
Venue booked and menus discussed (although last spoke to them last Feb so think I need to get in contact for further discussion/confirmation)
Invitations to wedding made and sent out this week (made ourselves)
Photography - my DB is doing this - he is a very talented amateur)
Dresses - my DM is making my dress and bridesmaids dresses (DDs + DNeice as bridesmaids)
DPs suit - DMIL is paying for this
DJ - DPs techno DJ mate is doing this although will not be playing techno at the wedding
Flowers - hoping DPs auntie will do these...
Cake - I'm making - I bake a lot and decorated wedding cake for a friend in September which went down well - it will be fairly simple!)
Car - Auntie's husband has a very nice car which he has been coerced into offered to drive me to church in

So I think that's where we are so far... any thoughts?