I'm new here - maree1203

kerrie666  @maree1203 Hello and welcome congratulations on setting a date looks like you have set off on the right foot by booking registry office and evening venue. E bay is a must for us brides to be on a budget I have saved loads of money getting my bridesmaids dresses off their. Some girls on here have used e bay to get their wedding dresses from China and saved a fortune check back through old forum messages to look for the sellers they have used and would recommend. Good luck with all the exciting planning

maree1203  thank you. hadn't thought of e bay but i shall get browsing

emjleo85  Hello...Kerrie is right ive looked on ebay its fab for everything so get browsing and good luck....im on a go slow at the moment as not getting married until 2013 but cant wait to get buying everything!! x

missengaged  @maree1203 Hi and welcome! This site is soooo addictive! Everyone is lovely and helpful and we are all on a budget in some way so here to help! I would say D.I.Y as much as you can! I have made or in process of making all my stationary, centre pieces, bouquets, (pics all in my albums) so anything you can do yourself then do as can save hundreds....I have as have many of the ladies on here!!! Congrats on the date and happy planning!! x

futuremrsconnal  @maree1203 Hiya and congrats! Thats my wedding date too, I haven't been on here long but I love the site already! I have seen so many good ideas. I am also on a small budget and I have got most things from Ebay its a life saver! I got my Maid of Honour dress and Bridesmaid dress from china and they are gorgeous, only £130 for the 2 including p+p! I am making as much as I can on my own or with help from my BM. Good luck! x

maree1203  hey @futuremrsconnal congrats to you too.have u done a lot of your planning?what sort of things have u done urself? i am browsing e bay now, just a bit worried about buying online and not seeing things before you buy them? xx

kelz15912  @maree1203 Welcome to the site hun. as the girls have mentioned ebay is a fab website. i have also used vista print for my save the dates and other items. also recommend www.trudiamonds.co.uk this has some nice cheap rings. xxx Happy planning hun xx

boycee  @maree1203 I echo all the other girls, in a big warm welcome to the family of Final Stitch, the one place you know you can talk about weddings 24/7 with other fellow brides to be
Theere are lots of great pics in the Photoblog/Staff Picks of the girl's creativity with own invites, bouquets e.t.c.. alternatively check out the Marketplace - where other brides and brides to be are selling second hand or goods no longer required for the wedding - bargains to be had
Have fun planning x

katiedarlin  hello and welcome good luck with the planning

futuremrsconnal  @maree1203 Ive been quite organised so far I think so that I can spread the cost I try to buy or do something each week. We are having a civil ceremony in a country pub so the venue and reception is all in one place, that has been booked and the registrar has been booked. Ive booked photographer and my cake maker. Have everything in to make invites etc. I hadn't done too much b4 I came on here haha! x

tinks1985  @maree1203 welcome to Final Stitch! It's such a great website but very addictive! It's great to be able to come on here and talk about weddings 24/7 and get support and advice from people in the same boat! It's a great place to be

maree1203  oh my god @futuremrsconnal you have done soooooo much......well done for being so organised! only update since last post is that we have booked the dj and we have decided that we are not going to have a sit down meal after the ceremony, we are just going to go to the evening venue early and have a little bit of a buffet (before the evening 1) and have the speeches and drinks there. feel like i should have done more now....uh oh lol. xx

natsalot  @futuremrsconnal Hiya, I'm also looking at getting my bridesmaid dresses from China. Have your arrived yet and if so are you happy with the colour/quality/fit etc? I've decided to have each of my bridesmaids in a different colour but I'm really worried about ordering online in case the actual colours clash.

futuremrsconnal  @maree1203 You have plenty of time, I'm a stay at home mum so I have a bit of time on my hands to get things organised haha, me and h2b were making more of the confetti cones 2day as it was so miserable outside! At least you have decided and organised the big things! x

maree1203  @futuremrsconnal i suppose you have a point, aww thats really sweet thats something i hadnt even considered...uh oh lol. ye i dont get a lot of time, think tuesdays (day off) will be the wedding planning day but h2b doesnt have the tuesdays off with me :( i know you said you are on a budget 2 but i was just wondering how big is ur wedding going to be? were having a registry office with 30 guests in the day and then a small local pub/club with 80 guests in the night. due to the tight budget we have decided against a sit down meal and are going to the club early with the day guests for a small buffet before the main 1 in the night and drinks, speeches etc before the rest of the guests arrive.xx

gina130284  As well as Ebay, try this website for dresses:
http://www.weddingdressonlineshop.co.uk/

A few of the brides have bought off here and been pleasantly surprised by the quality.

futuremrsconnal  @maree1203 there is 50 in total during the day including wedding party that will be at the sit down meal, we got a good package from the venue then there will be about another 70 at nite for the evening reception. X