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You have to do whats right for you and your FI, you can't please everyone all of the time and no matter what happens someone will whinge. Go have your wedding of your dreams after all it is for YOU not everyone else. At least your parents will be there, mine wont and I'm stuck with a witch of a FMIL and her new hubby!! lol

Quote: Originally Posted by emandom Hi, Just found a shop on internet that sells travel boxes for wedding dresses that fit on first choice flights 45*35*20. Works out about £20 odd with postage. But will put my mind at rest. Thought it might be of use to some of you... /www.thefavourstore.com EmX Cheers, when u going? just I don't know who our flights are with yet

Not sure i've been searching for the photographer's link but can't find it. I've given up emailing the hotel and asking they don't respond unless it's to ask for cash lol

I work in law and business is really slow, petrol prices have gone right up and gas and electricity has rocketed. My bills have gone up easily £150 per quarter in the last 2 years, which my flaming wages had!

I think I'm gonna die lol I'm getting married at 1 in May!! I'm really really fair so burn oh and I'm wearing mostly black - ah well deep joy ha ha ha

Sorry but she needs a good kicking. I'd be saying to her at this point, look you obviously don't want to do it so don't worry i'm not counting you in and save the price of the dress cause you know she's gonna drop you in it! Then I'd unleash your mum lol

Great thanks for that i'll do a search

Great you don't happen to know who it is do you? This is a time my FI wishes I didn't have red hair even my rottie is in hiding lol

I wouldn't have one thats one of the reasons for the DW lol I have no intention of inviting people I only see at weddings and funerals they may be relations but they aren't in my life. Do what you want to do not what is expected and if they don't like it tough lol

Thanks - I'll be contacting Claudia again!! (may even get a response lol) and find out who takes the pics and if it is one of the staff they can ram the whole thing i'm getting well sick of it to be honest and am about an email away from blowing my stack lol No-way am I paying a high price for crap - if I did that I'd have no clients and get sacked so I'm not playing - "just threw my dummy out" lol

I've still got my mum's and her veil I wouldn't part with it because she made it herself - I wish I could have fit in it but I'm way taller than she was lol My first dress went in a bin liner and in the waste with the rubbish - mind u i did get divorced lmao This one not sure to be honest might keep it, I could wear it for allsorts because its not really a wedding dress

Thanks for the pics that just made us decide we don't want the gazebo decorated so cheers x

Hi Jodey I tried too. Can you please send me it also. Thanks

I'd leave it alone! lol I'm still waiting for a response but it's not something I'm about to let go and if that means I move hotels thats what I'll do I won't be held to ransom!

Its a big problem for us too as the people that would look after my 2 are going with us. I've got a rottie who thinks she's human and pines when we aren't there and I am worried she won't eat if she isn't with someone she loves and the other is a spaniel who is a nutter but with attitude lol My FI is in the army so he is taking the rottie to one base where she can see her "auntie" and there is a vet on site just in case, she will love it because she loves company. Its about 3 1/2 hours away from here so the day after we get back the FI will be going to get her can't cope without my baby lol The spaniel is an old explosives dog so he is going to another base about 6 hours away with people who can handle him if he kicks off lol Its gonna be a hassle but no choice really - wish i could take them think meg (rottie) would look cute with a big bow and carrying the rings lmao

As a British Citizen and a Northerner I can say with conviction "stupid arse cockney" lmao No offence to cockneys pmsl

Quote: Originally Posted by jaymielee When I was in communication with Daniella about certain days in May, just 2 weeks ago, May 15th was booked, so hopefully that means she is holding it for you! :-) If she has contacted you with the Q&A form already, then I'm pretty sure that means the day is reserved for you. Jaymie Thanks Jaymie with any luck it'll be confirmed soon and I can stop having a breakdown lol

Quote: Originally Posted by SIMBASIM Unfortunately you have to be patient. I know easier said than done! We have all been through this agonizing process of waiting for confirmation. When I confirmed my date a couple of months ago, May 15th 2009 was still available. If that is not so, then I HIGHLY recommend sending a couple of dates when you respond back. This helps speed the process up. You have PLENTY of time. DREAMS is not even booking rooms for 2009. GOOD LUCK! Thanks Simbasim - patience is something I don't possess lol Once I have the date I can cope with anything else - its just FI is in the army so need to know pretty quick in case they post him earlier than June to the hot place lol

Found the section of the contract :- Photo Package50 full color photos + wedding album (only ceremony) Video package30 Minutes DVD, (only ceremony) I'll let you know what happens. What I do find funny though is I email her the menu option and then reply to her contract email mins later lol I get a reply about the menus no reply about the contract lmao

Yep it sure did it said 50 photographs (ceremony) only so i've gone ape because i'm not having it lol

Yep that's me 2 but also with a spaniel at my feet lol

It's difficult my FI is a dog trainer and handler in the Army and so he deals with them all day every, agressive and non agressive, mostly agressive. I recently took on his spaniel that he had had for a while with serious aggression problems thing is I already have a rottie (she thinks she's human) and is as soft as anything and I have to say I was more worried for her than the spaniel lol He still has aggression problems and I still get the teeth sometimes but he's a lot better 2 months on, with love and affection he has totally turned around. The thing is FI is in the army so he isn't here all the time so I'm doing it on my own! lol If you have FI there it should be fine, why not say look I'll have him/her for a week if it is too much then he goes somewhere else, that is a good compromise and sometimes they aren't as aggressive as people portray them to be. Hope that helps

I've just had an absolute fit about the photographs in the package at Dreams lol I got my contract (finally!!) and it says 50 photographs (ceremony only!) so i've emailed Claudia and asked if that is right because it doesn't mention that on their website. If that is the case I'm seriously thinking about dropping the whole package. One of the reasons we went with the top package was because the photographs were in. I mean 50 photographs for a 20 min ceremony is nuts it would mean we were getting photographs that were bascially all the same. Once I hear back I'll let you know, it could be months tho lol, but I think this could be a problem with anyone booking and not getting an extra photographer!

I don't think its in poor taste at all. Weddings are v expensive and people understand. Myself and FI had this discussion the other day, my mum is dead and my dad lives on the other side of the world and won't be coming to the wedding. His step-dad is dead and his mother has re-married (long story!!). They are contributing nothing to the wedding and if I had my way she wouldn't even be going lol So I've said if he wants to buy his mother a gift he can do it himself cause I am defo not. We don't like each other and I refuse to spend a penny on her as she will only whinge anway. So i think its a matter of personal preference, its a token of thank you and I'm sure they'll be grateful for something small that was personal other than some grand gesture.

Just be really honest with her and ask her what she wants, let her speak, then say look its my party - i'd like it to the 4 of us but if you don't want to do that one night fine but you are still paying your share. Why should the rest of you suffer because she wants to go off with her hubby!! you've already compromised dig your heels in and don't let her walk all over you, or anyone else for that matter. I'd murder my friends if they tried that, there again they can't usually wait to get a break from the hubbys and kids lmao