So we got engaged, what next? I was so excited I didn't know where to start! We landed back in the UK from our trip from Paris, and were greeted with Champagne at the in-laws house to celebrate. A few weeks later they threw a surprise party with all of my side of the family as well. It was a nice day and totally unexpected!
We had no idea when we were going to get married really. We hadn't structured it so that 'we must go and find a venue', we took a slightly more laid back approach. Working in a hotel myself at the time, and seeing many weddings every week, I got a pretty good idea of what was expensive/inexpensive, plenty of dresses, themes and the same Grooms speech off the internet. Although I worked in a country house style hotel, I didn't want to get married there due to being in work everyday so it was out of the question. We went to a few wedding open days and that's probably the best thing to do at the beginning.
The venue is what we decided to do first, as you can work everything around that, and imagine your decor or theme fitting in with it etc. The one hotel we looked at called Coombe Abbey was amazing. We had stayed there a couple of times, but it is excruciatingly expensive and so it was a no. I had been collecting leaflets and booklets at the wedding open days, so let me introduce you to your new best friend.
This is a little section folder I picked up from Tesco. They had some pretty ones in their up to date collections for about £4.00, but I walked round the corner to the little sale section and this badboy was in there for £1.50. It's sturdy and can fit A4 items in it so no bending papers or leaflets to squish them in. This blog will be all about bargains, because we all could do with a bargain or two.
My Mom got me this Pukka pad. It's great because it has sections already in it for you to name, so you can divide your wedding categories up. I have found this so useful already, even with 21 months to go! I have got sections such as Guests, Dresses, Inspiration and Colour Scheme.
Any magazine I get, be it a fashion magazine or a little one free at Asda, I've been cutting to bits and putting in the Pukka Pad for colour schemes or inspiration. It takes a bit of time but I think it will be nice to look back on. As for wedding magazines, I have managed to build up a good collection already, but I don't like cutting those up because they have inspiration and pretty pictures in anyway.
It's nice to make a word montage to reflect your wedding!
Leaflets and Booklets on venues, cakes, photographers will all come in handy. Also great to keep in the file. Here is a little sneak peak of our venue, but a full post on that coming next.
Other good places for inspiration are websites like Tumblr and Pinterest. There are thousands of wedding images including loads of DIY projects. Click HERE for my Pinterest page, and HERE for Tumblr. There are also many great blogs about DIY weddings, just have a search through Google or a great website called Stumble Upon, where you can search for blogs via your interests.
I hope this was of use to you in some way! If you have any good websites or organisation tips, I'd be grateful to know!
Tilly xXx
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