Q, Do I have to have bridesmaids and best man on the top table.
Nope! Think about it this day and age chances are your bridesmaids are going to have boyfriends,Fiances or husbands I think everyone would feel a lot more at ease being sat next to their partner. Same obviously goes for the be
In terms of younger bridesmaids they are going to want to sit next to their parents....unless of course their parents are you.
Q, Do I have to have Favours?
Certainly not!!....giving a favour to your guests is a tradition but a lot of traditions are no longer followed. Think about it! Your paying for their meal, so it's not as though they can grizzle!
If you do choose to do favours and you don't want them to costly try cutting out the box/packaging this can somethimes be the most expensive part of the whole favour. Her are some fairly inexpensive ideas.
- Welsh cakes - someone in your family is bound to be a dab hand on the old welsh cakes. (for anyone who's reading this and isn't welsh....they are very tasty!)
- Scratch cards - these are only £1 each and can be placed by the placename card or you can purchase small envelopes to put them in and then put the scratch cards inside and write the guests name on the front so they double up as both a favour and a placename card.
- Charity pin badges - these again are only £1 and come on a card telling your guests that £1 has been donated to that particular charity.
- THIS BLOG IS TAKING 100 TIMES LONGER THAN PLANNED AS IM JUGGLING THIS WITH PLAYING WITH MY 18 MONTH YEAR OLD SON. HEY BUT WHO SAID WOMEN CAN'T PLAY FARM, COLOUR AND BLOG WHILE SINGING OLD MCDONALD :-) ANYWAYS....
- Lotto tickets - same applies to this as with the scratch cards. "What if someone wins!!!!!" I hear you shriek. I'm sure they would share it with you!!! If you don't think they would give you a penny....should they really be at your big day?!
I hope some of these have been helpfull. Anyways back onto the Q&A's
Q, Do I have to have a sit down meal.
Nope you can just get married and go Straight into the evening reception if you would rather this also cuts costs because you are not paying for a sit down meal.
Q, Fresh flowers can be expencive! Are their any other alternatives?
Yes of course! Crystal bouquets are becoming ever so popular! Or even brooch bouquets! However these can be expensive too!. There is however another line to go down artificial! Yep that's what I said! And before you start shaking your head when I say artificial I'm talking quality artificial....not your pound shop dusty stuff I'm talking foam flowers! I offer these to my brides and 80% of my brides walk away with flowers for their whole wedding party including buttonholes for under £100 THAT'S A BARGIN!!! I will post some pics below so that you can see how realistic looking they actually are.
Q,I'm considering ordering my dress or/and bridesmaid dresses from china. What are your thoughts.
This can be a very tricky one. It's very tempting due to the low prices so here is my advice....
- Do your research on the company. Check their feedback, reviews etc.
- Custom sizes - try to get the measurements done by a seamstress
- If you need to buy more than one dress for example...bridesmaid dresses make sure you buy them together at the same time because you don't want to order one and then when it comes to the other one you may end up with a different shade due to them using a different real of material.
- Check out the import tax - this can be a stinger! I've had brides waiting at the door because a delivery driver has turned up with not only the lovely dresses but an import tax bill of £50 upwards! Trust me I did this when ordering my first batch of chair covers when I started out in business just to be stung with a £300 bill!!!.
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