My Chinese Wedding 2008

I’m getting married in 2008! Help!

Wedding in March or May

Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans | Leave a Comment

Another change in our Wedding plans, Dave has now said that we should get married in May, well his Dad said that March would be cold and wet, May has less chance of rain and it is warmer. So Dave cannot make his mind up, I don’t mind which month we get married in, if […]

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Wedding Banquet - Birmingham Vs Nottingham

Posted on August 30, 2007 - Filed Under Wedding Venues | Leave a Comment

Dave has now changed his mind about where we’re having our Wedding Banquet. We were originally going to have it in Birmingham, probably China Court but now he has suggested we have it in Nottingham - Mr Man’s, as its closer for his Dad. I have no problems with either city but we really need […]

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Visiting Billesley Manor & Ettington Park Part II

Posted on August 22, 2007 - Filed Under Wedding Venues | Leave a Comment

Ettington Park
32 miles from Worcester
43 miles to Birmingham
This venue is alot further away but if its worth it, we would sacrifice our sleep to make sure we wake up in time to get to this venue.

The front

The Long Gallery which is located on the 2nd floor. Its quite a dark room but can hold 96 […]

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Visiting Billesley Manor & Ettington Park Part I

Posted on August 22, 2007 - Filed Under Wedding Venues | Leave a Comment

We went to visit 2 venues last week for our Civil Wedding. They are both in Warwickshire which is abit further than we’d like to travel but we want our wedding to take place somewhere nicer than the normal Registry Office. I took quite a few pictures but I won’t put them all here.
Billesley Manor
22.7 […]

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Color theme for bridesmaids dresses

Posted on August 18, 2007 - Filed Under The Wedding Look | 2 Comments

I’m stuck, I really don’t know what color I want my bridesmaids dresses to be. They will have to match the best men’s suits aswell. I am torn between Champagne or Green?

I also like this maize color

Hmmmmm what to do, I still have some time to decide (I think!)

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Chinese Wedding Door Games

Posted on August 17, 2007 - Filed Under Chinese Wedding Traditions | 6 Comments

I have to organise the Wedding Door Games for my sisters wedding in October. I have come up with a few ideas but I think I need to be abit more evil.
So all the guys come to the house in the morning, all the gee mui’s are stood behind the door. We wait for them […]

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Update on the search for a venue

Posted on August 13, 2007 - Filed Under Wedding Venues | 1 Comment

After a few days of me moaning to Dave about looking for a suitable venue, we finally found time to sit down together and search for a venue. We narrowed it down to 6 so far.
Highbury Hall in Mosely, Birmingham
Himley Hall in Dudley
The Nash in Kempsey
The Elms in Worcester
Ettingham Park Hotel in Warwickshire
Billesley Manor in […]

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Update - Wai Ling and Sang’s wedding

Posted on August 12, 2007 - Filed Under Real Weddings | Leave a Comment

Oops, I have been bad, I haven’t written a post for quite sometime. My excuse is I have been busy ………
A few weeks ago, I went to a friends wedding in Birmingham. Wai - Ling and Sang got married at Birmingham Registry Office on the 31st July. Me and Dave were lucky enough to see […]

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Direct line for Parcelforce

Posted on August 4, 2007 - Filed Under Tips/Reviews | 1 Comment

Here’s another number which might help people who don’t want to call the 0870 number which s an automated line and you may have to wait over 1hr to speak to someone. Call this number and you get through to someone straight away.

0191 5127003
I’m not too impressed with Parcelforce, I’m still waiting on a parcel […]

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Direct number for Barclays Worcester

Posted on August 4, 2007 - Filed Under Tips/Reviews | Leave a Comment

I had a nightmare trying to find the direct phone number for my local Barclays branch in Worcester so now that I have it, I will share it so people don’t have the same problems as me.
01905 684802

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