My Chinese Wedding 2008

I’m getting married in 2008! Help!

We did it!!! I’m finally Mrs So now!!!

Posted on April 21, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans | 11 Comments

Thank you for all the comments, the congratulations & well wishes.
I will write an entry in a few days about our Wedding Day but I’ll try and make it not too long as I don’t want to send anyone to sleep.
The Day was perfect, no major hiccups and the weather held out for us for […]

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2 Days to go………………..

Posted on April 6, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans | 11 Comments

Its only 2 days until I become Mrs So. Time has gone by so fast. I think I have pretty much everything sorted out for the wedding, apart from packing my things for the wedding night which I can’t do until tomorrow.
I’ve had a few sleepless nights worrying about the little details and I […]

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My Hen Night/Bachlorette Party

Posted on April 2, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans | 2 Comments

Last week I had a very nice and relaxing Hen night with the girls. I didn’t want anything to tiring because I’m totally knackered from planning this wedding so all I wanted to do was have a nice chilled out day.
Fion and Pauline did a great job organizing everything. I know how stressful it can […]

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Only 24 Days to go!!!

Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans | 5 Comments

Hey Guys, I haven’t been updating as regularly now as life has been very hectic. Nearly all of the wedding plans have been done now apart from -
Ordering the cake - We’ve got a quote for a chinese style wedding cake from a lady in Nottingham
Booking the hotel for the night of the wedding
Finishing off […]

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Wedding Hair Trial @ Diva Worcester

Posted on March 8, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans | 9 Comments

Here are the pics from the hair trial on thursday

Heated rollers are great

It only took her about 30 mins to do

I went for a very simple style for 2 reasons. 1 - I didn’t want a complicated look and 2 - She will be less likely to mess up a simple style on the day

With […]

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We’ve got the Wedding Rings!!!

Posted on March 3, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans | 6 Comments

This Sunday me and ‘The Dave’ picked up our rings which we ordered the week before. I can’t believe it only took the 5 working days to make. The lady who served us said it was ready so quick because the shop is located in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter so everything is literally on their doorstep. […]

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How many dress changes for the banquet??

Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans, Chinese Wedding Traditions | 16 Comments

I’m in abit of a dilemma now as I have 4 dresses for my wedding but I don’t know if I should get another dress. So far I have 1 white wedding dress which will be worn at the start fo rthe ceremony and cutting of the wedding cake. I will then change into my […]

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Tip - Always buy honeymoons/rings ASAP

Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans, Tips/Reviews | 9 Comments

This is a pricey lesson that me and David have learnt these past few days. Remember last month we went to the jewellery quarter in Birmingham to look at rings. We had 2 quotes from 2 different shops about the custom made rings we wanted, one quoted £1400 for both and the other £1200 which […]

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Wedding Update - 2 months to go

Posted on February 4, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans | 5 Comments

I can’t believe its only 2 months away till I get hitched. There are still alot of things that we haven’t done yet, heres our wedding status so far………

Wedding Checklist

Registrar - Booked
Give Notice of marriage - Done
Pay Registrar Fees - Due 8th feb
Wedding Venue - Paid deposit
Restaurant - Paid deposit
Wedding Dress - Done
Bridesmaid Dress - […]

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A Tip for Brides to be

Posted on January 27, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans, Tips/Reviews | 1 Comment

Instead of buying wedding magazines for pictures of flowers or hairstyles, why not research pictures online and transfer the image to your mobile phone. Thats what I have done so that when I visit the florist/hairdressers I can show them the pictures on my phone. Great huh??
I have been looking for more pictures of bouquets […]

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