My Chinese Wedding 2008

I’m getting married in 2008! Help!

Honeymoon at Anantara Maldives - Review Part 2

Posted on May 10, 2008 - Filed Under Honeymoon/Holidays, Tips/Reviews | 6 Comments

Continuation of my Review of Anantara Resort in the Maldives…………..
If anyone is considering going to the Maldives for their Honeymoon I would say to them “Don’t go in March/April as its the hottest time to go and you will get burnt”
On our 2nd day we sat in the sun for 4 hours and yes we […]

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Honeymoon at Anantara Maldives - Review Part 1

Posted on May 9, 2008 - Filed Under Honeymoon/Holidays, Tips/Reviews | 1 Comment

Gosh its been a while since I’ve made any posts here on my blog, I feel like I’ve been neglecting all the readers of my sallyso.com website but I’m back now ready to answer the questions people have left me in their comments.
It’s been a month since me and Dave got married and it really […]

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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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2nd Florist - Getting Quotes for Flowers

Posted on January 29, 2008 - Filed Under The Wedding Look, Tips/Reviews | 2 Comments

I think I should post the names of the florists who I have visited for quotes as it may help someone from Worcester. I have just come back from visiting Passion Flowers in Worcester. I had my phone ready to show them pictures of bouquets that I like. They gave me a quote for this […]

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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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Considering having a bridesmaid contract???

Posted on January 25, 2008 - Filed Under Tips/Reviews, Real Weddings | 13 Comments

No this is not a joke, I was reading my wedding magazine which Dave thoughfully bought me. There was an article about a recent American bride who made all her bridesmaid sign a contract. I found a similar contract online and I have to share it with you cos its so funny…
*Bridesmaid’s Contract*
Hello my beautiful […]

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Wedding Flowers - 1st visit to a florist

Posted on January 21, 2008 - Filed Under The Wedding Look, Tips/Reviews | 9 Comments

Today I went to a florist here in Worcester called Floral Services. I wanted to ask about prices just so I had a rough idea of what to expect. The lady was very helpful, she asked me what kind of flowers I was thinking of for myself and the bridesmaids. I was 50/50 on either […]

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Kamdo Wedding Invitations HK

Posted on January 16, 2008 - Filed Under General Wedding Plans, Tips/Reviews | 7 Comments

We have finally managed to order our wedding invitations but it was turning out to be a nightmare problem at one point.
We had already picked and provisionally ordered our wedding invites online. We chose CD0138 (see previous post) and all Dave’s mom had to do was go there and pay the lady for our wedding […]

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Dinner at Merchants Nottingham

Posted on December 20, 2007 - Filed Under Tips/Reviews | 1 Comment

I took my fiance to dinner at Merchants Nottingham on Tuesday as a early birthday treat. As we have been to Nottingham’s other top restaurants; World Service, Hart’s & Chino Latino. I thought we should give Merchants a try. I booked the table under Mrs So which is abit cheeky seeing as I’m not married […]

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Miss World 2007 Zhang ZiLin

Posted on December 8, 2007 - Filed Under Tips/Reviews | Leave a Comment

China won this years Miss World contest.

Miss Zhang Zhilin won the competition on December 01 2007. She was the tallest girl in the contest and the first ever Chinese woman to have won the title.
Micaela Reis of Angola was awarded second place and Carolina Moran Gordillo, Miss Mexico, took third.
I think she is very […]

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