Recession weddings!!

[fairylauren]

hey all thought id start up a recession wedding topic so those of us on a really tight budget could share ideeas and tips and info with each other !!! it may help a litlle because when you are planning it can be so overwhelming how much a wedding can be!!! i know it is for myself anyway but its been listening to others that has inspired me and given me some great ideas!! also i would love to hear how you all haggle because i need some confidence and tips in that department!! has anyone ever bought their dress online and if so how was it?

Fairylauren x

[g4ajune11]

Light in the box has good and bad reviews (my friend fell in love with a dress that was 3.5k and she got in from a chinese site and only paid E500 and its class.

you need to play the hotels off in your area against each other by saying what x is offering against y. We have gotten amazing deals so thrilled.

[fairylauren]

good advice g4june11 !! we will defo be doing that with hotels no better time than now to do it!!!

[debbie bergin]

iv been thinking of buying my bridesmaids dresses off light in the box online store. can anyone tell me if de have bought from them and were de dresses good quality.

[fairylauren]

hi debbie,
i dont know anyone pesonaly but my BM has a friend who got a dress from them and was very happy with it! they seem to have good reviews! i saw a dress on it that i really love i was thinking of buying a cheap dress from them beforehand to test them out ! if i do order from them i will give it plent of time so anything that goes wrong there will be time to fix!! i would also love to hear from anyone who has bought from them!!

lauren

[amandy1]

Hi Brides 2be!! Im thinking of getting my bridesmaids dresses off that site or another one is dressylicious.com would love to know if anyone has ordered from them and how they got on. Im thinking of having a "west coast cooler reception" rather than a wine reception before the meal as its much cheaper and different, what do ye think????

[melb]

Oh wow "west coast cooler reception" is a great idea!!! does it work out much cheaper or do you bring the west coast cooler yourself????

Mel

[grogmg]

I know a few girls from another forum that I am on have bought bm dresses on light in the box, but dont know anyone that has bought a wedding dress of them, I have heard good reviews from the people that have bought dresses, just dont go for anything too intricate or alot of embroidery or embleshments as these are usually badly done and can make the dress look cheap!

[amandy1]

Oh wow "west coast cooler reception" is a great idea!!! does it work out much cheaper or do you bring the west coast cooler yourself????

Mel

Hi Mel,
We intend to bring it ourselves, just looking at prices of wine /sparkling wine Vs west coast cooler in the supermarkets and it seems to be working out a bit cheaper. Av bottle of sparkling wine is about E10 - E12, you can get a twin pack of wcc (750ml) for about E10! Im sure the hotels would do a good deal on it too. I would love a chocolate fountain but its way too expensive so we are thinking about getting a ferrero rocher tree just leave it on the drinks table for people to pick off it!! Its alot cheaper!

[fairylauren]

hey amandy
i love that idea!! its much nicer than wine aswel!! the rose one is just delicious!!! fab idea i just may rob it off you lol!!! and your ferrero idea is brill 2!! very creative well done you!!