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Wedding Planning Timeline: 6 months+
We're at the 6 months wedding planning timeline stage. This post is about what you need to do during the period from 6 months before the wedding - up to the day itself.
Now is the time to get going if you’re planning any DIY aspects: invitations, table centres, cake or favours. Whether you're thinking about bubbles or the traditional sugared almonds - it's time to plan now.
You’ll need practice time as well as production time. So get cracking!
Bold Colours in Wedding Décor
I reckon it’s fair to say the colours we’ve tended to use in wedding décor have, of tradition been muted, subtle and classic. So we’re talking about soft pastels, blue and white, or neutral colour palettes. And super beautiful all those tones are.
Romantic Kingscote Barn Wedding
Amy is a returning customer - Fabulous Functions UK did the decor for her birthday party a few years ago - something she'd loved. So you can imagine our delight when she messaged us to say she'd met the lover of her life, was planning her wedding celebrations and wanted us as part of her wedding planning team! Excited doesn't cover it!
A Rose Gold Wedding Theme
Meeting Lucy and Sam at the Kings Head Hotel. was like meeting old friends – we’d communicated so much in the previous weeks. I had a good grasp of the vision they wanted to create and had many samples of the colour tones in the fabric they’d chosen with which to create a gorgeous rose gold wedding theme.
An Autumn Themed Wedding
We had the honour and pleasure of working with David and Steph, who let us loose to create magic on their wedding day. I loved that they felt confident in wanting to follow their passions and creating a decor that was true and authentic to them.
Wedding Venues and Disabled Access
Access to your venue is even more important when your have limited mobility - Ensure disabled access for you and your guests- Fabulous Functions UK
Second Marriage Dress Etiquette
Of late I’ve been giving some thought to two questions I’ve seen asked in various Facebook groups, that relate to second marriage wedding dress etiquette:
A Guide to Your Wedding Speech Running Order
In our blog, Five alternatives to Champagne for the wedding toasts, we had a rummage through the off-licence shelves to bring you some alternatives to Champagne for making a toast along with the wedding speech.
The logical next step then is to have a look at the correct running order of the wedding speeches themselves.
Something Old and Something New
All the occasions we celebrate are riven with traditions. Easter has the eggs and the bunny, Christmas has Father Christmas/ Santa Claus – and more besides - depending on the nation. And, of course, every family puts their own spin on these regular calendar markers. And weddings are no exception.
