Monday, February 27, 2006
Visit to the dressmaker
Katharyn approached the dressmakers house armed with some extremely pixilated pictures of the perfect bridesmaids dresses to be greeted by the smell of dog and a very nice lady who expressed that she would need a pattern to work from as she has never made dresses like that before.
Several hours of internet trawling later and Katharyn (who is now starting to look like a bit of an angel) had found a fantastic webpage containing hundreds of dress patterns. A week or so later i finally got round to ordering a couple of the most likely candidates and I am now the owner of some beautiful 1950' dress patterns.
Just before the weekend I phoned 'Roz' and myself and all the bridesmaids are going to visit her on the 18th of March for measurements to be taken and final discussions regarding the dresses. All very exciting. I am looking forwards to it. Hopefully, having the dresses made should save a bit of cash as most of the dresses I have seen in shops come in at around £200-£250 (or are horrible). I think it is looking like costing less than £100 per dress but I will have to wait till the 18th to get a final price. Maybe I can have more bridesmaids if they are going to be that cheap :-)
Several hours of internet trawling later and Katharyn (who is now starting to look like a bit of an angel) had found a fantastic webpage containing hundreds of dress patterns. A week or so later i finally got round to ordering a couple of the most likely candidates and I am now the owner of some beautiful 1950' dress patterns.
Just before the weekend I phoned 'Roz' and myself and all the bridesmaids are going to visit her on the 18th of March for measurements to be taken and final discussions regarding the dresses. All very exciting. I am looking forwards to it. Hopefully, having the dresses made should save a bit of cash as most of the dresses I have seen in shops come in at around £200-£250 (or are horrible). I think it is looking like costing less than £100 per dress but I will have to wait till the 18th to get a final price. Maybe I can have more bridesmaids if they are going to be that cheap :-)
Monday, February 20, 2006
Looks like G.C.S.E. textiles was useful after all
Since Christmas I have drafted Katharyn, my future sister in law and chief bridesmaid in to help organise obtaining the bridesmaids dresses. Katharyn was until recently based in Somerset, not too far away from my cousins and so it seemed sensible for Katharyn to source a dressmaker from the area to make the dresses (buying them pre-made is not an option as I have my mind set on some unusual designs).
Katharyn bravely took up the Good-Garrard wedding banner, put on her most sensible shoes (!)and staunchly set out towards Taunton to harrass each and every seamstress, dressmaker and wedding shop owner until she found a suitable candidate. Several hours and a few blisters later Katharyn had come up with a several names, one of which had been commended by several different sources. Meanwhile I was wandering round Attercliffe, which for those of you not from Sheffield is a little like Soho, warily staring into the window of an asian dress shop for possible fabrics. After several passes I eventually gained enough courage to confidantly walk into the shop, directly over to the fabric section and begin to browse in what I hope was a knowledgable fashion. After a few minutes my nerves settled and I was actually able to look at the fabrics instead of concentrating intently on looking nonshalont. I found some satin material in the 'wedding' colours and bought some small half meter sections to use as reference material. All I can say is thank goodness for GCSE textiles or I wouldn't have had a clue what I was doing at any point during the purchase.
On arriving home, I contacted my accomplice who informed me that she has arranged to visit the dressmaker and would be back in contact with me as soon as she had any further information.
To Be Continued...
Katharyn bravely took up the Good-Garrard wedding banner, put on her most sensible shoes (!)and staunchly set out towards Taunton to harrass each and every seamstress, dressmaker and wedding shop owner until she found a suitable candidate. Several hours and a few blisters later Katharyn had come up with a several names, one of which had been commended by several different sources. Meanwhile I was wandering round Attercliffe, which for those of you not from Sheffield is a little like Soho, warily staring into the window of an asian dress shop for possible fabrics. After several passes I eventually gained enough courage to confidantly walk into the shop, directly over to the fabric section and begin to browse in what I hope was a knowledgable fashion. After a few minutes my nerves settled and I was actually able to look at the fabrics instead of concentrating intently on looking nonshalont. I found some satin material in the 'wedding' colours and bought some small half meter sections to use as reference material. All I can say is thank goodness for GCSE textiles or I wouldn't have had a clue what I was doing at any point during the purchase.
On arriving home, I contacted my accomplice who informed me that she has arranged to visit the dressmaker and would be back in contact with me as soon as she had any further information.
To Be Continued...
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Long time no post
Wow I didn't realise how long it has been since I last posted. I am however going to blame the entire lack of information on being very busy at work and moving house. I have just about finished moving into the house which me and Andrew have bought as our very first home together. Unpacking is almost complete and now we just have to decorate every room in the house!
On a more wedding related note. Planning is really starting to ramp up, as are the costs. We started out with a sensible financial plan and although we have tried to source as much stuff as we can by ourselves and call in favours from friends to keep costs down some things have turned out to be a lot more expensive than we thought. I am pretty sure that as soon as you mention the 'M' word everyone whoops and triples their prices which I think is very unfair. We are just trying to have a nice celebration which all of our family and friends can enjoy. Boo to all wedding related industries.
I will probably have changed my tune by tomorrow morning as I am fortunate enough to have a disposition which resists being sullen or upset for more than a few hours.
I promise to be more consitant with my posting habits from now on.
On a more wedding related note. Planning is really starting to ramp up, as are the costs. We started out with a sensible financial plan and although we have tried to source as much stuff as we can by ourselves and call in favours from friends to keep costs down some things have turned out to be a lot more expensive than we thought. I am pretty sure that as soon as you mention the 'M' word everyone whoops and triples their prices which I think is very unfair. We are just trying to have a nice celebration which all of our family and friends can enjoy. Boo to all wedding related industries.
I will probably have changed my tune by tomorrow morning as I am fortunate enough to have a disposition which resists being sullen or upset for more than a few hours.
I promise to be more consitant with my posting habits from now on.
