Bridesmaids are finally sorted!

So over the last 6 months, we have successfully achieved booking everything we wanted.

It took nearly 7 months to finally get the bridesmaids to finally decide on the day to go dress shopping, after having to cancel 3 times! It was the one thing that got me down constantly, I was in tears as they just won't make their mind up.

So after trying to get them to organise themselves since March we finally agreed on a date in October! So we after a massive military style organisation to collect everyone (now I only have 5 bridesmaids, we ended up with a house full of 10!) and we enjoyed a fun packed weekend. I booked a total of 4 shops, all with different designers. We booked one which was super duper expensive 5 dresses came in at £1250!!!! Way over budget! We then went onto another shop, we thought we found the dress, but it was £170, which was only £20 over budget, but I still didn't know if it was the one, so we moved onto the next shop. Where we found the same dress but at £155! And the girls had lots of fun in that shop. So we went onto the other shop, just to have a look, but this shop was awful, they were rude, clearly didn't want us there and made the appointment really unpleasant.

So over some wine, pasta and dessert we looked over the photos that my lovely chief bridesmaid took for me and decided that the dress they tried on in the two shops, where perfect. We decided the dress! FINALLY!

Alfred Angelo Bridesmaid Dress, we choose the colour Lettuce, it's not spot on matching colour, but gradually over the year we have realised not everything is going to be matching perfectly, so this has almost become part of our theme.

So now our Bridesmaid dresses and our theme was sorted...

Shabby Chic, mismatched, hearts, northern countryside, DIY wedding.

So now that the dresses are done, it was time to sort out the rest of the bridesmaids accessories out...

I desperately wanted peep toe nude shoes for them, they can wear them again, so after a made search I finally found what I wanted for them. Now I'm the tallest in the group at 5'8, and with my heels on I'm pushing 6'0, so the heel size didn't really matter, and the girls were only going to wear them for walking down and up the aisle and then for photos, so I could get away with any size heel. So thankfully ASOS had some that were perfect.

ASOS, Passion Peep Toe, £18, bargain. 

Now the final thing that I needed to sort out is the hair accessories, now I searched high and low to find something within my budget that was perfect for the bridesmaids, and after popping into Harrogate Primark, I found a flower hair band for 50p, a flowery ring for 50p and a feather brooch for 50p. I worked out if I cut off the backing of the brooch and ring, and made the flower into a slide it was exactly what I was after. So after I cut off all the bits that I needed, I then glued the top of the ring into the centre of the flower and glued the end of the brooch between the layers of petals. Once these had dried out, I then sewed and glued the flower to the hair slide and I was incredible proud of myself.

I apologise for the last photo it's very hard to take a photo of the back of your head.

So finally the Bridesmaid were almost done, apart from their main gift, the Jewellery. 

Well the problem with my bridesmaids is that each one of them is completely different to the other. So I decided I didn't want to go along loads of different shops trying to find 5 different pieces of jewellery for each one. So I decided to make their jewellery. 

Me and my fiancée are big fans of Bath Christmas Market. and go every Christmas, and there is a bead shop, down one of the little squares near the cathedral called Bijoux Beads. I went in and found beads for each bridesmaid. and decided to make each of them a Necklace and earrings. Total cost of all the beads and equipment, just sort of £50! Bargain, plus I've now found a hobby I love, and think I am going to maybe include it in my DIY wedding business. 

So here are the pictures of the jewellery for each of my bridesmaids. 

Bridesmaid one- 

Marina Biologist, very classic, but loves everything to do with the sea.

Bridesmaid two-

My stepsister, Formerly an EMO, she's quite trendy.

Bridesmaid three-

Very hippy, hennaed hair, likes vintage/ antique things.

Bridesmaid four- 

Another slightly hippy bridesmaid, likes crafty things, and sticks buttons on everything!

Bridesmaid five-

Very classic, likes traditional things, only bridesmaid to be married.

So finally the bridesmaids are done after 7 months of trying, tears and organising. All I have to be concerned about is there dresses fit! which they said they will pay for.

Next post will be more planning...