ALL NEW INTRO THREAD! Newbies and Old Time Hitchers Come Join!

Name: Laura

Location: Kent

Met H2B:  First time round at karate, properly met and became friends a couple of years later at a Weatherspoons, through a mutual friend

Got engaged: 3rd October 2009

Getting Wed: 20th August 2011

Colour Scheme / Theme:  Purple and pink/sweets, if we don't change our minds between now and then!

Honeymoon: Somewhere hot! I don't know the actual destination as H2B is booking it

Part of wedding you are most excited about: Seeing his face when he first sees me in my dress, and being announced as husband and wife!

Favourite part of Wedding Planning: I love it all so far....

Least favourite part of Wedding Planning: It seeming like the day is agggges away, so having to stall myself from getting everything organised straight away!

Name: ooh la la

Location: Leicester (originally from Suffolk)

Met H2B:  At school, in 2002.

Got engaged: 30th May 2009

Getting Wed: 04th August 2012 (hopefully)

Colour Scheme / Theme:  A relaxed country affair. Pale mustard, duckegg blue, pale pink and grey.

Honeymoon: Ideally a working ranch holiday in Canada.

Part of wedding you are most excited about: Seeing OH waiting at the bottom of the aisle, knowing our friends and family love us and of course all that yummy food!

Favourite part of Wedding Planning: Not done any yet, but I should imagine it will be collecting all the decorative bits.

Least favourite part of Wedding Planning: So far......my Mum

Name: Emj85

Location: Sale

Met H2B: Online and turns out we knew the same people.

Got engaged: 8th October 2009 at the place we had our first date

Getting Wed: 04/02/2012

Venue: Wythenshawe Hall (I hope)

Colour Scheme / Theme: So far only thought of Lilac because its my favourite colour

Honeymoon - Hoping to go New York but if not 2 weeks in beautiful Cornwall

Part of wedding you are most excited about: All of it but Im enjoying having my fam (most of them) and friends around me and of course getting my man at the end.

Favourite part of Wedding Planning: Going wedding dress shopping (need to lose weight first)

Least favourite part of Wedding Planning: Family members sticking their ore in and my diet which is dragging at the moment.

Name: vicky

Location: hertfordshire orginally kent

Met H2B:  At uni in sept 2002, had some lectures together, we were friends for a year before getting together end fo sept 2003.

Got engaged: 14th March 2009

Getting Wed: 30th july 2010 at three lakes restuarant, westmill farm

Colour Scheme / Theme:  royal blue, silver, white and other shades of blue int he flowers.

Honeymoon: 2 weeks all inclusive in turkey, cant wait!

Part of wedding you are most excited about: wearing my dress!! and getting married , everyone celebrating, its the first wedding in our family for a few years now.

Favourite part of Wedding Planning: dress shopping, tiara buying, getting to make decisions and not have to worry about anyone elses thoughts except OH on things like invites etc.

Least favourite part of Wedding Planning: explaining to my family we were having a small ceremony and wouldnt be inviting a lot of family friends or their friends we hadnt seen in a while (but its ok now cos they are thorwing another party in kent for those and i get to wear my dress again!) and saving. cant believe im spending so much on one day and then am going to have to save all over again afterwards so we can buy a house!

Hi All!!

Name: MrsLowndes2b / Claire

Location: Stoke-on-Trent orginally Worcestershire

Met H2B:  At the students union bar - he was my boss!!! He is the manager and I was working at the bar :D

Got engaged: 8th June 2009

Getting Wed: 17th July 2010 in Worcestershire

Colour Scheme / Theme:  Deep Purple

Honeymoon: not 100% sure where we are going!

Part of wedding you are most excited about: the actual cermony :D and the dress lol

Favourite part of Wedding Planning: seeing it all start to come together!!

Least favourite part of Wedding Planning: The diet!!! lost 2 stone so far and want to loose another 2.5/3 stone!!

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Name: Nicola

Location: Originally from Warrington, Cheshire, live in Annan, Dumfires & Galloway

Met H2B:  Online, July 2001

Got engaged: November 2001

Getting Wed: May 2011, no confirmed date yet as yet to book.

Colour Scheme / Theme:  Aqua

Honeymoon: Getting married in Mexico so bit of an all in one :-)

Part of wedding you are most excited about: Finally saying "i do" to my gorgeous man

Favourite part of Wedding Planning:  Finding the resort we both love

Least favourite part of Wedding Planning: Not being able to book yet as prices for May 2011 arent available yet!!!! :-(

Nic x

Name: Mel

Location: Leeds

Met H2B: Introduced by my big sister

Got engaged: On a mediterranean cruise on our balcony under the stars. August 19th 2008

Getting wed: August 2010

Colur scheme: Deep Purple, Ivory and splashes of yellow.

Honeymoon: Cruise summer 2011

PArt of wedding most excited about: Saying my vows.

Favourite part of WP: Finding my dress in the first shop on the first shopping trip and finding Benjamin Adams 'carmen' shoes for a bargain price!

Least favourite part of WP: Trying to type up the invitations and OOS in the correct format. (Not a damn clue!)

Melx

Name:            Trudy

Location:       Lincoln

Met H2B:       March 2005 via internet dating.  i'd been working overseas / south england for 15 years, and had not long returned home to live, he'd just come out of a marriage so two lonely hearts who clicked (he's RAF, I'm ex Royal Navy - so share the same daft sense of humour!)

Got engaged:  19 Dec 2009 on his birthday.  He got down on one knee in front of all my family.  Only mum knew, so champagne was ready - pity i was duty driver.  i was v. emotional so god only knows how i'll be on the day!

Getting wed:    28 Aug 2011.  Charlotte House Hotel, Lincoln - civil ceremony and reception there.

Colour scheme:    Don't really think we'll bother to be honest.  He's been married before, so we're keeping it fairly informal. 

Honeymoon;     minimoon in Yorkshire somewhere followed by holiday in Thailand when the season is right.  A friend has offered us his apartment in ko samui, too good an offer to refuse.

Part of wedding you are most excited about:  just getting married to him to be honest.  i'm the last of both familiies to walk down the aisle - it's important to me that we are both committed to each other 100%

Favourite part of wedding planning:    Seeing my mum happy.  i've discussed all of my plans with her - none of my siblings did, so she felt a bit left out.  although the final decisions will be mine and H2B, mum is grateful for the opportunity to come dress shopping, wedding fayres etc with me.

Least favourite part of wedding planning:    the sleepless nights (already!!) too many things going through my mind

Name:            Donna

Location:       Essex

Met H2B:       At school, altho didnt actually get together till 5 years later

Got engaged: 5th May 2009 in Paris

Getting wed:    20th August 2011 in a converted barn just outside of chelmsford.

Colour scheme:    .  red or blue - cant decide.....

Honeymoon;     New york, San Francisco and Las vegas... hopefully!

Part of wedding you are most excited about:  the whole thing but mostly just finally being married to my other half ( Pass the sick bag lol )

Favourite part of wedding planning:     allof it, so far!

Least favourite part of wedding planning  : nothing at the minute!!!

Name: Marie aka Dumblespud

Location: Essex

Met H2B:  Down the beach in 1996

Got engaged: October 2003

Getting Wed: 06/04/10

Venue: Gretna Green

Colour Scheme / Theme:  Ivory and red with a hint of blue

Honeymoon: Loch Ness

Part of wedding you are most excited about: Marrying H2B

Favourite part of Wedding Planning: Choosing the dress!

Least favourite part of Wedding Planning: Trying to find shoes that you fit!

Name: Cosmo

Location: Bolton

Met H2B: at a football match 

Got engaged: on my birthday in 2006!!! 

Getting Wed: 5 november 2010 (bonfire night!!!!!)

Venue: Last Drop Village, Bolton

Colour Scheme / Theme: Deep Red

Honeymoon - not booked it yet

Part of wedding you are most excited about: putting my dress on!!! (thats kinda weird. i havent worn a dress in about 10 years)  

Favourite part of Wedding Planning: looking on the internet and in magazines for ideas and looking for shows.

Least favourite part of Wedding Planning: trying to keep everyone happy and dealing with people interfering.

Name: Keltickurse

Location: Swansea

Met H2B: he was a friend of a friend we knew each other distantly but got together after we both went out for the friends birthday.

Got engaged: New Years Eve - Midnight

Getting Wed: March 2011

Venue:  not saure yet

Colour Scheme / Theme: might be purple but not sure yet

Honeymoon - whatever we can afford once we've paid for everything else.

Part of wedding you are most excited about: I know it sounds corny and cliche but walking down the aisle

Favourite part of Wedding Planning:  Shopping - i've done nothing but browse online since getting engaged

Least favourite part of Wedding Planning: Too many big decisions to make with very little input ("it's alright - I suppose" and "I'll tell you if I don't like it" seem to be his favourite quotes)

Name: Lauren/Superlauren321

Location: Lancashire

Met H2B:  at a friends party

Got engaged: 15th october 2007 our 2 year anniversary

Getting Wed: 15/10/2011 our 6 year anniversary

Venue: Stirk House hotel

Colour Scheme / Theme:  Chocolate, ivory and pink

Honeymoon - rome hopefully!

Part of wedding you are most excited about: seeing the day come together

Favourite part of Wedding Planning: hmmmm getting excited with oh

Least favourite part of Wedding Planning: trying to please everyone/not having a massive budget!

Wow! Really cool to hear all of the intros and about all of your planning. 

 Emj85 -  I am from Sale! 

Name                  Jeanette

Location             Hampshire

Met H2B               On the internet

Got engaged       October 2007

Getting wed         November 9th 2010

Venue                   Blau Costa Verde, Holguin, Cuba

Colour scheme   Ivory and Pink

Honeymoon         Havana, Cuba

Part of wedding you are most excited about,    Finally wearing my dress, saying my vows, bieng Mrs S. Having my Mum there, she is 78 and hates flying. Arranging reception party for those that cant be with us on the day.

Favorite part of wedding planning,  Seeing it all come together.

Least favourite      Making decissions.