Any other 10/30 brides?

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How about 10/31? Is that close enough?? Oakslady is a 10/30 bride.

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Me!!

10/30 at the Thatched Cottage.

Some days it seems like that is soooo far away and some days I feel like I don't have any time left!!

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Yay, other Halloweeny girls! Do you ladies have everything done yet, planning-wise? I'm so far behind...we only got engaged in February so we're trying to do it all in a pretty short time!

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10/30 here - we have most done although fh seems to come up with new stuff almost every day now so it is hard trying to add new stuff to the to do list all the time -
the latest idea - a fortune teller for the cocktail hour - geesh - this is turning more into an event and less into a wedding every day -

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We got engaged in January. Halloween is my favorite holiday, so I wanted it sometime in October and it just worked out that everything was available on the 30th. We wanted a quick engagement.

We still need to do limos, flowers, tuxes (FH still can't decide on a wedding party!!) favors, invites, OOT bags, groomsmen gifts, decide on our songs, finalize the guest list, and probably 700 other things I haven't thought of!!

Getting our e-pics done on the 28th - can't wait!!

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I'm glad I'm not the only one who still has so much to do. We still need invites and tuxes, but the big one is photographers. We're planning from California, so I don't know how to move ahead on photographs since I can't go and see people's portfolios. They have some stuff online, but it all looks the same.

oakslady, my FH is doing the same thing! I think we're trying to get a mandolin player and a juggler for the CH. Our reception theme is Venetian masked ball, so it's starting to feel like an event to me, too.

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Another 10/30 bride here! I have sooooooooo much left to do! I am trying so hard not to be obsessed with planning our wedding, that I still need to do limos, favors, veil, make-up, hair, invites...(the list goes on and on!!!!) I'm a bad bride!!!

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You girls are making me feel so much better! I still have to do favors, hair, makeup, BP gifts, invites...the list goes on and on!

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I'm glad I'm not the only one who still has so much to do. We still need invites and tuxes, but the big one is photographers. We're planning from California, so I don't know how to move ahead on photographs since I can't go and see people's portfolios. They have some stuff online, but it all looks the same.

oakslady, my FH is doing the same thing! I think we're trying to get a mandolin player and a juggler for the CH. Our reception theme is Venetian masked ball, so it's starting to feel like an event to me, too.

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LOL That's what you should do!

I don't mind all the extras--none of the masquerade stuff will be during the actual ceremony, so to me the wedding will still feel like a wedding. My problem is that all the cool little ideas everyone has are going to end up costing a fortune!

ETA: Though I don't think I'd want belly dancers at my wedding. They'd show me up!

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hee hee i agree - a bunch of totally fit belly dancers would make me look horrible - hmmm anyone know a place that does like 80 yr old belly dancers that might be cool -
and i agree all this extra stuff is starting to cost a fortune - i figure we have about 5,000 in extra stuff so far - i think it can only get worse -

i agree we arent doing any of the masquerade stuff during the wedding - so maybe it is ok that we let the reception go a bit crazy
hopefully it all turns out good - i think the most important person at my wedding will be the videographer ! LMAO
i just love that i have another masquerade gal on here - gives me someone to talk to about all this insane stuff

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I'm 10/31/also. And I'm also doing the masquerade thing. So now there's three of us! YAY!



I have the big stuff stuff done. Hall, Dress, Limo, Photo. I still need favors and Bridal party gifts and invites. I also need flowers. I have yet to find anyting I like. (sigh)

I figure now the mother's day is over I can really buckle down and find someone who will talk to me!

Later!

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Are you guys doing masquerades where guests dress in costume? Ours won't be, we're doing a "masked ball" and giving out masks as the favors.

But my FMIL is worried that people will show up dressed like Frankenstein or something. Which personally I think would be hilarious.

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I am doing a costume ball. My invites will say
"Formal Masquerade Welcome". So people have the choice to dress up or just wear "wedding attire". I may or may not get "dutch oven robots" as my mom says - but I don't care. We just want everyone to have a good time!

Most of my friends are into the whole ren-faire thing anyway so I suspect that I will have a whole lot of wenches and knights at the reception, which is fine!

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we are doing the whole costume thing - it actually says on our invites that guests should come in masquerade costume -
we also have alot of ren faire friends so i totally expect a gaggle of knights and ladies -
one of my friends is comming as spongebob - well there always has to be one
LMAO

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Are you guys doing masquerades where guests dress in costume? Ours won't be, we're doing a "masked ball" and giving out masks as the favors.

But my FMIL is worried that people will show up dressed like Frankenstein or something. Which personally I think would be hilarious.

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My wedding is on 10/30/04 also. I just need my accessories, favors, hair & make-up person -and the guys need their tuxes.

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Oakslady, where are you getting your masks?

I'm kinda jealous of you guys having your guests in costume! FH used to host huge Halloween bashes in NY before we moved out to California (where we are now), and I miss the big costume parties.

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i have been collecting them over the past year - if i need any extra at the last min i am thinking they will end up being oriental trading - i think i hit just about every party and costume place in suffolk last halloween for masks - i have a huge trunk full of them now

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When is everyone's first fitting? Mine's in August, does that seem too late?

They haven't even given me a swatch yet and I need to have shoes and everything by the fitting.

Don't they know how long shoe shopping takes?!?!

What, in your opinions, needs to be done already and what do we still have time for?

I'm starting to stress!!

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I'm Oct 30th also....

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umm my first fitting is june 15th
i think august is kind of late

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Lorsin, this will make you feel better. My dress isn't even coming in until September. We only got engaged three months ago, so I didn't have much lead time on the dress. I also don't have a swatch yet, and I don't even have a confirmed shipping date. Can I tell you how many nightmares I have about something going wrong with the dress?!

I just keep telling myself that the sample one fit me really well so hopefully I won't need many alterations!

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Hi, Murray!