I'm getting far too excited now....tomorrow will be exactly 1 year until I become a Mrs!!!!!!! We have chosen our venue and have an appointment to go back down (it's in Bristol, we're in Shropshire) to pay our deposit. Our lovely wedding co-ordinator is holding the date for us as we can't go down for another couple of weeks. I can't wait to put the 1st payment down, only then will it feel really real! My sisters lovely best friend is a photographer and has agreed to do our photography ridiculously cheap, so that's one thing I can tick off my list! I've been in touch with a florist who has worked at our rather unusual venue before and I'm arranging to meet up with her at the venue in a few weeks time to discuss ideas. I'm relying a lot on recommendations for most of the "big things" ie car, flowers, band because being so far away, we don't really have a clue who's what and where!! All the smaller bits and pieces though, I'm hoping to do as much myself as possible! We are off to my parents this evening to discuss budgets....they have very kindly agreed to pay 50/50 but didn't specify whether their 50% is limitless! We are hoping to keep the whole wedding to £10k...hoping it's do-able!! I look forward to updating this thread as my wedding planning progreses!! :)