Weekend frustration!!

Saturday night and I am bored!! I have so much to do planning wise but just feel like I keep coming to stops on various things! Does anyone else feel like that?? My invitations are coming along well, still need to print the inserts and cut, and address! Then onto assembly time.

Been looking at rings online and found some lovely ones by the same company that made and designed my engagement ring. Need to try some on, and getting moving.

Rach is busy this weekend, and Sarah on hold re dress choosing at the mo, and Courtney.. well we are off to try and see her tomorrow and actually ask her to be a bridesmaid! The whole waiting to sort out the dresses is killing me!

We're also planning to visit Greg's parents tomorrow and have a chat about the wedding guest list. Greg still is adamant he wants just immediate family, which will be difficult I think as his mum wants a few more. Seeing as mine are all coming it makes sense for them to come, but I will have to go alone with what he wants!

Stupid as it sounds I am just wishing time away now already.. it's just under seven months to the wedding and I wish it was sooner!!

Shopping Trip

Mum and Dad met me at work today and we walked along to Elys Department store and had a browse at Moss Bros for the men and the bridal department's beautiful bridesmaid gowns. Found a gorgeous little bridesmaid dress for Scarlett which is perfect with a corsage on and colour in it!

Mum also managed to find two outfits which will suit her and she bought one!!! Can't believe it really! It's beautiful! Mauve and black, a dress and a shrug very flowy and pretty. She looked smart and very mother of the bride but still herself.

Definitely a good shopping trip!

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Catering capers!

Saturday afternoon Mum and I went to visit our venue and meet our Cater Aidan Tierney, from Tierney's Caterers. He was lovely and talked us through what he can do for us, and showed us our room laid up for someone else's wedding! It looked beautiful! It was laid up for a wedding breakfast for 85 people, so about our size, although without the top table. He was great though and gave us some fab ideas for having meal choices, missing the starters so people arent sitting too long, and the party can start!!!

The table that was made up also looked beautiful and it was so helpful as it's made it clear to me that we actually need nothing else on them! We already have birdcages, all the favours, a few little play things, the table names, the place cards.. so plenty!

Aidan may be doing a tasting day in october so looking forward to that!

Appointment at Big Beautiful Brides!!

It was an amazing day!!! Suzanne, the shop owner was wonderful bless her. She'd got in a dress I had seen on the Alfred Angelo website that I liked the look of, and that was similar style to one I had tried on before at Elderberry Brides in Basingstoke, but with more detail.... Anyway tried that one on, the alfred angelo one, and it was beautiful and despite that not fitting I got an idea of what it could look like, although it wasn't perfect for me... Then I tried on one of BBB's new dresses that they have designed themselves... their new range, which I had spotted when I walked in...and it was just perfect!!! It actually gave me good shape and it looked amazing with my necklace and tiara, and shoes. I don't need to wear a bra or a basque with it as the corset is so good... and I decided a veil was too much as I am wearing a wrap with it, that we are going to have attached at two points either side of the dress so it stays in place and disguises my chubby arms!!! Mum, Nan and Rach were all adamant this was the one too which is lovely and at first I thought oh I want to try on more...just cos trying on is such good fun, and I looked at the rail and I then thought.. no I don't I just want this one, and to have this in my head too!! We'll be going back in January apparently to try it on and have Anna make any adjustments for us! Now just have to sort out my bridesmaids (as we ran out of time to get a real idea on them) and my groom!!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited it's unbelievable!!!! Sent Sarah my chief bridesmaid a pic when I got home on email and on pain of death not to show anyone and she got all emotional and said she had goosebumps!!!!

Tired and off to bed....

Tonight we've moved furniture and unpacked boxes in our new house... and finally got the second bedroom to look like a bedroom...

This is all in honour of Rach, who is coming to stay tomorrow night and will be our first guest in our beautiful old house! And the very special reason for her stay is that we are off dress shopping to Big Beautiful Brides in Weston Super Mare on Friday!!! Mum and Nan are coming too and I am going armed with all sorts of bits to try and match away!

So excited but oh so tired too!! Off to Lingfield in Surrey tomorrow morning early so definitely need my beauty sleep!

Night y'all! xxx

Hen Weekend Heaven!

Oh wow got some fab news today... my friend Linda who runs BGP and BGP dating where I met hubby to be, has said I can have my Hen Pampering party at her lovely house in Sandbanks in Dorset! She's such a star! She hosts the best girlie parties there with fun like massage and nail painting, and hopefully if we're lucky an Ann Summers Party and tons of booze thrown in! She's a bit like my fairy godmother... throwing my hen party, helping me meet Greg! heheh

Can't wait! Now just to sort dates!!!

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Little Miss Organised?

Been working hard all weekend.. spent today in the gym with him indoors and that in itself was planning for this wedding of mine! No doubt my arms will be killing me tomorrow!

Have managed to get approx 60 Christmas cards made and finished which is great news! Never been so organised! With the invites for the wedding due to go out in January, it would have been mad to leave them to the last minute!

Now busy on the invites! Found some fab little luggage tags for the teddy favours and managed to get some really individual little gifts for those helping out, but that will have to remain a secret on here!!

Got this great little guestbook from Cox and Cox too!! Things seem to be going great guns right now!!! Let's see if I can keep the organisation levels up!!

The Blazing Donkey

Frank (from work) and Anne's special day was lovely last sunday! We headed down to Deal in Kent for a beautiful wedding where the rain held off and we partied afterwards in a marquee before falling into our bed in the converted stables!

Greg really enjoyed getting to know my work mates and is seeming to enjoy the wedding thing more and more! By ours he should be well in the swing!!

Just found out too that my work friend Rachel who got engaged the same day as us is getting married the day after us! Congratulations Rachel, and to Frank and Anne!

Dress Shopping Appointment!!!

Oooh so excited! Have an appointment booked at Big Beautiful Brides in Weston Super Mare for next friday! Off there with Mum and Rach, trying on some frocks...Only trouble is with dieting I need to work out what size to order! Aaah!

Chief Bridesmaid back off holiday!!!

Well she gets back today and I can't wait to talk to her about all the recent wedding plans! Desperately trying to set up the next wedding dress shopping trip too so that Sarah can come view some dresses!!!

Sooo excited by the whole affair!!

We're off to a work colleague's wedding on sunday! Let's hope the rain stops for them!

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Bridesmaid Alert!!!

Just asked one of my best friends if she would be one of my bridesmaids! And she said Yes!!! In fact she cried first down the phone!!

Originally I just was going to have one adult bridesmaid Sarah, and my niece who is 4! But more I think about it.. more I know I want my friends up there with me.. and Rachel is gonna be needed on hand on the day helping me be calm and telling me I look okay or not! She's also someone I want involved in everything to do with this wedding!

So excited now!!!!!

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Table names

As our theme is a kind of boho,vintage theme, with butterflies etc.. I have been thinking of ideas to theme the names of our tables rather than just numbering them.

Currently my favourite idea is to name them after characters in Midsummer Nights Dream.... which is my favourite Shakespeare play and one I fell in love with as a young girl at the theatre.

Other ideas include:

• Names of places we have been, including specifc places, as a couple
• Famous Couples i.e Romeo and Juliet (although they were tragic!) Jordan and Peter (also tragic in a different way!! haha)
• Marriage words
• Favourite songs

Anyone got any good ideas??

Worried about plans

Some days I feel so organised and other days I don't! Having made a good start on the invitations I am now at a sticking point. I want to print out the inserts and hand write the names on them now before assembling the cards so the butterflies on the front don't get crushed but do we have a finalised guest list? No!

Greg and I really need to go and sit with his mum and dad and thrash out who we are inviting from their side. Greg would be happy with just immediate family, but I'm sure his mum wouldn't. I'm convinced that later my lovely fiance will wish he had more friends at our special day.. and I really dont want the wedding to be all my side and none of his! Nevermind eh! I just need to get the guest list sorted.....

Then to make the name cards/place sittings (guessing on who will be able to come!), the table planner (a rough idea at least), the menus (once we have decided on the food with the caterer!), table signs, info sheets to go in the invites, hmm... think thats it!