Category: Wedding
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Legally tying the knot
So on Tuesday the 10th we legally tied the knot. Oh my We are now husband and wife. Everything is exactly the same I just get to call him my husband and I love doing it! He is my husband. I revel in this. Gavin has been a big part of my heart and life…
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Pinterest made me do it! The welcome sign of my dreams and how I made it!
Okay from the tittle that this is something that I definitely didn’t need but really wanted to make for me and for my guests! A welcome sign that is definitely not relevant so I didn’t want to spend any money on it, or at least not a lot! This is the image that started it.…
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The importance of a canapé: food issues
So having been a wedding guest a few hundred times, kidding, I know how important it is to feed your guests! A happy guest is a happy wedding. Pretty sure the number one complaint from your wedding guests are that they are hungry, cold or thirsty! They are basic things that should always be covered.…
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The legal side of getting married, giving notice
If you are having a humanist ceromoniy which we are, then it is not a legal marriage. Which means you have to get married legally, either in a registry office or in a church by someone who is legallay able to marry you. In an place that has a perminant roof before 6 Oclock. These…
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Wedding update: unconventional organisation
Okay so not long to go now and I am freaking out at the time. Or no time. Did any one else feel like this? Me and gav had a sit down and went through the things we need to do and things that are a waste of time! Lots of our original plans were…
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Oh Madrid, flamenco and the Danettes: Day 1
So last weekend I was in the most incredible people with the best bunch of girls any one could ask for. A few of my friends couldn’t make it but honestly the girls were amazing especially my best friend Becky. Hen do do do da do We arrived about 11.00am Spanish time went straight to…
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Darling Dahlias how does your wedding bouquet grow?
In April I started planting my dahlia tubers with the intention that these beauties would actually end up in my bouquet. I find that cafe au lait Dahlia are far superior to peonies in looks, just not smell. This summer is a Dahlias dream with hot sunny days and me watering the pots like a…
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It’s two months to go and still so much to do
These past two years have flown by. I thought we were having a long engagement but I still think I would benefit from another year. I could wait to get married now I feel like I need way more time. It so strange how you feel. We are on top of pretty much everything there…
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I just read a terrible blog on the cons of wearing glasses on your wedding day! Here is my two cents
Seriously, this is what they wrote: Con : you will be bespectacled forever Con : it may be awkward when you kiss Con: light reflection . Let’s break it down shall we! This blog was obviously written on the bus to work! Ha ha little dig at myself there. By a moron, not me, who…
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Kindness is key: wedding planning is stressful
I know I keep harping on about being kind. But I think it is so important. When my scorpion tail whips out with cruel or bitter words I have to stop myself. Why the vitriol? Planning a wedding is stressful especially when you are arranging everything. We both work full time so it’s just our…
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