Well, we have our official photos back, so here it comes ladies- my flash heavy report on our fantastic wedding on May 13th!
I'd strongly suggest grabbing a cuppa or a glass of wine if you're planning to read as well as look at the pictures! ?
A Brief History of Us!
I'll keep this as brief as possible, as I'm sure it's not interesting to anyone else! My Husband and I 'met', quite by chance, on an internet forum for people giving up cigarettes using e-cigs. It was a big forum, well over 6000 members, and an international one... so the chances of me messaging the moderator who lived five miles down the road for advice and us getting on so well were slim!
We chatted online for a few weeks before meeting in the flesh for the first time on November 13th 2013 at 13.30hrs.
To cut a long story short and get to the point, we were pretty much inseparable from that day on, barring a few minor hiccups, and moved in together within six months.
I'd always sworn I'd never get married, and when my OH asked my Mum for her blessing to ask me, she warned him I'd probably say no... but clearly as I'm writing this report, on July 26th 2015, I said yes! This was our 'engagement photo'... taken by my Mum on my phone!
Planning for our big day began in earnest fairly quickly and we booked our venue and then I spent the next 18 months making things, booking things, and, if my OH is to be believed, spending 'far too much money on one day' ?
The Couple of Weeks Before.
I went down with a stinking cold at the end of April , so though I wasn't supposed to finish work until May 2nd, I ended up being off sick and feeling terrible from April 30th. The first week in May is a bit of a blur- I spent most of it in bed- I've never had a cold like it- in retrospect I think it was probably actually Flu, so my planned 'finishing off' was put on hold.
Luckily, I had pretty much finished all my 'DIY' projects, but there were other things I should have done, like meet with the TOG and VOG, which didn't happen. In the end, it really didn't matter despite my stress levels going through the roof!
The final week was actually quite chilled out, until the Thursday and Friday when it all started to feel VERY real!
On the Thursday I went to view our cake, which I had ordered as a surprise for my OH- when asked if there was anything HE wanted specifically for our big day, he replied 'Minions on the cake, Bess (our Spaniel) to be there and a cow! He was joking about the cow, winding me up about the minions but deadly serious about the dog. Sadly I didn't think it was possible to have the dog there so I ordered the cake as a surprise... from the front, it was a stunning 'traditional' cake...
...but it was on a revolving stand, and the back....
If you look closely, you can see our Spaniel is featured right next to my Minion groom, and our other three dogs (mine and Mum's really!) featured on the next layer down!
On the day before the wedding we went to the venue to deliver all our decorations, which they did an amazing job of setting up for us and then my Mum and I went to have our nails done, before I went back to our venue to spend my last night as a 'Miss' alone with a bottle of wine!
I had absolutely no nerves at all, really enjoyed my night alone in our luxurious bridal suite, with it's massive bed and spa bath! I didn't sleep particularly well, but that isn't unusual, as I rarely sleep well at home, let alone in a strange bed!
This is taking longer than I thought it would and I'm paranoid about losing it, so next post for the big day!
