Feeling very relaxed... should we panic?!

Everything has gone really well with the planning and booking etc (touch wood) so we are feeling quite relaxed about it all.

Since we last wrote, I have chosen THE dress and it is ready and waiting for me and my final fitting at the end of July. The diet is going ok - been having treats here and there but have lost almost a stone so I'm happy. Just a few more pounds to go over the next couple of months...

The cake side of things is all sorted now - don't want to say too much but we've chosen what we want and hope that you'll all like it (if you have a sweet tooth, you certainly will!)

We also have chosen our wedding rings and these are tucked up safely at home. Trying to resist the urge to try them on again, but Ste thinks it may be bad luck.

We paid 75% of the venue fees this week which felt good, although I don't think our bank account would agree! At least that's a huge weight off our minds. We only have a few organisational things to arrange now (choosing our vows, wedding breakfast meal etc) and Ste has his appointment at the Austin Reed to make with his best men soon.

Oh, and the invitations of course! From the amount of visits we've had to this website, I know that a lot of you are aware of quite a few details but the invitations will tell you all you need to know (hopefully). As I mentioned last time, we are making these and have all the bits and pieces together - just need to find the time to do them. Bex is coming to stay at the end of April so will help us make the final touches then they will be in the post so expect them in four weeks or so. We may have a few addresses missing, so will let you know if we need yours...

Everyone around us is getting very excited about the big day too - Louise and Ellie almost seemed more hyped up than us at the weekend!! We have even been notified of a wedding gift from Tina and Dave already - a 3 day pass for us both to see all of New York's sights on our honeymoon! They have just returned and absolutely loved it so we can't wait to go - and thank you to them both for the generous gift.

The rest of this month will be spent doing very little while we start to save up the pennies again. We're almost 2/3 of the way with the total costs so need to be super strict over the next few months.

It will all be so worth it though.