Sunday 24 January 2010

Less than 8 months to go... time to get busy!

Apologies for the lack of blogs - we've both been crazy busy with work and the wedding plans have just been slowly ticking over.


So, where are we up to now? Well, the venue, registrar and photographer are all booked, our application of marriage has gone through (no-one stepped forward to say they were against it which was good!) and with less than 8 months to go now - eek - things are really starting to get busy.


We got ourselves organised over Christmas, making decisions on the overall theme of the day, what little touches we want to introduce etc. We also assigned all the rooms at Hogarths (check the 'accomodation' page on our wedding website to see if your name is on the list - if not, we've listed other hotels nearby) and have announced who is in our 'wedding party' (profiles of the 5 bridesmaids and 5 groomsmen have also been added to the weding site if you want to take a look).


I've also put together a 'Bridesmaid Bible' for my lovely ladies, so everyone has something to look after and Ste is working on his 'Groomsmen Guide'. With everyone living all over the place, and the weeks flying by, it's really handy to have a list of dates and tasks close to hand to keep us all on track.


The honeymoon has also been booked now which is very exciting - a wedding gift from Tim and Sally. We're off to the bright lights of New York on the Monday after the wedding for one week, staying in the Upper West Side opposite Central Park. We've always wanted to go and I'm excited about living like Carrie Bradshaw for the week. Ste is slightly less enthusiastic about the SATC tour, but we'll be doing all the other big 'touristy' things too. I want a Statue of Liberty headpiece for sure! We even have matching 'I heart NY' t-shirts, Christmas presents from Bex and Nat, to wear on the flight over...


The search for THE dress begins in February as I've made several appointments at bridal shops in the area to try on every style imaginable. Have a strong opinion when it comes to dresses and an idea of what I want, but going to start by being open-minded about it because you just don't know what might suit you after all. It also means I'm on a health kick right now - a girl has to look her best on her big day after all.


Mum and I are off to the National Wedding Show at the NEC again at the start of March so we'll be keeping our eyes peeled for a bargain or two. Then in April the bridesmaids are all getting together for a natter and to sort out their dresses - if anyone spots any purple dresses that might fit the bill, let us know! Looking for deep purple (not lilac) and a style that could suit anyone as my ladies are all unique! If we can't find a style everyone likes, then we'll be having them made from the same material but to suit each bridesmaids.
Suggestions on a postcard...


We've also got to start thinking about flowers. Not planning on having them everywhere (we have other ideas for the reception) but we need to think about bouquets, buttonholes and dressing the ceremony room too.


That's about everything we can think of right now. It's already looking like a great year and we almost can't believe that it is really happening. Just 237 days and counting...