Finding the perfect stone for your engagement ring that both fits your style, your fingers, and the rest of the ring well is a daunting task. I mean who can really tell the difference between a “radiant” and “emerald” cut, and why does that matter in the first place? There’s a lot that goes into…
Things that planning a wedding has taught me.
Planning a wedding was one of the hardest but funnest things I’ve ever done. Here are the main things I learnt whilst doing it… Do what you love. Because it’s your wedding / marriage / life. Pad and I were pretty sure from the word go that our wedding wouldn’t be a traditional ‘cookie-cutter’ wedding. There…
Walking Down the Altar Abroad
Pad and I chose to get married in London (our home city) – but our next choice would definitely have been a wedding abroad. Along with the prospect of tying the knot against a backdrop of stunning scenery and glorious sunshine, more and more couples are choosing to marry abroad for the significant savings it…
My London Engagement Photos!
With our wedding in just a few weeks (so excited!!) we decided to book some time with our wedding photographer Naomi Kenton for some ‘engagement photos’. For me, I just really wanted to practise some ‘posing’ and get used to being in front of someone else’s camera. Usually, as a blogger, I’m behind the camera…
The Best Places to Buy Plus Size Bridesmaid Dresses
Looking for beautiful plus size bridesmaid dresses? Read my list of retailers below… As a size 16-18, the idea of having to wear something someone else has picked out (someone who might not share my body type or insecurities) – is actually pretty frightening. Choosing any dress is hard, choosing a plus size bridesmaid dresses, if…
My hen party!
Our wedding is coming up really soon, and so it’s the time of year for hen and stag parties! I had my hen party at the weekend, and it was so much fun! I wanted to keep things pretty low-key, I’ve not had a big night out since my university days, and I’m not sure…
The Wedding Hair Dilemma – What Colour do I Choose?!
During the last few years, I’ve been going back and forth between a couple of different hair colours, constantly unable to decide which I prefer. During the late summer, autumn and winter I usually stay dark brown, which is my natural colour… And then during the spring and summer, I put a bit of blonde…
What it feels like when you’ve found ‘the one’
Sometimes I’m sat on the sofa, and I’m just like “oh boy I love you”. I look over at him, working on his laptop, wearing this stupid American football top and I just feel all the love in the world is right between us. In this completely un-special, ordinary, normal, moment. Since I got engaged…
A quick glimpse at our wedding decor…
Finding the decor for my wedding in July has definitely been one of the highlights. It’s one thing looking on Pinterest when you having nothing to apply apply the ideas too (poms poms and bunting are a bit OTT for everyday life). When you have a wedding coming up though… OhMyGosh Pinterest becomes the source of…
The Problems With Buying a Wedding Dress
Does anyone else watch shows like ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ and ‘Don’t Tell the Bride’? If the answer is yes, then you’ll know what I mean when I talk about ‘the moment’ when a woman finds her dress. That moment she looks in the mirror, and her mum is crying, and the bridesmaids are…