A day late this week, we turn to Rachel who updates us on her wedding planning journey. She gets married this year and I know for a fact it is going to be beautiful!!! Here are some wise words...
I've now come up for air from amongst the wrapping paper, chocolates and wine I've survived on over Christmas. I hope you all had a good time!
Christmas was a bit quiet for me this year but it's been rather chilled out and now our wedding is THIS YEAR, just six months away. D and I have braved the gale force winds and rain to make it to our wedding venue today - D has never seen it when it's not been raining so I'm hoping that's not a sign of things to come. We spent hours working through everything with our event coordinator who has been truly lovely and to be honest has quite a relaxing influence about her. I think that must be a requirement of the job - "Can you calm brides down? Yes? You're hired".
We now have an intinery and menus, drinks selected and some kind of order to the day. Today really has been a day of decisions but wow, I feel so much better for it. Although my poor brain that hasn't had to decide anything other than mince pie or another slice of Christmas cake for weeks is rather exhausted!
We've also seen the final proofs of our amazing wedding invites that have been designed especially for us by the lovely "I Am Nat". It's as if Nat has been living in my brain because they're exactly what I had asked for and better than I imagined. Our very lucky guests will be getting these landing through their letterboxes very soon because I just can't wait to send them out.
And I've embarked on various floral shaped discussions with florists across Kent. I think we have now come to the conclusion that I a) know exactly what I want but b) don't quite know how to get it. A one-way road to nowhere if ever there was one, but so far everyone has been very patient, very helpful and very inspirational. I have blooms coming out of my ears...not literally, that would be weird.
I'm not one for New Years Resolutions and, to be honest, have never stuck to a resolution in my life. I do like to have a bit of direction every now and then, so how about this...
Never give up anything that makes you smile!
And if that includes things that other people roll their eyes at, so be it.
Coming up this afternoon - wedding trends 2012 - themes and styles
Do you have any wise words for Rachel as she embarks on the last few months of planning?
