The Battle of Bridesmaids.

Hello!

I was just debating bridesmaids. It's a tricky area for me, as I don't have many long-term female friends that I'm really close to. There's my oldest friend, who I hardly ever see, so don't know all that well these days. There's my friend who I've known for years, but have only just become close friends, as we spend ages talking wedding and babies. She's getting married in April next year.  And there's my GBF(gay best friend..) I think I might be having those three.. But that leaves me with a quandry. What does a male bridesmaid wear to co-ordinate with female ones? The bridesmaid dresses are very likely to be a fifties rockabilly style, really seriously thinking of this kind of thing..  

I LOVE this dress. Frankly, if I get it for my bridesmaids, I'll be getting one for me as well. I also have a plan for brightly coloured shoes, I want red (as previously said) and I love this image of lots of different coloured shoes.

Not sure it'd work quite so well with just the three bridesmaids, but hey! Maybe there'll be more. And there's always the flowergirls. :)

But yeah.. what does a Bridesmaidman wear? I guess a suit.. but I'd want it to be a bit interesting. I just looked it up.. the idea I like best is having a tie that matches the dresses, maybe a bright shirt.

Argh!! I want a wedding date! I want an engagement ring! I want to feel like I'm genuinely an engaged woman who is legitimately planning her wedding, rather than some random obsessed bunny-boiler.. 

rant over. Huff.

I found one!!

This is what I want for my top-hat fascinator!!

I prefer the shape and size of the bottom one, but I like the black band of the top one. They're both from here..http://www.etsy.com/shop/orphelia?ref=seller_info and I love her whole collection!

Oops, Boy coming home! Must dash!!

Why why why?!?

Can't I post things to Pinterest via my phone? I NEED a 'pin-it' button on Safari. iPhone, sort it out!!

Mini post today, only on my break at work.. I've had an idea for my wedding 'look'.. I need a mini-top hat fascinator in white with a veil attatched.. I found one on Amazon to give the inspiration (it's not quite perfect, but what is!) and I need to pin it! Grr. Just have to wait til I'm on the laptop I guess.

If anyone has seen a source of awesome top hat fascinators, please do tell!!

Red Shoes and No Knickers

I think I want red shoes for my wedding. My darling fiancée (that still sounds weird) has a bit of a thing for shoes, and particularly red ones with HUGE heels. Obviously, heels need to be practical for me.. The last thing I want on a day like my wedding is to be crying because my feet hurt that much (it has been known). Also, seriously debating red underskirt to match.

I have a habit of going without knickers at parties, and what bigger party than my own wedding? We all know the phrase 'Red Shoes and No Knickers'.. but what's the point of amazing bridal lingerie if you take it off to go commando? Also, church wedding with a bare vajay? I think not!!

At the moment, I'm favouring this kind of style.. Simply because I know I can walk in this kind of thing. With my MAsSIvEly poofy skirt and corset with black beading. Once I find it, of course..

That's enough for now! Au Revoir!!

The Point of Wedding Favours..

What is the point of wedding favours?

I know in todays wedding's they're considered de rigeur, but I'm not sure I agree. It's nice for guests to have something to take away.. but I'm unsure if small bags of sugared almonds is the right way to go. So many of the ideas I've seen have been pointless or generic. I think if anything, it would have to be something that can be used..
To fit in with my preferred theme of 'Alice In Wonderland' I think it would be good to have teacups & saucers. Go around charity shops to find them, and maybe turn in to small candles with some wax & stuff.
Or some kind of jam-jar filled with Dolly Mixtures.. or teacups with sweets! Ooh.. I like that idea.. Bright colours, and sprinkles and glitter and flowers and balloons and.. sorry! I got carried away!

Just mentioned the 'wedding favour' thing to my Darling Fiancee.. and he said anyone using that phrase would be given wedgies.. Right then. If romance isn't dead, it may be in a coma somewhere!! Fortunately, the explanation of 'small gifts for the guests' does pass muster.

So.. I guess that means I do want wedding favours.. but if I had to cut something for budget reasons, that'd be one of the first things to go. Thank you for allowing my idle musings.

The Proposal!

A good place to start! As it was me that proposed, on February 29th I thought I'd share the story! The wheres and hows..
I'd decided a while previously (about a year before) that I wanted to propose.. but I wavered over the course of the year and never found a way to engineer the two of us being together on the 29th.. Eventually I gave up. I knew we'd get to engagement eventually, but the plan just wasn't coming together.

It wasn't until about 9pm on the 29th of February that I thought of the way! Because of Kirks job, we weren't able to spend many weekday evenings together before moving in together. He has to wake up before 6 every day, and as such goes to bed quite early.. It made it difficult!

I've posted a few pictures on a porn forum (scandalous, I know!) and I decided that was the way to do it! Kirk's always been very supportive of my desire to be naked in public.. in fact he loves it! This idea of getting topless and writing the proposal across my chest seemed very fitting for us.. something you may come to realise as you get to know us! Anyhow, to cut a long story short, it worked! My parents knew before it happened.. his still don't know today.. which is beginning to get me down.

But, we're not looking to actually get married for a good couple of years, and I have a feeling that as soon as the word 'engaged' is used, they'll be looking to start planning for about 18 months hence.. and we're not looking to marry quite that soon. I'd like 2015 or 2016 at the latest. Nevertheless, I'm planning to drag him to a jewellers tomorrow so I can get at least some ideas of sizing for his ring. I'd like to buy it, but I'm not sure I can afford it this month. :(

A beginning..

Hello!
I got engaged in February 2012, on the 29th.. I'm still waiting for my engagement ring (sob), and we haven't set a date or anything yet.. but I've been hit by the fever! I want someone to get excited with, and something to keep a record of my thought process from here onwards.

Little background, me & Kirk have been together for a little over two years, we moved in together in March. This is us!

This picture was taken last summer. We look quite different now, his hair is much shorter, and he's clean shaven. I now have black hair and a fringe.

Since I found Pinterest, I've gone slightly mad on wedding planning.. Nothing official, or settled, but just ideas. Helped by the fact that a friend is getting married next April, and I've been helping her with small details.

I want a BRIGHT, COLOURFUL wedding.. maybe with a slight 'Alice In Wonderland' theme, as mine & Kirks first date was to see Tim Burtons version of the film. I'll share more with you as and when I have some news.