Jennie & Andy: The Wedding
Hello Uttersons. Long time no see! Ahem… I’m actually horrifIed at how long it has been since I last posted. Nearly a whole year. A YEAR!!! The shame. But let’s not dwell on that negativity. Change is...
View ArticleJennie & Andy: 50 Days
A couple of weeks ago we passed the 50 day mark, and now the days seem to be rushing by at a rate of knots. Just 4 weeks until the big day. That’s it 4 short weeks. Only 4 weeks of planning. 4 weeks...
View ArticleParis & Joe: It’s All In The Detail
I cannot believe that it has been three months since I last blogged, the time seems to have flown by! The past three months have been packed full of busy, exciting things. One of the biggest things is...
View ArticleJennie & Andy: Making Our Invites!
One of the most exciting parts of wedding planning for me so far (probably only short of buying the dress!) has been making the invitations. Suddenly now the physical invites are in existence, the day...
View ArticleJennie & Andy: May Musings
Whenever I tell people we’re planning a wedding from abroad they all get the same confused, concerned look about them. Inevitably they ask us why we would be doing that to ourselves? Then they ask if...
View ArticleJennie & Andy: Diets and Brows!
‘We’re getting married THIS year!’, is probably the most over-used phrase in our house at the moment. Since the moment the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Eve I have said it to Andy more times that I can...
View ArticleThe Mummytime Pop-Up Event
A few weeks ago, I was very lucky to be invited along to the first ever Mummytime pop-up event that took place at the Carnegie Hall Library in Herne Hill, south London. The brainchild of first time...
View ArticleParis & Joe: Photos, Food & Invites
My oh my it has been a busy few months in our household. From engagement photos, food tastings, invite designing, calligraphy classes, Hen Do bombshells and being a bridesmaid it has felt like I have...
View ArticleThe Frank Diaries: His Bright & Bold Bedroom
What feels like many, many moons ago, when Frank was just a plum in my tum, I started dreaming about his nursery having found out we were having a boy. Having pinned like a demon, I deduced that my...
View ArticleJennie & Andy: Let There Be Light!
It’s been a surprisingly productive week in terms of wedmin. After the worrying, dithering and indecision of my last post I seem to have acquired a sudden decisiveness that’s most unlike me. On Tuesday...
View ArticleThe Frank Diaries: Surviving the Newborn Stage
Hello you ruddy marvellous lot. Happy 2016 and and all that. We had the most un-celebratory New Years Eve on record I think. Homemade pizzas (one of which we forgot about and completely decimated), the...
View ArticleParis & Joe: The One With The Wedding Dresses
So I left my dress hunt having just had a wonderful, despite the bead-crushing, experience at Teokath in Canterbury. I knew the dress would be Jenny Packham but I didn’t want to go back to Teokath as I...
View ArticleParis & Joe: Bridal Shoes & Something Blue
Before launching in to this absolute corker of a post from Paris, I just want to thank everyone who read/shared/said nice things about my last excerpt from The Frank Diaries. There was me thinking...
View ArticleThe Frank Diaries: Out of The Fog
I have logged on to finish this blog post so many times now, I’ve been that close to scrapping it altogether and writing about something totally different. I wasn’t exactly a regular blogger to begin...
View ArticleJennie & Andy: Unnecessary Panicking and Necessary Beautifying
The past few weeks have been up and down on the wedding planning rollercoaster. It’s seen a wedding dress wobble- do I really love it as much as I thought I did? Am I completely sure this is the ONE...
View ArticleParis & Joe: Tales From The Production Line
I hate to say it but I have really let the “wedmin” slip this month. As much as I envisaged having the Save the Dates made and sent out for the one-year-until-the-wedding countdown, it just hasn’t...
View ArticleThe Frank Diaries: His Arrival
I have given birth. The majority of you will know this already due to my social media updates, but if you’re an occasional blog reader, you may have been wondering why it’s all gone a bit quiet about...
View ArticleJennie & Andy: Colour Schemes and Bridesmaids Dresses
This is my first real post from long distance wedding planning, and I’m pleased to tell you it’s going surprisingly well! So far most communication with suppliers has been via email, so no change there...
View ArticleMy Utterly Wow 2015 Season: Part One
If you like real weddings then you’ve come to the right place today. With my Utterly Wow 2015 season done and dusted, I think it’s time for a little jaunt through the generally awesome weddings I’ve...
View ArticleMaternity Leave: The First 2 Weeks
With nearly two weeks of maternity leave under my belt, I feel compelled to share a little bit about how I’m feeling with the whole ‘not going to work’ thing. Work, of course, being my full time job...
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