October 4th - Just the beginning...

Hi, my name is Laura and I have a wedding to plan! 

I was never the type of girl to plan my wedding since I was little and I have never picked up a wedding magazine in my life ,so I really am starting from scratch here.  Also, my fiancée and I have a two year old little boy named Joe so we’ve kind of done things a bit backwards, and getting married has been the last thing on my mind for the past few years!

So, I have a wedding to organise – we haven’t set the date yet so I suppose that doesn’t put any extra pressure on me, but everyone’s telling me that’s the first thing we have to do.  Others are saying to make sure I have the venue sorted as it will all depend on the dates available, and someone told me the other day that there can be a two-year wait for a cake!  Seriously, how’s that even possible?  Am I really that naive about planning a wedding???

I’m hoping this blog will help me to get organised and maybe even get some ideas from fellow brides-to-be about what I need to be doing and when.  I’m convinced I’ll get to the day itself and realise that I’m missing something important - like my bridal shoes - and I’ll have to make-do with my highest wedge sandals!  I guess the first thing that I need to do is write a checklist so I can capture everything important that needs to be done, and then try to work my way through it.  Also, I’m a bit OCD like that so think that a list is going to help a lot!

My aim is to get through to the wedding day as calm as possible and still have a groom waiting for me at the altar – assuming I haven’t turned into a Bridezilla by then and he’s decided to bail out while the goings good!  I hope you’ll enjoy my blog as I journey towards my big day, and please do feel to point out when I get slightly off track!  Rather than screaming at the monitor "you've forgotten the buttonholes/bridesmaids shoes/something blue!", you can email me at: laura@thecardgallery.co.uk - I'll be checking the mailbox each week and hopefully I'll pick up some tips and advice along the way. 

Laura x

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