Update

So the latest is that the bridesmaid dresses have arrived and they are perfect, perfect colour and just what i was looking for. I have Maria to thank for spotting them! I wasn't sure if i wanted tiaras or alice bands for the bridemaids and yesterday i went into Primark and they are selling some lovely tiaras for £3 each so i bought 4! Im so pleased with them. I only need a few more bits for the bridesmaids and thats them done, its all coming along nicely.

I went to Lakeside with Beth to look at tiaras and found a beautiful one in Debenhams. Its quite unusual but i fell in love with it and think it will go well with my dress. Beth bought it for me which was really nice of her but she shouldnt of done. So now its that bit more special to me.

On Sunday we are going to a wedding fayre at Lakeside and might be doing some sort of gift list. Who knows what else we will find.....we seem to keep booking things for fun!

So as for the ceremony......we wanted a few readings to lengthen the ceremony as civil ceremonies are very short. So far i have my cousin Mary-Catherine and good friend Jenny doing readings for us but would like another one if possible. Even just a short poem or reading would be lovely and would mean a lot to us. So, any offers???!!!!!

Best Men & Ushers

I found it very hard to choose the best man, i have so many great friends they have all helped me out though my life in there own special ways. Originally there were going to be 4 best men but Amanda & Maria told me that was too many so after another few weeks of thinking i got it down to two so the best men are.........................

Matt Burnett:
A fantastic mate i have known him since first year senior school (Warren Comp) It feels like i have known him all my life! he is the perfect drinking partner always used to go out together we have had some great times, he's my brother from another mother.

Steve Fethers:
I have known Steve since i was about 6 i remember going round his house after school for dinner to play with his toys lol. Over the last couple of years i have become much closer to Steve he is a great guy and will do anything for you. A friend i could not be without especially on the day of my wedding.

I know both of them will do an excellent job and wont let me down, come on boys get the stag do sorted!

My ushers are:
My brother Lee Smart and my best cousin Paul Smart

They were both going to be my other two best men but 4 would of been too many and neither of them wanted to do speeches, i don't blame you boys!

So Yesterday we went to look at cars, we went to a place called Arrow Vintage Cars in Stanford-Le-Hope www.arrowvintagecars.co.uk Its a family run business everyone there is very nice they have 19 different cars to choose from all of them have been well looked after we have chosen the 1954 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Touring Limousine for Amanda and her dad











for the Bridesmaids we choose the 1960 Vanden-Plas Princess Limousine











More to follow soon
Dan

Bridesmaids

So my bridesmaids are:

Beth: my best friend in the whole wide world. We met at uni and went through 3 years of torture together, i couldnt of done it without her and shes one in a million.

Maria: We have got a lot closer recently and i had no doubt in asking Maria to be my bridesmaid (although i did it by text and regret that now).

Katy: I really wanted to Kate to be a bridesmaid but she was unsure at first. However, she accepted and i told her she is now part of the wedding and has to put up with me talking about it!

Ashley: My niece but more like a sister :-) Just dont get too drunk Ashley!!!!!

And of course not forgetting the little flowergirls Kacey (Dans cousins little girl) and Ella, Marias daughter.

So far........

Well so far we have booked our photographer, a really nice bloke called Scott from The Edge photography (www.theedgephotography.co.uk). I have done loads of bits and pieces like jewellery for me and the bridesmaids, gifts for the dads etc. I have also got the flowergirl dresses for Ella and Kacey which are sooooo cute, Ella loves hers!! Other bridesmaids dresses will hopefully be ordered next week.

Tomorrow we are going to look at some wedding cars, im so excited because we didn't think we were going to get them due to budget but we have found somewhere that does them at a really good price. I can't wait!!!!!

Also we have a couple of special "treats" for the evening which are top secret but we know everyone is gonna love it!

The first post!

Well, here is our wedding blog! We thought it would be nice so that you can all know whats going on and the latest plans we have made.

I guess i should start with the proposal incase anyone doesnt know! Well we have previously been to Somerset House ice skating and loved it (even though neither of us can skate!) so when we booked to go back i thought nothing of it. We had our hour on the ice and then Dan wanted to take a picture of me under their huge Christmas Tree (it was 14th December). I stood there and as he began to bend down i asked what he was doing to which he replied "tucking in my shoe lace" Haha! He then got down on one knee and said some beautiful words before asking if i would marry him! It was pretty amazing i have to admit! My ring was handmade and i later learned that he had been planning it all for 2 months, everyone knew accept me! My friends can definitely keep secrets- Maria and Beth that means you!

Less than a month later and our wedding was booked. Crondon Park Sunday 15th November 2009, a date i will never forget now. The venue is amazing and although it was a tough decision for us, we know we have made the right choice. They made us feel so special and whats best is that i get my own toilet!!