Well, less than 6 months now until i will be Mrs Smart :-) I cant believe how quick the time is going. Last week i went to the wedding shop to pay the rest of my dress off and i tried my dress on again. I was soooo excited and i had thought i didnt lke it anymore but i am still in love with it, its amazing and i cant wait to wear it. I dont think i am going to take it off once i have it on!! Dan doesnt seem to be showing any interest in it and i keep wondering what he will think when he sees it.
Our next job is to order the mens suits but they dont need to try them on until closer to the time, we just need to order them. Dan has said im not allowed to see him in his which is fair enough i guess as he cant see me in my dress! We also need to decide on favours and other small things like a guest book and things for the kids to keep them quiet!
We are going to be writing our own vows aswell so we really should get to work on that as i can see it taking some time!
The venue is nearly paid for now and they said they will contact us mid September for a planning meeting where we will discuss the entire running of the day, that is going to be very exciting :-)
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Monday, 20 April 2009
Invitations are out!
Well, we haven't had time to update our blog for ages but then theres not really that much to say a the moment! All of the day invitations have been sent out now and i have made a start on the evening ones. I really need to get on with doing those soon! I put the RSVP as 1st August incase people don't know if they can make it or not yet but most people have replied already which is great.
After much thought we have decided that we are going to stay at Greenwoods on the wedding night. We didn't want people to think we were expecting them to stay somewhere so expensive because we really don't but it makes sense to stay there. Its next door to Crondon Park and the bonus is you get breakfast and full use of the spa the next day which is amazing as i've been before. Its £167 a nigt i think and that is a discounted rate as we are getting married at Crondon Park. There are lots of other hotels in the area but they are all about £100 a night and most are about 10 minutes in a cab. So, we figured it is better to stay at Greenwoods because if people are going to travel 10 mins in a cab to then pay £100 for a room they would be better off going home. Thier website is http://www.greenwoodshotel.com/ if you want to have a look, its a lovely place and i cant wait to dive into the pool the next day! I will also be going there with some of the girls in the week before the wedding for some treatments. They are all telling me what an expensive time its going to be!!
After much thought we have decided that we are going to stay at Greenwoods on the wedding night. We didn't want people to think we were expecting them to stay somewhere so expensive because we really don't but it makes sense to stay there. Its next door to Crondon Park and the bonus is you get breakfast and full use of the spa the next day which is amazing as i've been before. Its £167 a nigt i think and that is a discounted rate as we are getting married at Crondon Park. There are lots of other hotels in the area but they are all about £100 a night and most are about 10 minutes in a cab. So, we figured it is better to stay at Greenwoods because if people are going to travel 10 mins in a cab to then pay £100 for a room they would be better off going home. Thier website is http://www.greenwoodshotel.com/ if you want to have a look, its a lovely place and i cant wait to dive into the pool the next day! I will also be going there with some of the girls in the week before the wedding for some treatments. They are all telling me what an expensive time its going to be!!
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Vegas Baby!!
Just to let you all know we have booked our honeymoon, we are going to Vegas on the 18th of November for 10 nighs we are staying at the GrandMGM.
We would just like to say a big thankyou to my cousin Stacy Miller and her friend Sally from Gray Dawes who helped us out and booked it all for us
we cant wait!!!!!
if anyone has been to Vegas and can give us a few tips please let us know
We would just like to say a big thankyou to my cousin Stacy Miller and her friend Sally from Gray Dawes who helped us out and booked it all for us
we cant wait!!!!!
if anyone has been to Vegas and can give us a few tips please let us know
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Open day at Crondon park
We went to an open day at Crondon park today with Steve, Maria my mum and my brother. I am pleased to say we still love the place! It was very busy with lots of people looking around, and we got lots more ideas! (well amanda did)
We have now chosen the colour for our chair sashes and Amanda has seen the table decorations she likes
We met a guitarist called Glen Parish (http://www.glenparish.com/) who was playing as we walked through to the ceremony room. We both thought he sounded good but i wasn't sure he could play the song Amanda wants when she walks down the aisle, so she asked and he just started playing it. We then started to talk to him and found out he is a very talented musican and can play pretty much any song you want. We both decided we wanted him at our wedding but price was an issue so we took a few minutes to listen to some more songs and discuss what we were going to do. My mum could see how much we liked him so she offered to pay for him as our wedding present!!!! So we now have a guitarist for our wedding who will be there while our guests arrive, at the wedding ceremony, reception drinks and while we have our sit down meal. We are both so very pleased and think my mum has done a very kind thing for us. Thankyou so much mum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We have now chosen the colour for our chair sashes and Amanda has seen the table decorations she likes
We met a guitarist called Glen Parish (http://www.glenparish.com/) who was playing as we walked through to the ceremony room. We both thought he sounded good but i wasn't sure he could play the song Amanda wants when she walks down the aisle, so she asked and he just started playing it. We then started to talk to him and found out he is a very talented musican and can play pretty much any song you want. We both decided we wanted him at our wedding but price was an issue so we took a few minutes to listen to some more songs and discuss what we were going to do. My mum could see how much we liked him so she offered to pay for him as our wedding present!!!! So we now have a guitarist for our wedding who will be there while our guests arrive, at the wedding ceremony, reception drinks and while we have our sit down meal. We are both so very pleased and think my mum has done a very kind thing for us. Thankyou so much mum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thursday, 19 February 2009
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???!!!!!
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???!!!!!
Sunday, 8 February 2009
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
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
Saturday, 7 February 2009
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.
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.
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