Firstly I have to apologise for being a rather slack real bride - turns out wedding planning is rather time consuming and I've struggled to find the time to actually write down what we've been up to! But on the other hand I'll take this as a positive as it means we've actually been sorting lots of things out. And it's about time too - we only have 6 weeks to go! How has it come around so fast?

I'll save our crafting for the next post as it's all still work in progress, but we have been making a lot of sloe gin, jam, pom poms, bunting, tin cans and much more. The one problem with having a shell of a marquee is you have to make sure there is plenty to fill it! We have ordered casks of beer from the local brewery on the farm next to where we are getting married, my Dad is slowly filling up their garage with alcohol, my Mum is deciding how to make the naked cake I've always wanted whilst not having to put it together herself on the morning of the wedding and I have been trawling through hair and make up quotes trying to find someone who will be right for our style whilst not charging more money then you could ever imagine!

I HAVE found time to go on my hen do, which was organised as a surprise and was absolutely perfect. My bridesmaids put it all together (extra shout out to Sally who did most of the organising) and we spent a fantastic weekend in a big house in Kingham in the Cotswolds. We had a pool and a steam room, cake, lots of prosecco, Disney fancy dress (they had told me to bring a costume), Mr & Mrs, wedding dresses made of tin foil, minnie ears for everyone, my Mum and her best friend performing the single ladies dance routine (sort of) dressed as Alice in Wonderland and Pocahontas (yes I do have it on video!) and so many more lovely things. It was amazing to be surrounded by so many people I love, I actually had the blues for quite a few days after. You only get one hen do and it's the best, so anyone yet to go on one, make the most of it! I would love to do it all again every year.
Here's a photo of us all in our Disney fancy dress (the minions thought they were Disney!)

We have also sent our invites out, another big job that I was pleased to get sorted. Being a graphic designer puts a lot of pressure on the wedding invites! I decided to keep them simple and, after our slightly silly save the date, sensible! So I designed them to go with our mint green, grey and yellow theme (peach is also featuring in the wedding but it didn't make it on to the invites). They were A6 - a postcard for the invite, a 6 page landscape booklet for the information and a postcard for the RSVP. I drew the map for the info booklet with a little help from my friend Pat who drew a tractor and the church, and the type was a font I'd spotted and loved - it was a great excuse to use it. We then tied them together with yellow bakers twine, I rubber stamped the names on the envelopes, and off they went. I've sent one to the Queen, the Obamas and Mickey & Minnie too - here's hoping we get a response!

This week I have my wedding dress fitting, Tim is picking up his suit that has been made to measure from a great shop on Saville Row called Cad & the Dandy, I HAVE to find some shoes, and then we are heading off on holiday for a week. We have plans to stamp name labels and organise the table plan whilst we are sat by the pool - we are driving to the South of France so at least I can fill the car up with all sorts of wedding things to be getting on with!