Hi, I've been around for a couple of months now but never done a proper introduction etc. soooo I'm 58 and my partner is 50. We've been together 10 years and assumed that a wedding was something we would have eventually. After finishing treatment for breast cancer we decided to book my bucket list trip to Lapland and later decided we would elope while there. So 6 January it is. 136 days to go.
The plan was to tell everyone on the day by sending them wedding pictures but I bottled that one and by now trying to make sure I don't let anything out by accident is causing stress so we decided it was time to come clean. We told everyone over the last couple of days and what a weight off my shoulders.
The response has been mixed. A lot of happiness, some why bother, some comments about my age and wedding dresses, some complete disinterest. Siblings being the worst culprits. Well you can't please all of the people all of the time!
We are marrying in the Luvattumaa Ice Gallery with just two witnesses. Friends who were already coming on holiday with us.
Regardless of other people WE are very excited and pleased and are looking forward to it immensely and no I'm not having a reception when back home it's just a personal service for us. I figure that at our age and after the cancer we've earned the right to it 
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This is my dress. And the flowers I'm thinking off but in ivory not white. Sorry if they turn out huge!
I wish I had a photo on here to show you it on but I seem to have lost it.
