Introductions Thread

Name - Claire

Age - 25

Live/From - Surrey/Surrey

Job - Insurance Underwriter

Wedding Date - 10.10.2010

How met h2b - in a bar but knew him and fancied him for ages before that!!

Proposal - Went on a cruise around the carribean and on new years eve 2008 he proposed on the carribean island of St Thomas at the top of a massive mountain/hill

Hobbies - shopping, drinking, cinema

Something interesting about yourself - i still suck my thumb!!!?

This seems like a good idea!

Name - Dannielle

Age - 25 (was 24 when I joined last october hence the user name lol!)

Live/From - High Wycombe

Job - Admin Assistant

Wedding - 2.10.2010

How met H2b - At my Uncle's stag do in June 2003, he complimented me but I didnt hear his comment right and thought he was being funny, so he asked me on a date to apologise to me!

Proposal - 1st attempt was after having a few too many drink whilst watching an England vs Turkey game in June 2005, to which I refused to discuss as he was drunk. Cue the next day(my grandads's 60th b'day) he took my parents ring shopping and formally asked my dad and grandad, then surprised me by getting down on one knee after I had presented my grandad with his special birthday present! It was lovely as everyone special was there!

Hobbies - Reading, spending time with our 2 lovely children

Something interesting - ?? Not sure there is anything! But will update if I can find something!

Name - Natalie

Age - 27

Live/From - Merseyside

Job - Solicitor

Wedding Date - 29/08/2010

How met h2b - in a bar one very drunken night!

Proposal - by the side of Lake Coniston whilst peeing down with rain!

Hobbies - shopping, dancing

Something interesting about yourself - is it bad that I can't think of anything?!!

Name – deliciouswitchchild aka Emma

Age - 20

Live/From – live in lincoln, from preston (although i was born in lincoln... its all very confusing)

Job – grotty student

Wedding date – 04/08/2012

How met h2b – met at school years ago and started going out in sixth form

Proposal – on our second anniversary he took me to dinner then a walk in the snow and proposed outside lincoln cathedral, it was freezing but so lovely

Hobbies – playing the piano, reading LOTS, watching a lot of historical films or waking the dead

Something interesting about yourself – um...i saw derek acorah in lincoln high street and also went to the antiques roadshow at lincoln cathedral and met fiona bruce

(shhhhh im ment to be packing but i got bored)

Name – Vikki

Age - 27 - 28 the day i get married

Live/From – Stockport, Manchester

Job – Full time stay at home mum - and childminder to my nephew twice a week (but do that for the fun)

Wedding date – 4th July 2009

How met h2b – On a internet chat room called excite chat, over 8 years ago now

Proposal – Chirtmas Day 2006 - He had already aked my dads permission so after dinner he got down on one knee in front of all my family.

Hobbies – Watching rugby and doing keep fit

Something interesting about yourself – hmmmmmmmmmmm!?!? I hate house work - Does that count ???

Name – Leslie

Age - 26

Live/From – Dundee, Scotland

Job – Shipping Co-Ordinator

Wedding date – 28.09.2010

How met h2b – In a cheesy nightclub ?

Proposal – On valentines day 2004, it was snowing in scotland (yes i know you are all shocked lol) took me out sledging and asked me to marry him after i crashed into a wall & was knocked unconscious ? ? now thats love lol

Hobbies – reading & spending time with my babies

Something interesting about yourself – i can eat a whole jar of jalapenos in one go................is that interesting???? lol xx

Name – ooh la la

Age - 21

Live/From – Leicester/Suffolk,

Job – Student (studying product and furniture design)

Wedding date –N/A

How met h2b – At school (see "engagement update" thread.)

Proposal – N/A

Hobbies – Singing, Gardening, Cooking, Drawing, Making things!........Hitching!!!

Something interesting about yourself – From the age of two to five, when visiting Mum's friends houses, I would always take all my clothes off and run around in circles completely naked. Mum would be mortified, but her friends found it hilarious! She then always made me wear dungarees as they were too complicated for me to undo!

Name – Stazzle aka Stacey

Age - 22

Live/From – Kent/Kent

Job – Marketing for corporate events

Wedding date – 25th July 2010

How met h2b – on Sunday 5th June 2005 in a local bar, his friend started chatting up mine and then OH offered to buy me a drink. We got chatting and then he made a very lovely compliment about my eyes ? After that and the fact that he'd bought me a drink, I was anyone's ? haha....kidding

Proposal – Feb 2006, we were at his parents house just talking about the future and he came out with it. Wasn't anything special at all but was still very romantic although completely unexpected, we had only been together about 8 months or so and I was very young (19)

Hobbies – writing, reading, swimming

Something interesting about yourself – I am mildly tongue-tied. ? Ermmm...something else, okay, OH and I have always lived within about 5 mins from each other, plus he actually played football with my cousin so would have been in the circles I was in with family, friends etc, but we didn't know of each other or actually meet until I was 18 and he was 20, and it was obviously by chance, nothing to do with all that. Small world!

Name – Caroline

Age - 26

Live/From – outside Belfast, Northern Ireland

Job – Beauty Therapist & IT analyst

Wedding date – 29th May 2010

How met h2b – about 10 years ago, through a friend. We met up a year & a half later & have been together ever since

Proposal – In our house 10th October 2008, 3 days before my birthday (he didn't want to be predictable lol)

Hobbies – jewellery making, drawing, stuff I now never get time to do.

Something interesting about yourself – I always wanted to be a model lol

Name – Ali

Age - 34 - 35 on Thursday

Live/From – Live in Surrey, but from Hertfordshire originally

Job – Senior Editor for QVC "the nation's favourite shopping channel...."

Wedding date – 7th November 09

How met h2b – Met through dating direct. We had our first date in a really scummy pub down the road.

Proposal – Very long story, but it was in Paris next to a motorcycle rank on the Place de la Concorde.

Hobbies – Photography

Something interesting about yourself – I work in tv, but hate being in front of the camera.

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Name - Alex

Age - 22

Live/From - Solihull/Solihull

Job - training to be radiographer

Wedding date - May/June 2011

How met h2b - friend of a friend of a friend in a cheesey 80s nightclub, March 2007. After doing the conga he refused to let go of my hips for the rest of the evening! He was very drunk and doesn't remember!!

Proposal - Jan 09, in his bedroom; he was going to ask me on the beach on our anniversary in March but got inpatient!!

Hobbies - not really a hobby, but seem to spend most of my time writing assignments at the moment, or just hanging out with friends

Something interesting about yourself - I can touch my nose with my tongue - is that interesting??!

Name – Fi

Age - 22

Live/From – Medway

Job – Student Nurse

Wedding date – July 2011 at some point!

How met h2b – we worked together at the Sainsbury's Restaurant

Proposal – On my 22nd birthday on a hill with a gorgeous view over Matlock, Derbyshire. He made me a card with 22 things he loves about me, and made me read it out so at the end he could drop on one knee ?

Hobbies – at the moment, lot's of gardening,

Something interesting about yourself – I can bend my thumb back and touch my wrist. Not that interesting, but the best I've got! ?

Name - Vicky kence the very original user name!

Age - 25

Live/From - from Kent, live in hertfordshire now with OH

Job - Primary School teacher

Wedding Date - 30th July 2010

How met H2B - first year at university in Preston, we were both doing a couple of the same psychology modules. didnt realise he spent most of his time in his friends flat which was the one below mine until 3 weeks before the end of that year! he was always very helpful, willing ot read thorugh my essays and help me with computer stuff, wonder why!? he he?

Proposal - In our house 14th March - I thought we were going to a smart dress quiz night ( I know it sounds silly now) so we were all dressed up in our finery when he called me into the bedroom where he was down on one knee with a ring. had managed to drive from hertfordshire to kent during the week one morning to ask my dads permission and got backn for his work in the afternoon. i was none the wiser

Hobbies - erm, reading, watching TV mainly things like america's next top model, project runway, apprentice etc, all the rubbish! do a lot of school work still at mo in spare time as newly qualified.

Something interesting about yourself - i love sweets and chocolate. if it has lots of sugar in it i will eat it!!?

Name- Kara

Age- 21

Live/From- North wales

Job- Student

Wedding date- July 25th 2009 (three months to go eek)

How i met H2B- He was in a pub and looked cute so we started talking, the rest is history!

Proposal- Rome 2007 in front of the coloseum

Hobbies- Shopping, reading

Name – Sandy

Live/From – Larne, Northern Ireland

Job – DJ, MC and wedding entertainment director (WED)

Wedding date – working on that one!!!! Thinking of getting a t-shirt made up saying 'always the DJ....never the bride'

How met h2b – He is founder of the DJ association that i became treasurer of.

Proposal – none yet!!!!!

Hobbies – music and dancing

Something interesting about yourself - far too impulsive for my own good......received a phone call last year from a DJ asking if i wanted to do a wedding with him.....I immediately said yes and ended up booking a plane to New Zealand!

Name – Louise

Age - 21

Live/From – stoke-on-trent/stafford

Job – student radiotherapist (but i finish in 8 weeks yay!)

Wedding date – summer 2011 hopefully

How met h2b – i used to have a weekend job in druckers and I had got h2b's job when he left but he used to come in to see everyone at lunch time.

Proposal – he proposed at home before taking me out for a posh evening

Hobbies – havent had any time for any hobbies since started uni but will get a new hobby when i finish

Something interesting about yourself –i too still suck my thumb! ?

Danni24 - we are date twins!!!

OK here is me:

Name - Sian

Age - 32

Live/From - London / Manchester

Job - Product Manager

Wedding - 2.10.2010

How met H2b - Through an internet forum! Though we actually met in a club in March 2007 - via another girl from that forum.

Proposal - On my birthday (Valentine's day) in Bruges, he got down on one knee with the ring after I had opened by birthday pressies.

Hobbies - Does planning my wedding count?!?! Erm I like baking and various craft activities & also usually have some 'get fit' plan on the go that falls by the wayside. Last month was Wii Fit, this month it is all about Davina Super Body!

Something interesting - Ermmmm can't think - I washed a Man Utd player's hair when I worked at a barbers salon during 6th form (he gave me 25p) tip! Also I've had cosmetic surgery when I was younger and vainer - wouldn't bother now (though there is plenty that could be enhanced) - I'd rather spend the money on a new kitchen!

This is really cheeky, but would you mind me asking what did you have done?

(You don't have to answer if you don't want to.)

I want a date twin ?

anyone?? 28.08.2010

These are your date twins =

paulaf2;

Amybop;

MrsShepherdtobe;

my goodness!! i came looking for a twin and ended up with quadruplets!!!!! ? ?

Boobs!

Ooooooh! ? (that's an ooogle at big boobies face!)

Are old marrieds allowed to join in??

Name - Leigh

Age - 36 (OMG - I'm soooo old!)

Live/From - Fife, Scotland

Job - HR / Office manager for another 3 weeks and then - goodness knows what! Unemployed??!

Wedding - it was 18th January 2008 in Zanzibar

How met H - I was the team secretary for the project dept at Woolies HO in London - he travelled the UK implementing systems into the Woolies stores, and I was based in London as his support, so we spoke most days on the phone ... somehow we clicked, and then met up at a end of project team party and here we are, 15 years later....

Proposal - In Dom Rep on 30th Dec 1999 - he wore grey undies, I was in bed dozing off when he suddenly dives under the bed, presents me with a ring box and says 'why don't we do it then' (ie get engaged!!)... he didn't actually suggest marriage until he got a bit drunk on holiday in January 2006 in Kenya ...

Hobbies - I'm not sure I actually have time for hobbies anymore : ( ... does getting a tattoo done over the last year count?

Something interesting - um .... my husband has met countless famous people on his travels around the world for work, including the PM on a flight to London about 2mths ago (GBs youngest gave Mr SP a jaffa cake) and the Stereophonics on a flight to Moscow last year (who are like my fav band ever) and got a free ticket to their gig off them. And Ian Rankin on a train home one night last week.

Name – Deborah (debs ?)

Age - 29...god I feel old ? lol

Live/From – Northern Ireland

Job – Medical Receptionist, Clinic Co-Ordinator

Wedding date – 27/8/2010

How met h2b – In a night club called Paradise Lost 12 yrs ago next Saturday....you would get less for murder ?

Proposal – Didn't get one, it was an aultimatum and he choose my way ?

Hobbies – Hitching, WP planning...not much else at the minute (how sad am I?!? ?)

Something interesting about yourself – I broke 2 records in High School for discuss and shot putt.

Hello, this is me:

Name - Lucy

Age - 29

Live/From - Kent, just round the corner from Bluewater (hence the name....) / Kent

Job - NHS manager

Wedding - 1st august 09 - 3 and a half months, and creeping up fast!

How met H - we were teaching english in paris

Proposal - in a 5* hotel in central london overlooking leicester square, followed by dinner at the very fabulous j.sheekey's

Hobbies - god, tragically i have no others apart from hitching, shopping and finishing off my masters. once wedding and masters are done i'm going to take pottery and floristry courses.

Something interesting - erm... i live on the same residential development as a member of girls aloud.

? I like!

Name - Bridget

Age - 27

Live/From - live in Sutton, Surrey. Originally from Norfolk.

Job - Teacher... for now...

Wedding - 06/04/10

How met H - Working at an outdoor activity centre in Cumbria

Proposal - Not had my offical one yet... but the ring has been commissoned so hopefully soon!

Hobbies - Singing, walking, hitching...

Something interesting - I have sung at Wembly Areana with Russle Watson!

Name – Vicki

Age - 28, nearly 29

Live/From – Live in Ely, Cambs, this is where I class as home. Was born in Doncaster and spent a lot of my childhood/teenage years in Wales

Job – Sales - Bridal Accessories - yes that's right - veils, tiaras etc. And yes I do get to try them on from time to time ?

Wedding date – 7th August 2010

How met h2b – through a friend/facebook - he poked me!!

Proposal – Snowboarding in Tignes - at the top of a mountain

Hobbies – I don't really have any as such!

Something interesting about yourself – Not interesting, but I think unusual - I have a tomato allergy!

Name - Kat

Age - 25 (26th next month eek!)

Live/From - Staines / West London

Job - Assistant Manager (retail)

Wedding - 28/04/09

How met DF- we worked together (been together 5 and a half years)

Proposal - Christmas Eve Dec 2004 at our PC while I was browsing the net... romantic... pmsl!!

Hobbies - spending time with DF and our son Taylor (4 yo), hitched, reading when i get the chance! Watching Supernatural.

Something interesting- I am having a no guest wedding and not telling anyone I know till after the event and that will probably be by e-mail!!

KATxx

Name - Kathryn but prefer Kat

Age - 29

Live/From - im from Cambridge but have lived in Surrey for 8 years

Job - supervisor at a well known Jewellers and mum of two very busy kids!

Wedding date - 22.08.2009 day before my 30th!

How we met - Through friends, had known him for two years before he came out with me and my friends for new years eve and told him in my best drunken sexy voice ' i think i fancy you' very classy!

Proposal - At the top of baggy point in Devon as the sun was setting

Hobbies - im a book worm, love a good book on the sofa. Im also a bit of a geek and love learning new things.

Something interesting - Im a stationary geek i love notebooks and pens etc ( im aware this is very sad) i also write lists for everything. Im also a quailfied Jeweller with the 'national association of Goldsmiths' which for short means im a NAG