Sorry this has taken so long to do but hopefully I will not disappoint ……. So here goes.
After finishing work on the Friday we spent Saturday collecting the suits for the men in which some had to be changed as wrongly sized. We spent the evening with one of the ushers and his fiancée which was great to relax. But as we had everything complete it was just a matter of putting things together on the day……………… or so I thought.
Monday 16th April
I was meeting up with my MOH/sister to go through hair and make up but things didn’t quite turn out that way, she had just recently moved in to a new house and so things were still in boxes and she had miss placed a bump it for my hair. And my 3 week old niece at the time had become poorly with a mouth infection and so had to take to the doctors in my car, so never got to do make up but just managed to do a quick hair trial. We knew how it was going to be it was just a matter of doing it fully to see what the timings will be but this never happened.
Tuesday 17th April – 4 days to go
OH and my self decided to go and get a few last bits and bobs for the day but not exactly sure what we needed was just a matter of looking.
And so Hobby craft we went, we were going to get some more organza rolls for the table decorations as didn’t think we would have had enough. But when we got there we decided we DID have enough and so never got any, was just nice to be out of the house even if it was a wasted journey but we didn’t mind.
We called in to the FPIL’s just to say hello and to collect my dress as was been stored here and to discuss all the final arrangements for the day and for OH to go through his speech with his dad.
Cue the Phone ringing, it was the lady who was doing the table centre piece decorations, we chose them she was just putting them together, (She is a golfing friend of FIL) the centre pieces were ready and she wanted to bring them over as easier to transport on the day if closer to the venue.
They arrived and they are lovely, nothing like I was expecting but better, sadly my mouth says things in the wrong manner and so I said they were better than expected to the surprise of the maker who though I meant it in a bad way, no matter how much I tried to correct myself things got worse.
While we were having a final coffee before going home to pack for the mini-moon she asked about the table decorations and how we wanted them, I started to explain this and suddenly I was told it wouldn’t work or wouldn’t look right, Well this was it I saw red and tried to stop myself from getting upset by keeping quiet completely. All the decisions were made well in advance so to be told it wouldn’t work with 4 days to go was getting to me, after all it was supposed to be mine and OH day not this woman who I don’t even know.
We decided to go home and let me chill out a bit but things got even worse on the car ride home, my mum called wanting to know if my uncle could bring his girlfriend to the wedding? After already amending the seating plan the day before I was furious as again I didn’t know her and the venue had already been given final numbers.
I agreed she could come but for the breakfast meal she would have to sit in the bar area and this was ok with my uncle.
So later that evening I decided to do an engine search for the design I wanted for the organza on the top table to prove it could be done and would look okay.
Well after what felt like hours of searching I was not having much look, had this woman beaten me to my plans when I came across a new design in the exact colours we were having. Well I fell in love with it and showed it to OH he at first wasn’t so sure as couldn’t see how it would work, but once I explained it to him he really liked it too. That was it we were having it this way no matter what people said our mind was made up.
Wednesday 18th – 3 days to go
After all the events of yesterday we decided to have a chill out day. However first we had to go collect the adjusted suits for the men. I wasn’t allowed to see these so I was summoned outside while they were tried on for size. I didn’t mind as fair is fair he can’t see mine so why should I see his.
In the evening one of the ushers and my cake maker and flower girl all came round to retry the suits on as his was one that didn’t fit too.
I explained all about the events of the day before to my friend and she said that I should just ignore everybody who is trying to change things as after all it our day not theirs. She liked the new idea for the top table and had agreed she would set it up for us on the day when she has finished setting up the cake.
As this was only discussed this evening I never go chance to tell FMIL the new plans, cue the phone ringing yes it was her wanting to know the length of the organza and to say we needed more. I explained the new plan and that I will be going out on the Friday to buy more, this did not go down well and got the impression I had said something wrong.
Thursday 19th – 2 days to go
As today was supposed to be our last full day together before the wedding we planned to spend it together but that never happened as I had agreed to go to my sisters again to do my nails, and so oh had agreed to go to his parents to go through his speech once again, but we did spend the evening together boxing everything up ready to take to the venue tomorrow.
Friday 20th – the day before eeeeeekkkkkkk
Woke up earlyish today as I think excitement and nerves were kicking in, went to hobby craft again to get the new organza for the top table design, and took everything to venue. We then said our good byes to each other, I wanted to cry but felt I couldn’t.
I went back to collect my sister and niece as hey were staying with me and oh went to his parents house. Spent the evening chilling, had a shower and went to bed just after midnight.
Sounds a doddle ……………… not quite I couldn’t sleep but it wasn’t nerves, I started to feel ill, I was backwards and forwards to the bathroom, eventually at god knows what time I managed to fall asleep.
