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I say I’m a newbie but in reality I feel I know many members/users of this forum already since I’ve read through that many threads!
My OH and I got engaged June this year, after being together 4 years. We went to Rome for my birthday, and were sat at the Trevi Fountain eating ice cream after a lush evening meal overlooking the Pantheon, it was perfect, but he didn’t propose. He had wanted to, but didn’t.
Instead we had a packed week, we got home drove 3 hours to the Lakes and met my brother, we then went home and spent the evening there all 4 us and after saying good bye to my brother my OH suggested a ride out to ‘cheer me up’ (He knows how sad I get saying good bye to my brother who lives in Exeter). We ended up at Tynemouth, where we spend a lot of our time; we’re always going there with a flask of tea, rain or shine. Anyway I was upset because my brother had left, and OH had brought me to Tynemouth, which in my own words ‘we always come to Tynemouth its boring’ I was being that much of a Diva I turned down an ice cream (I never turn down ice cream), there were tears on the beach, OH was so distressed, bless him. We walked to the end of the beach to ‘our rock’ and he got down on knee and popped the question, safe to say I was feeling guilty about being such a diva, but of course I said yes, after asking him is he was sure he wanted to marry such a grumpus, but he said he ‘wouldn’t change me for the world’. We had planned on having a long engagement to save save save, but started looking anyway, just to see what was out there, and how much we would need to save. Well it’s safe to say once we started looking we realised we couldn’t wait, and after my dad offered us £4000 towards the wedding we realised we didn’t need to save that much more, and booked a venue, today we paid deposit for said venue, and registrar, and it all just got very real. We managed to get a good deal £2500 for 40 day guest and 80 night guests at Linden Hall, Northumberland, with wedding breakfast, evening food and drinks package included. We are so both excited and we can’t wait. Although I know it will soon creep up on us, and the venue is pretty much the only thing we have planned so far, we don’t have a TOG, dress, band etc etc, but I have taken so much inspiration from these forums, leading up to booking venue and my wedding planning book is filled with ideas taken from advice, and ideas gained from all you insightful folk and I want to say thank you for that. You’ve definitely helped in my hours of need thus far.
So we get married 12th September 2014. ?
I hope I've introduced myself in the right way, I don't think I've ever written on a forum in my life, but felt I wanted to get involved. If I've done it wrong I'm sure you'll let me know! =)
