So yes, I'm married it would seem. And very nice it is too. And very nice to be missed too judging by my FB page. Mrs Stupidgirl will get a big head at this rate!
So here is my report....
Wednesday 22nd July - last day at work. Spent mainly hitching + FBing. Had champers with work and they bought me some lovely pressies - JL vouchers and a lucky charm. Went home, ate ENORMOUS pizza and read my good luck thread and then manically packed to go to Wales as well as having last evening with SB before the ceremony on saturday ☹️
Thursday 23rd July - Got train to Wales with my BF and her OH and just gossiped, oh and they insisted on folding all 70 OOD for me too, saving me a job. Got to wales, looked at amazing cake MIL + SIL made (will show pics when can) and also made up confetti cones and tried not to be nervous/miss SB too much. Also went to tesco and picked up some trashy novels and a bikini as the hotel (venue) has FAB spa. Went to bed about 10ish, called SB who was a bit frantic with packing "yes, I have the rings etc etc"
Friday 24th July - nerves really kicked in this morning, couldn't eat anything until midday. There was nothing left to do at this point except head to the hotel and meet my family and mates who were also up. Checked in about 2pm and bumped into my parents and BMs. Everyone pretty much did their own thing so I headed to the saltwater spa with my dad and chilled out and went swimming and spent a bit of time being a daddy's girl! I also just chilled on my own (TOP TIP - get some space on your own and just relax, its a bit intense otherwise) and read my trashy novel and also had a 20 min massage. Then headed back to the room to change as we were all heading out for some drinks. Was so exciting to see people I knew when I lived in NYC and haven't seen in years and also my close family. We all had cocktails and then me, one of my BMs and my mate and her OH went to an American diner where I took up a *food dare* and ate a MASSIVE burger, fries, milkshake and pudding. DIET over - what is 12 hours gonna do now LOL
Went back to hotel bar with BM and then to bed and waited up for other best friend who didn't arrive til midnight and chatted to him in our pjs. finally lights out about 1ish (GIGANTIC BUTTERFLIES by this point).................................Oh I forgot to add, SB texted me his speech for approval and I cried at dinner when I read it LOL It was soooooooooooooo lovely. When he did it for really apparently there was lots of teary women!!!
SATURDAY 25th JULY
Ginormous huge gigantic butterflies woke me up about 6:30am so I went down to the spa for a swim about 7 until 8 and then managed some breakfast before (overshare alert) being violently 🤢 Better out than in. Went back upstairs + showered and waited for Ruth (Finesse) and her sis Sara to arrive to do hair and make up. It was relatively calm until about 10am and then all was mental. Everyone was in and out of the hotel room and my best friends were around too if I needed stuff. But basically it was like a small scale waterloo station. Highlights were going to check out the room with my make up on, hair in rollers but wearing scruffy clothes and then bumping into half my guests checking in LOL Also Georgie (ByGeorge) showing up with FABULOUS WONDERFUL AMAZING flowers. So yes, got ready and then put on my dress and veil. And then I was more nervous than I have ever been in MY ENTIRE LIFE. I don't really understand why. My cousin got all teary seeing me in my dress which nearly set me off!
We shoo'ed everyone out of the room so just me, BMs and my dad and photographer and did some pics on the balcony and then went downstairs to ceremony room. When we got outside the room, I thought my heart would explode out of my chest it was beating so hard LOL. Apparently I practically ran up the aisle but I was so desperate to see SB and hold his hand. And I could see people smiling and me and SB nearly cried when he saw me hah! And then I managed to hold his hand and we said our vows.
We said our vows so quietly so that we wouldn't cry and we were both shaking like jellies and I fluffed my lines a little but I didn't care. My sister's reading made me teary big time though, which is why we put it at the end.
Now you will feel no rain For each of you will be shelter to the other.
Now each of you will feel no cold
For each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there is no loneliness for you
For each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two persons
But there is one life before you.
Go now to your dwelling place to enter into the days of your togetherness
And may your days be good and long upon the earth.
And then we got to sign the register and whisper little things to each other (hadn't seen each other for about 2 days so we missed each other so much, in fact I rang him on the morning of the day just to hear his voice - it is hard to do scary things like get married when you can't see each other) And then we were married and she said you may now kiss the bride and everyone cheered!!
Then everyone had drinks and canapes and we had lots of photos taken in our bridal suite as it had fabby views accross the bay. The meal was lush too. Most of the rest of the day passed in a blur. The speeches went down well and everyone loved the beautiful cake. The first dance went very well (TO REASSURE those who haven't danced proply before, we just shuffled and everyone still loved it LOL) Then they played my favourite song - Sweet Child of Mine, for which I did a mini mosh to hahaahha (much to SB's embarrassment, even though the dance floor was packed with my mates dancing too LOL) Also managed to do some high kicks to footloose. The dancefloor was packed all night pretty much.
Finally we had a free surprise for the guests - at 10:30pm fireworks went off all over Cardiff Bay for a festival and we had a perfect view! We went to bed about midnight but the after party continued until about 3ish.
WOW that was a mammoth report . here are a couple of pics for you - they are not mine and don't have official ones yet, will post when I do!
And finally.....thank yous
ByGeorgie for the fab flowers - once I have official pics, I will post pics! Everyone commented on them and they lasted 2 weeks according to my MIL who took the centrepieces home
Finesse + Sara her sister for my hair + make up and also my BM's hair + make up
Startruck for jewellery!
And the lovely hitchers who have kept me sane you know who you are but anyway - Zippy, Mrs SP, Sara, Tahdah, Nona, AussieAngel, LauraLee, Moomin, Drifter, AliLindsay, Mel, RuthWuthy, Bluewater
