If you get to the end then well done! its a bit long.
My dad & stepmum arrived on monday so started our celebrations a little early.
Thursday 8th
Collected my dress wed then tried it on with a bra i'd bought before christmas (and since lost about half a stone) n decided it felt a bit big so rushed into meadowhall n decided to buy few last minute things while i'm there. got home & decided 1st bra fitted better after all! My flowergirls mum texted this morning saying she couldn't stop the 2 nights as planned (night before & night of wedding) as she'd forgot about the 2 cats she's got! left her to sort her own way here n stepmum collected her from station fri am. got to dinner time and decided whats not done now can't be that important.
Went back to the hotel about 8ish with h2b (who left about 9) to meet all my dad's family (2 aunties & uncles & grandma) and my cousin from my mum's side with her 3 week old little boy. finally went home, had a nice soak in the bath n got to bed about 12.
Friday 9th
Woke up at 7.15 after a surprisingly restful night (i had joked to my cousin that i would bring little one home as i would be up all night anyway!). Flowers should have been here at 8.30, didn't get here till 8.55 so nerves kicked in cos i was waiting. Left house at 8.56 (!) to go for hair & make up. Planned to leave hairdressers about 10.30, finally left 11.30 so my bm was having to let everyone in my house. glass of bucks fizz waiting for me when i got home.
Went to get ready, just got into my dress when mum, auntie, uncle & cousin all turned up ready for photographer at 12.45. Flowergirl downstairs was having a paddy (terrible 2's) which lasted most of the day. Photographer arrived n seemed to take about 100 pics then left just before the car arrived.
Got up to the church about 5 mins early so sat n waited around the corner, few friends from work had come up on their dinner hour to see me go in. pulled up to the church ready to go in & the fg paddy started again. she went in first and sat down instead, her poor mum looked gutted & exhausted.
Didn't get any nerves till i started walking down the aisle n i filled up. I took a few deep breaths, got to the front n dad asked if i was ok, he got a short 'fine' cos it was all i could manage (explained later tho!) H2b's first words to me weren't 'you look gorgeous', they were 'what you shaking for?!'
Ceremony all went fine. Went to sign the register & my new hubby stood on my train and nearly fell over trying to miss it! unfortunately the friend who was videoing it for us had stoppped at that point, (bugger there goes £250 from you've been framed!)
outside the church
with our 3rd drink since leaving the church!
makes a good pic but make sure you trust the people holding you, i was scared i'd end up in the water!
had a really good reception, everyone commented on how good it was n enjoyed themselves. I had a really great day & we both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!
For anyone that remembers the problems i had with my mum, she did cause an argument but saved it for the saturday but thats another story.
Well done for getting to the end.
thank you.
