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Beginner October 2010

My Wonderful Wet Wedding drifters wedding report!

drifter, 1 November, 2010 at 12:39

Posted on Planning 105

OK I suggest a cup of tea for this one it maybe long I am inlove with our professional photos. Also i have no idea how to shrink them so I apologise in advance for the gaintness. I loved evey minuet of my day and want to show you that wet and windy weather can't spoil your day. So my hair got a bit...

OK I suggest a cup of tea for this one it maybe long I am inlove with our professional photos.

Also i have no idea how to shrink them so I apologise in advance for the gaintness. I loved evey minuet of my day and want to show you that wet and windy weather can't spoil your day. So my hair got a bit toulsed and I didn't stay glamrous for long but I did get a rainbow what more can a girl want?

Week before the wedding

Mr Drifter and i returned home on Sunday night after our respective stag and hen weekends and got an early night in preparation for the pre wedding madness that was the next 4 days.

Monday was spent in a whirl wind of activity, making last minuet runs to the shops to get supplies so Mr Drifter could finally make table names and plans, and he did a wonderful job co ordinating the plan colours with the actual name cards for the table. Meanwhile I was busy gluing ribbon on order of services and cutting ribbon for place names! (I never wanted to see ribbon again after this!)



With hairdresser appointments and guests arriving from Oz it was a hetic few days ladies never trust anything will go as you plan. The thursday before the wedding saw one bridesmaid making a mad dash to Birmingham to view a flat meaning bridesmaid number 2 was stuck in Cheltenham (this is after both had tried on their dresses on way to train station as flat viewing BM had only tried her dress on for the first time the week before and we had no idea if the final dress was right luckily it was perfect).

So it was a quiet drink in the pub thursday night and an early night. I slept well till 2 in the morning then couldn't get back to sleep having woken up I had late night chats and Hot chocolate with my dad to help me get some more rest before the madness that was bridal preps began.

I was up at 6:30 and feeling the tirdness but a quick soack in the bath and a shaower and I was readdy to go at half seven when lovely hairdresser arrived. From here on in getting readdy was a blur and I have no idea how time passsed so fast,



Dads shirts were order of the day as standard getting readdy uniform! at this point we saw the first tears of the day as the bridesmaids whisked me away for a quiet moment with them my dad and step mum. they gave me lovely gifts for old new borrowed and blue, with borrrowed being my mums wedding ring that we sewed to my garter so she could be with me all day. Cue make up lady to the rescue !

hair and make up done it was time to get dressed first thing to master hide fromthe photographer




important note to brides do not answer the phone during bridal preps!

phone rings we ignore, until dad calls us to answer it. Sister answers "Hello we are getting ready for a wedding" person on other end of phone speaks

sister replies "well we are putting her in the dress right now I can't talk to you even with your lovely welsh accent" (cue yet more giggles)


(I love this photo it sums up our whole morning we just laughed and laughed, we made the make up lady and hairdresser laugh and the photogrpaher had the best giggle ever.)

Once bridesmaid number two was off the phone they decided brute forces was the way forward with the dress and earrings!



originall I had purchased some beautiful jewellery off lisaloulou @louloubelle designs but on the day was surprised with a necklace frome my maids and earing from OH.

dressed and readdy off I went for final touches to the hair downstairs


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  • Storky
    Beginner May 2011
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    Ah, I see. They all just seem to be in the photos, looks lovely!

    Note to self: Put those who are wearing buttonholes and are attractive in the photographer's eye line...

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  • D
    Beginner October 2010
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    A few church shots


    this was just before the tears came, love this shot as I can see my mums ring on the garter.







    and after some very wet hellos we waved our guests off to the barn and that is where we shall follow soon ( Well soonish I promise)


    See you at the reception if you want to come along to!

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  • Weather Girl
    Beginner October 2009
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    Fab photos drifter. My favourite photo is the one where you're arriving at church with your wellies on - ❤️ it! And, as they say, a wet bride is a lucky bride!

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  • D
    Beginner October 2010
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    CB we had a very lovely photographer who takes great of the moment photos. Some of my favourite photos are of our guests during speaches and some from the church to.

    Dec1984. really I haven't heard that before? But I like it I hope I am getting across the message that bad weather on your wedding day is most definately nt the end of the world. ( I am also capturing it all while I rember the details so sorry to all of you for the immensly long highy self indulgent post!)

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  • D
    Beginner October 2010
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    Trickers write it down while you remember it.

    There are things I just don't want to forget, My sister bursting into "simply the best with associated dance moves" at any gievn point in time during morning preps (and the day before). My sister announcing to everyone in the room (hairdresser, make up lady, photographer dad me and other BM taht she has a girl crush on mollie form the saturdays" while myself and other BM were critising their dance moves the phone moment all of them made my day full of giggles and I am preserving them for postertity by writing them down.

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  • SarinaCain
    Beginner March 2011
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    Drifter amazing pictures and all but I think the best bit is hearing your report because its just full of joy. It shows that you (and OH )loved every single minute of it and I thinks thats all us hitchers would want for you.....(okay and for ourselves) Smiley smile

    So happy for you...but and now I know Im being greedy. Cant wait for the reception!

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  • bec84
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    Loving this report....love the wellies and you look fantastic x

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  • TheNinjaPigeon
    Beginner January 2011
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    The photos are amazing and your report is just lovely. Wow wow wow. Bring on the reception.

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  • Mrs_T2B
    Beginner May 2011
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    The photos are fantastic and your report is excellent. You look stunning, I love the naturalness of the pictures, your wellies, and yuor HUSBAND playing Deal or No Deal with the ring boxes...legendary!

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  • fluffymalone
    Beginner May 2011
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    This is such a fab report!!

    leaving everyone with baited breath for the next episode! Feels like at the end of each one there should be the 'Dom Dom' bits like at the end of eastenders!! lol

    I like everyone else cant wait for the reception!

    btw you looked so beautiful!!

    xx

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  • helsbels35
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    Cant wait to hear about the reception! Fab photos so far drifter! Smiley laugh

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  • freb2reh
    Beginner July 2011
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    Great report and fantastic phots, looking forward to the next installment.

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  • sarahb3426
    Beginner June 2012
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    Love love love these photos!!!!!!!!!!!!! xx

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  • Tina Teaspoon
    Beginner May 2011
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    This is just lovely, it's making me grin like a big soppy Cheshire cat.

    You are beautiful by the way.

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  • Finesse (HIB)
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    Aaaggghhhh, Just got to the end of the thread hoping for the rest! You'd make a great wife for Henry VIII!!! It looks like a fantastic day so far and I am so glad that Sara from Aqua produced flowers above and beyond she really is one of my favourite florists!! Love her.....looking forward to the rest and oh BTW, you looked absolutely stunning and sooooo happy, glad the weather didn't ruin things (so far!) xxx

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  • VikingPrincess
    Beginner December 2011
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    More, more!!! this is one of the best reports I've read recently! Lovely pics too! WOW! I am also less worried now about my December wedding and the ensuing wind / cold / rain / snow... Looks fun!!!

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  • Pheonix
    Beginner August 2011
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    More please!!! I keep opening this thread then getting to the end and being really disappointed there isn't more, really loving your report, your wedding is truely beautiful my style exactly I just hope I pull it off as well as you did!

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  • Vikster79
    Beginner July 2011
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    Oh i just did the same and went to the end thinking there was some more...alas not yet! Pics are lovely and so what it rained, i think it made your pics even more special.

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  • SparkleVintageGirl
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    Oh my gosh - how utterly beautiful was your wedding!!?? Huge congratulations!! I'd LOVE to feature your day on {www} :-) Let me know if you would be interested - it would be an honour :-) x x x

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  • Red Baroness
    Beginner July 2012
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    I logged on this afternoon expecting to see the rest and am extremely disappointed!! ?

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  • Spangler
    Beginner September 2010
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    How the heck have I managed to miss this epic report? Drifter, like I said before when I had a peruse through your photos it all looks absolutely stunning. And you, my dear are ruddy GAAAWJUS! I love the flowers, wellies, BMs...

    In short, I am vay, vay jealous and wish I could do mine again so I could steal some of your ideas! x x

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  • D
    Beginner October 2010
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    On to the reception.

    Note to brides (and grooms) drinking campagne while bumping along on a camper van holding your flowers and keeping your dress off the damp floor IS NOT EASY but I managed and not a drop was spilt, also fortified myself with after eight mints. How good were our drivers I mean after eight mints yum!

    Even in the rain kingscote looked amazing and having welcome drinks mingling with our guests was fantastic canapes were great, after a few pics out side (carfully using barn doors to provide shelter poor old best man number one was designated umberella holder for the photographer!)

    It as time to eat, If you get the chance I reccamend circulating round tables between courses it's a fab way to see some of your guests. During dinner the rain stopped, the photographer hustled us out side for a few shots before pudding and speeches and we got a rainbow, what a reward for a wet wedding day!





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  • lovelygirl
    Beginner August 2011
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    That 3rd photp is stunning!!!!!!!!!! nearly convincing me i want a showery day.....

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  • D
    Beginner October 2010
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    Oh No trickers I feel bad ( I suggest you don't read the speeches bit you might cry those photos made me cry!)

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  • Holly-Jayne
    Beginner August 2012
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    Drifter - what a fantastic report. It really has made me smile from ear to ear seeing your day unfold and hearing you describe it. Thank you for sharing this with us! Hope you both have a lifetime of happiness together xx

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  • grace85
    Beginner February 2011
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    Drifter your photo's are amazing, do you mind if i ask who your TOG was??

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  • C
    Beginner July 2011
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    Fantastic! Your photos speak a thousand words. Congratulations

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  • Arquard
    Beginner May 2011
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    I WANT YOUR WEDDING!!!!

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  • WelshBride-ScottishGroom
    Beginner April 2011
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    Amazing photos and fantastic message!! made really giggle espesh where you are elegantly getting out of vw van! Loving the addition of wellies!! love love love your wedding!! as really made me feel less stressed about not having a sunny day! cant wait for the rest of it! eee! Smiley heart

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  • D
    Beginner October 2010
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    Aww thanks Spangles I loved your wedding, mine was a chaotic wedding the only theme was things we liked.

    Grace my photographer was a lovely man called Matt davis I am going to do a name and praise thread for my suppliers and will put his details there

    Welshbride in all honesty I wouldn't worry about the weather, we were October and prepaired for cold and rain and it was great as we weren't dissapoint as we might have been if it had rained during a height of summer wedding if it rained.

    I love Swansea are you getting married there?

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  • bluewater
    Beginner August 2009
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    Drifter, your pics are just breathtaking. i heart them.

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  • Hello Sunshine
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    What a fabulous report! Can't wait for the rest. Everything looks wonderful and you both look so happy. Big congrats from me ?

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