Festival season is well upon so what better way than to celebrate with a giveaway. I have just surpassed the 900 follower mark & I’m super, super excited that you are enjoying all my new posts whilst I suffer from post-wedding blues!
Of course, the other thing that you know about me is that I love Music & Festivals. So when Cloggs UK wanted to join in the fun we decided that my favourite pair of wellies (The PillarBox Red Wellies – to be exact) would be the BEST prize for a giveaway.
To enter all you have to do is follow the instructions below! I look forward to seeing who the winner is in 2 weeks time!
And whilst you’re at why not browse the Hunter Range here!
When I say ‘’The One’’ I’m not actually referring to that bearded, curly haired man that I call my Husband. I’m talking about THE ALL IMPORTANT dress.
We all often dream of what wedding dress we want on our big day & I was no dissimilar to that typical girly dream. My figure is say, a little difficult, in my eyes. Through school I was stick thin and then suddenly when I left school I grew hips and not just normal sized ones, I’m talking Kimmy K, Baby Rearing HIPS! And then there was the lady lumps, that went from a modest 32B to a sizeable cup size that I don’t wish to admit to. I found it difficult to adjust to but, if that was what life was going to throw at me with my hourglass figure I was going to rock it. I had to.
I made 3 appointments that cold November 2012 morning. I was eager to get in fast and buy the dream dress. I dragged my Mum & Nana along too. They weren’t getting out so easily!
My first Bridal store did not inspire. I was certain that the dress I wanted was going to be perfect. You are a Bride once. So not feeling too disheartened we made our way to Brides of York on Micklegate. The shop itself was dark panelled wood, it looks like a gentleman’s drawing room & I was adamant that when I stepped foot in this store, that we would be leaving empty handed again.
But, like a book, things don’t always appear to be what you think from the outset. I tried on the exact style of dress I wanted. No funny business trying to sell me a style I didn’t want. We got too it. It suited me so why ruin a good run. The ladies were so lovely in helping me get in & out of the dresses and gushing in the right places but also advising me if something didn’t sit right or that the buttons ‘’were a must!’’
I was smiling from ear to ear, I had found ‘’the one’’ in quite frankly, what I thought, the least expected place! So off we trotted to the next place. I tried on all the Maggie Sotterro dresses (the dream dresses I thought I wanted! How could I have been so wrong?) Nothing felt right and whilst I tried my hardest to sound interested in what the lady was saying my mind kept wandering back to THAT dress.
It was simple, as I got dressed back in to my clothes and buttoned up my coat we were going to go get the perfect dress.
The Bridesmaids, except my sister & cousin hadn’t seen the dress so the morning of the wedding tears were certainly flowing. I would seriously suggest keeping it a secret because it builds up the excitement!
My beautiful dress is from the White Rose collection, which is a range that not many Bridal Stockists have in this area so it felt nice that I was wearing a dress that not many people would have! Apparently, I was the only Bride that had bought the dress without making any alterations to it. It was almost like it was made for me.
My beautiful veil was a heavy material which I really wanted to hang. I never thought I would wear a veil but after trawling through Pinterest and seeing these slightly more delicate style, one tier veils I knew I had to try one & when I did it fit perfectly.
I’d love to hear about your dream dress & was it what your Mr expected? I can’t wait to hear from you. If you have missed any of my other Wedding Diary posts click here!
Hello Photo Overload. The morning of the wedding was a chaotic one, with 6 bridesmaids, my mum, my cousin who was my make up artist, photographer Jenny and a bunch of hairdressers all frantically running around trying to get ready for the day ahead.
It is more of a photo filled post with this one as I am not a beauty or hair expert (yes, I see you nodding over there!) so I want to let the photos do the talking.
I wanted a natural look, as I don’t really wear make up I didn’t want to look too different, that my Husband to Be wouldn’t recognise that weird lady walking towards him. I was assured I just needed a bit of touch up for the photos so I looked ‘’effortless’’ and my cousin did a fabulous job of doing just that. Please check her out at Make Up by Emma, she is super fab and lovely too and I was so grateful for her offer to do the make up. I literally would have had NO idea of where to start!
The hairstyles were created by our local hairdressers, Aqua Creative who did a fabulous job of creating the Bridesmaids hair from the photo I showed them and also my loose curls!
Alot of you have asked me where my flower crown was from. Truth be told, I made it myself. I was sick of searching the net trying to find one from a local/UK Seller rather than the US. My answer was staring right at me in the form of my Mums crafting room. I set to it with some artificial flowers and a piece of decorating wire. I was so happy with my efforts and the fact that I had made it all myself was just how I would have wanted it.
The Ice Cream Van was a MUST! I argued this point to every Tom, Dick & Harry who thought it was a stupid idea as the desert. In the end, everyone handed it to me. It was a great touch! Alex from Sweet Scoops was absolutely adorable and possibly the cutest little bean I have ever met. The whole thing just suits her down to the ground.
She had decorated the van with our wedding date and our married ‘’Mr & Mrs’’ and even played music as she came down. Everything about it just made me a little giddy kipper (more than I am normally!)
The ice cream flavours were the delicous Yorvale brand and it was so tasty. We had sorbets and ice cream flavours so there was something for everyone!
Sadly Mr C could not manage an ice cream (despite telling me everyday before the wedding he was going to eat 100!) as he was busy being a little bit sick after eating too much blue cheese from the cheese platters! (This makes me really sad that he spent some of his wedding day with his head down the toilet!)
What did you do on your wedding day that made it a little different or did you have an ice cream van too?
Have a gander over at Simply The Betsy’s blog. Her posts are always wrote beautifully & have me hook line & sinker! Plus, she has just wrote a piece on York, our magical hometown!
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
You must be logged in to post a comment.