So guys, I got bored & thought I would be really posey poserish & pull off a few shots of a new outfit I put together on Friday.
Some of you who are regulars to my blog WAVES may have seen my eBay Haul post over a week ago, it included this super cute mint green dress with a scooped back. I bought it not realising it was a few too many sizes big, but when I got it on I LOVED the fact that it wasn’t too tight. I think it’s gives it a bit more of a casual feel to it.
So I enclose a photo of me getting my ritual pose on (trying to look oh so cool but I’m not quite sure it’s working? Cue awkward face!)
Dress Topshop (eBay find)
Hat eBay
Chelsea Boots Barretts
I absolutely love this look. If I was going out I would finish it with my leather jacket just to keep it on the edgier side as it were.
I was also unsure about the “pork pie hat” but I can’t explain my love for it & how it just pulls everything together creating a chic yet I don’t care look about it!
Friday is my favourite day off in the week because I have the house to myself, I can catch up with house work (bore!), watch whatever I like & just generally slob out! and today is no different. I have decided to paint my nails with a new nail polish I bought from Superdrug the other night.
I felt a bit sorry for myself after a hard day at the office & I needed a little pick me up. (what girl doesn’t?) so I headed to my local Superdrug to have a little peak and found myself gazing at the MUA stand. Why on earth have I never come across these little gems before? I twirled it round and there was just value galore in front of my eyes. Everything ranged from £1 upwards.
I turned my attention to the nail polish as I like to do my nails to chill out & calm myself as I find it very therapeutic. There were about 10 different colours, most of them were pink, but I wanted something a little different. My favourite colour of the moment is duck egg blue , with its very Cath Kidston feel. I love everything in this beautiful, powdery blue because it just feels like Spring & Summer when I look at it
Sunday was a day that again, both myself & my fiancé James were really NOT looking forward to. It was time to meet our photographer and have a little “Pre Wedding Photo Shoot” to get us used to the camera.
I can categorically say, this is not my partners cup of tea. AT ALL. PERIOD. END. FIN. So of course I felt nervous for him!
Our photographer is the lovely & smiley & happy faced Jenny Prest She met us at my in laws farm. It started off as a bright and sunny morning so it was look hopeful. After we had a little tour around the farm, showing her our chickens, the pony, the pigs & the sheep (and trying to hunt down James!) we set to it.
Jenny had brought a lovey heart shaped chalk board which I etched our special date on. We went all around the farm. We climbed walls, had to piggy back on Hay bales but it was so much fun! The kiss shot was pretty awkward as James & I are not ones for the whole “PDA” situation (he’s a farmers son, what do you expect?!) but Jenny made us feel so at ease.
I wanted to pick out a few photos that we absolutely LOVED! There were so many but here as just a couple of them.
Looking at the photos, I was surprised how much I liked the black & white photos. Without giving too much away our wedding day is very colourful so I didn’t want to do too much of the black & white style… I could’ve changed my mind now! (It’s much more flattering! Haha.)
We were really impressed with Jenny’s ability. She had only just started doing it full time, after realising her passion she quit her job & started her photography company! Meeting her & chatting to her (ALOT!) she has really inspired me. She’s followed her dreams & it’s working for her. I LOVE IT! If you need a photographer she is your lady!
I can’t stress enough how important it is to meet with your wedding photographer before the big day. If we hadn’t have met Jenny, I don’t think we would feel as comfortable as we do now. Plus we have a relationship with her now so she will know what we like & don’t like. So stop what you are doing all Brides to Be, call your photographer & book a pre wedding photo shoot. You’ll thank me in the long run.
The weekend of doom & gloom had finally arrived. We had both been dreading this weekend by & large. It was time for us to partake in “Marriage Preparation” for a full 5 hours on a gloomy Saturday. This was to be my first weekend off since December & it had to be filled with the obligatory chat with the the vicar, but wait, it’s gets better. We had to do this in front of a 20 strong crowd of other married couples to be!
So, James & I rocked up preparing us for the worst, wishing we could be elsewhere. The smiles on our faces during the introduction when they said we may be finished for 3pm (that was a lie!)
Of course we had the obligatory “how well do you know your partner” quizzes and “what do you rate to be the most important qualities” task. All very kosher stuff. However, when we all turned to page 9 we all looked a little shocked
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! HAPY SINGLETON AWARENESS DAY! Or whatever you bleeding well like to call it day!
I can’t say I’m the biggest fan of Valentines Day as I have got older (partly as the other half tends be unromantic at the best of times!) but I do love to see everyone enjoy the spirit whether they loved up or a singleton.
I remember on the morning of V DAY every year my lovely mother would tell my sister & I there was a card for us both and it would always have a big resounding “?” on it. Over the years I became privy to her ways & gathered it was her but it was always an exciting morning for us. Even my little sister still gets a cheeky card & present (this year it was no less than Pug with a Heart pillow – JEALOUS!) I think I might need to move back home to get all these quirks as the husband to be still forgets!
So my top tips for Valentines Day as are as follows:-
•Even if you hate the day itself try not to ruin the fun for others (you end up looking like a Scrooge & a bitter one at that!)
•If you are a singleton appreciate your friends & family around you. Get yourself a pamper kit & have a fab night in without the expense of a boozy night on the tiles or cook your parents a home made meal & show them your appreciation!
•Get yourself a bottle of prosecco & get merry with your other half. Valentines day is not just about being mushy gushy, it’s also about the “early night” – who needs a swanky restaurant for a good night?
So go on ladies & gentleman, enjoy this overly charged, marketing plot but put your own spin on it. Make it work for you & not just the big companies raking it in!
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