David and I went for our injections last night so we can go on holiday without getting any nasty diseases (well hopefully anyway). Typically though I had to get one more injection than David did as he had some injections in the 6 weeks he was in the army 8 years ago. So whilst he sat there Just getting his Hepatitis A injection I was getting stuck with Hep A, Polio, Diphtheria and Tenanus. Admittedly it wasn't as bad as I make it sound. The polio, diphtheria and tetanus vaccines are all in one little syringe, with a really small needle but it still wasn't very nice. Have I mentioned the fact that I don't like needles?!? I have two lovely bruises now, and very tender upper arms. Although there was a bonus in getting the injections, we couldn't get to the gym last night due to my arms being sore.
We even got our anti-malaria tablets which we start taking the week before we go. Been reading up about malaria carrying mosquitoes and I always thought they were the little blighters that were out at night but apparently these mosquitoes are the ones that are out bloodsucking during the day as well.
Last bit of wedding preparation happens on Wednesday when I go for my wedding dress fitting. It will be fun to put on my dress again as I haven't had it on since before Christmas when I collected it from the shop. Even with it hanging up in my hallway for the past couple of months I haven't been tempted to bring it out and put it on. This is because I am so scared of getting it dirty on something so it has been hidden in the dress bag the entire time (well, I have been and snuck a couple of peeks at it, it is too pretty not to go and have a look at it).
Finally things are feeling like they are almost complete. Only 5 more weeks until we got on the plane, 6 weeks until the wedding. OMG! did I actually just say that? Only 6 WEEKS!!! until the wedding. It is all happening so quickly now!
Exciting, isn't it?
x
Showing posts with label Wedding Prep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wedding Prep. Show all posts
Saturday, 13 February 2010
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Planning, planning, planning ...
So, what's been happening since the last post?
Well not too much reall on account of me being in bed for most of the time with stinking man flu. I call it man flu as it is the flu that David gave me. He is nice and sharing like that.
I am not going to moan on about being ill, I do that constantly, instead I am going to bore you with my latest wedding news. It is all getting exciting - well for me anyway.
Our documentation is almost complete. I collected our Certificates of No Impediments from the registry office. Those and the birth certificates were sent down to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to be legalised as (did you know this?) your documents are not legal outside the UK without an official stamp on them (and not the stamp that comes originally on them, that only makes them legal in the UK). They came back within a few days and now they are all currently sitting on someone in the Dominican Embassy's desk with the view to being translated into Spanish then the Spanish version being legalised so that they will be legal in the Dominican Republic. Once they come back thats it, all the documents will be ready to go and put into my little hand luggage suitcase that my dress will get folded into once it has all been altered.
As well as that we have finally booked our reception venue this week. Well we thought it was about time what with it only being about 10 weeks until the actual reception takes place. We couldn't decide where to have it as budget has been a big factor in deciding where it will be. We have also gone down the unconventional route of having it on a Thursday night. Seeing as how our wedding will take place on a Wednesday then there is no reason to not have it on a Thursday. Also the venue pretty much made that decison for us as they don't take private bookings on a Friday or Saturday night. So we have it all booked and the invitations that took me so long to make have all been sent out and are starting to be delivered to everyone we wanted to invite.
So things are coming along great. Just waiting for the RSVPs now to see who is going to come. I always have that dread that noone is going to come, but I am not sure if that is down to how I felt about myself at school and therefore never had parties, just nice meals out with families for special events in my life so far.
I hope the documents come soon, just another thing I can tick as completed on my massive list of things to do.
Have a great weekend.
x
P.S. In completeing this blog entry David has just called me from home to say that our documents have arrived and are all translated and legal now. Big tick for the to-do list. Woo Hoo!
Well not too much reall on account of me being in bed for most of the time with stinking man flu. I call it man flu as it is the flu that David gave me. He is nice and sharing like that.
I am not going to moan on about being ill, I do that constantly, instead I am going to bore you with my latest wedding news. It is all getting exciting - well for me anyway.
Our documentation is almost complete. I collected our Certificates of No Impediments from the registry office. Those and the birth certificates were sent down to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to be legalised as (did you know this?) your documents are not legal outside the UK without an official stamp on them (and not the stamp that comes originally on them, that only makes them legal in the UK). They came back within a few days and now they are all currently sitting on someone in the Dominican Embassy's desk with the view to being translated into Spanish then the Spanish version being legalised so that they will be legal in the Dominican Republic. Once they come back thats it, all the documents will be ready to go and put into my little hand luggage suitcase that my dress will get folded into once it has all been altered.
As well as that we have finally booked our reception venue this week. Well we thought it was about time what with it only being about 10 weeks until the actual reception takes place. We couldn't decide where to have it as budget has been a big factor in deciding where it will be. We have also gone down the unconventional route of having it on a Thursday night. Seeing as how our wedding will take place on a Wednesday then there is no reason to not have it on a Thursday. Also the venue pretty much made that decison for us as they don't take private bookings on a Friday or Saturday night. So we have it all booked and the invitations that took me so long to make have all been sent out and are starting to be delivered to everyone we wanted to invite.
So things are coming along great. Just waiting for the RSVPs now to see who is going to come. I always have that dread that noone is going to come, but I am not sure if that is down to how I felt about myself at school and therefore never had parties, just nice meals out with families for special events in my life so far.
I hope the documents come soon, just another thing I can tick as completed on my massive list of things to do.
Have a great weekend.
x
P.S. In completeing this blog entry David has just called me from home to say that our documents have arrived and are all translated and legal now. Big tick for the to-do list. Woo Hoo!
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Ouch! But on a whole new level
So, still going to the gym and still meeting with the personal trainer but it isn't getting any easier. For days after my session with the mean man I am in agony. Even now I am still taking ibuprofen to ease my muscle ache.
There is a noticeable difference in my shape (well so David says anyway - I don't see it) so it is all worth it but my god it is a struggle getting out of bed for about 4 days after the session. Then it is time to meet up with the trainer again and start the ache all over again.
As well of all my aching I have also made some major progress in the wedding front.
The holiday is now completely paid for which is great. Also the documentation is taking shape now. I spoke earlier about me getting my passport, but now I have also received our birth certificates from the general registrar and the Certificate of New Impediments (CONI) from the registry office. Now the CONIs and the birth certificates have been sent to the foreign and commonwealth office to be legalised (because they apparently aren't legal outside the country until this has been carried out) then they need to get to the Dominican Embassy to get all translated and legalised again and all this before we go in 8 weeks!
Got my dress fitting in the next few weeks as well. The effort in the gym should show then. I am looking forward to seeing how the dress fits when I go to the dress maker compared to how it did when I collected it from the dress shop back in December.
As well as all of that I am starting anew job in the next few days. Gone are the days of waiting on the phone to ring and heading out all over the country. Now I will be in an office, working set hours and knowing exactly how much I will be getting paid. I wont even have to worry about doing a tax return every year or putting money away for the taxman. Life is going to be so much easier - David and I might even get to plan time together without the phone ringing. Really looking forward to it.
x
There is a noticeable difference in my shape (well so David says anyway - I don't see it) so it is all worth it but my god it is a struggle getting out of bed for about 4 days after the session. Then it is time to meet up with the trainer again and start the ache all over again.
As well of all my aching I have also made some major progress in the wedding front.
The holiday is now completely paid for which is great. Also the documentation is taking shape now. I spoke earlier about me getting my passport, but now I have also received our birth certificates from the general registrar and the Certificate of New Impediments (CONI) from the registry office. Now the CONIs and the birth certificates have been sent to the foreign and commonwealth office to be legalised (because they apparently aren't legal outside the country until this has been carried out) then they need to get to the Dominican Embassy to get all translated and legalised again and all this before we go in 8 weeks!
Got my dress fitting in the next few weeks as well. The effort in the gym should show then. I am looking forward to seeing how the dress fits when I go to the dress maker compared to how it did when I collected it from the dress shop back in December.
As well as all of that I am starting anew job in the next few days. Gone are the days of waiting on the phone to ring and heading out all over the country. Now I will be in an office, working set hours and knowing exactly how much I will be getting paid. I wont even have to worry about doing a tax return every year or putting money away for the taxman. Life is going to be so much easier - David and I might even get to plan time together without the phone ringing. Really looking forward to it.
x
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Been Hiding
So, I have been too ashamed to come on here for a while and update with what has been going on.
I dropped the diet for a while and went off the rails.
But things have changed again and I am back. I even went back to the gym this morning! Yeah this morning - not hiding there in the evenings but I faced it in the daylight, and it wasn't that bad. I almost enjoyed it. The only way I could have enjoyed it more was if I wasn't so unfit that I was almost sick at the end of my programme.
Got myself booked in for a programme review now - only got 4 months until the wedding and want to look as good as I can in the time that I have (only wish I had started 2 years ago when we got engaged).
x
I dropped the diet for a while and went off the rails.
But things have changed again and I am back. I even went back to the gym this morning! Yeah this morning - not hiding there in the evenings but I faced it in the daylight, and it wasn't that bad. I almost enjoyed it. The only way I could have enjoyed it more was if I wasn't so unfit that I was almost sick at the end of my programme.
Got myself booked in for a programme review now - only got 4 months until the wedding and want to look as good as I can in the time that I have (only wish I had started 2 years ago when we got engaged).
x
Saturday, 7 March 2009
Wedding Invitations are complete........at last!
Last night I finally managed to finish making our wedding invitations. It has actually taken me months and months to get them done, partly because I have been working loads and therefore too tired in the evenings and also because I am so lazy and with the deadline not for ages yet there has been no rush to get them done. Not that you would think that by my attitude yesterday. I was determined to get the invitations complete last night so I stayed up until just before midnight working away to get them done. By the end my back was killing me as I was hunched over the coffee table cutting out the heart shapes that make the design of the invitations but what a sense of achievement in thinking that I have done that myself, for the total cost of about £30 max.
I will post a picture of the invitations, once they have been sent out so there is a surprise element for those of you that are getting them.
x
I will post a picture of the invitations, once they have been sent out so there is a surprise element for those of you that are getting them.
x
Friday, 6 March 2009
I LOVE Pay Day!
Today, as is every Friday, is pay day and I LOVE it.
After doing loads and loads of deliveries this week I was rewarded with my pay. I have just opened a new bank account after a dispute with my last bank so I do have to put some money away but I can also go shopping. Been needing some new clothes for a while now, but we can finally afford to go shopping. Just a pity I am working all weekend really.
In other news, I am so close to finishing the wedding invitations. I only have 9 to go then they will be finished. At the minute though I cannot be bothered with them. They have been sitting on the coffee table in the living room for a few days now, but yesterday I only made 4 when I could have finished them all but that then means in my head that at the minute at least I will have nothing more to do. Really just want to get them finished though so I can get them out of the road before sticky little fingers find them and destroy all my hard work. Better get my finger out really.
Decision made, going to make the last of the invitations.
Enjoy the weekend if I don't blog.
x
After doing loads and loads of deliveries this week I was rewarded with my pay. I have just opened a new bank account after a dispute with my last bank so I do have to put some money away but I can also go shopping. Been needing some new clothes for a while now, but we can finally afford to go shopping. Just a pity I am working all weekend really.
In other news, I am so close to finishing the wedding invitations. I only have 9 to go then they will be finished. At the minute though I cannot be bothered with them. They have been sitting on the coffee table in the living room for a few days now, but yesterday I only made 4 when I could have finished them all but that then means in my head that at the minute at least I will have nothing more to do. Really just want to get them finished though so I can get them out of the road before sticky little fingers find them and destroy all my hard work. Better get my finger out really.
Decision made, going to make the last of the invitations.
Enjoy the weekend if I don't blog.
x
Thursday, 5 March 2009
So busy, let's write a blog entry ...
What a day it was yesterday.
I was out working from 10am to 8.40pm. I was out from Bathgate to Glenrothes, then 2 trips from Bathgate to Greenock, on of which was when I left Bathgate at 4.45pm and got to Greenock at 6.58pm! Normally I do this trip every lunchtime and it only takes me an hour to get there and an hour to get home so it was a bit of a culture shock for it to take over 2 hours. Today was pretty good though and I managed to get through all my deliveries quicker than normal, even with starting an hour later than usual.
Tonight I am trying to get the wedding invitations finished. I have not touched them for ages now and they are cluttering up a corner of the living room. I only have to make another 15 or 20 then that is me finished and they can get stored away upstairs in the cupboard with the other wedding stuff until they are needed. So as you can tell I am spending all my time doing the invitations, and therefore I had to write this blog entry as it couldn't possibly wait.
Suppose I better get back to it, enjoy the rest of your night.
x
I was out working from 10am to 8.40pm. I was out from Bathgate to Glenrothes, then 2 trips from Bathgate to Greenock, on of which was when I left Bathgate at 4.45pm and got to Greenock at 6.58pm! Normally I do this trip every lunchtime and it only takes me an hour to get there and an hour to get home so it was a bit of a culture shock for it to take over 2 hours. Today was pretty good though and I managed to get through all my deliveries quicker than normal, even with starting an hour later than usual.
Tonight I am trying to get the wedding invitations finished. I have not touched them for ages now and they are cluttering up a corner of the living room. I only have to make another 15 or 20 then that is me finished and they can get stored away upstairs in the cupboard with the other wedding stuff until they are needed. So as you can tell I am spending all my time doing the invitations, and therefore I had to write this blog entry as it couldn't possibly wait.
Suppose I better get back to it, enjoy the rest of your night.
x
Sunday, 4 January 2009
Return of Bridezilla
So, it is Sunday morning, around 8:30am and what were all my friends hearing (especially those involved in the wedding) - beep, beep beep beep from their mobiles as I am trying to contact them about going to a wedding fair. Is the fair today I hear you ask? No, it is February. Yeah 5 weeks away! So I think my friends are going to murder me next time they see me - which by the way is going to be at the wedding fair as they have said that they are coming. Well the ones that have replied to the text have anyway. I am assuming the others are still in bed, recovering from their wild Saturday night out. I love wedding fairs. David even likes them too, but I think this more to do with the free cake and chocolate fountains than the beautiful gowns and fashion show that I will be focusing on.
I have also sent the cheque for the deposit off to the celebrant for the wedding. So we now have someone that will perform the ceremony. Woo-hoo! I have been reading the booklet we were sent with the booking pack, and it is great. I think I am getting emotional too soon though as I was reading some of the sample vows and poems that can be read during the service and I was getting really emotional. God only knows what I will be like on the actually day. Wrecked make up - so glam for the photos. Was looking at the website for our photographer again, and I really think that we have made the correct choice there too. I was a bit concerned a few weeks ago as we never met with any other companies before booking with them but since then a couple of girls I went to school have gotten married and have used the same company. They both agreed that the company is great, so I am more relaxed about it all now.
I think we are totally going on our gut instincts for this wedding. We booked our venue without seeing others, although we did contact others in the area for quotes - some of which were never received (totally wanted our custom didn't you?). Okay, so the venue wasn't completely unknown before we booked it. David's sister had her reception there about 11 years ago so we have been able to get little bits of info about how everything ran, and whether or not they were adaptable (which so far they totally seem to be).
What were you wedding experiences?
x
I have also sent the cheque for the deposit off to the celebrant for the wedding. So we now have someone that will perform the ceremony. Woo-hoo! I have been reading the booklet we were sent with the booking pack, and it is great. I think I am getting emotional too soon though as I was reading some of the sample vows and poems that can be read during the service and I was getting really emotional. God only knows what I will be like on the actually day. Wrecked make up - so glam for the photos. Was looking at the website for our photographer again, and I really think that we have made the correct choice there too. I was a bit concerned a few weeks ago as we never met with any other companies before booking with them but since then a couple of girls I went to school have gotten married and have used the same company. They both agreed that the company is great, so I am more relaxed about it all now.
I think we are totally going on our gut instincts for this wedding. We booked our venue without seeing others, although we did contact others in the area for quotes - some of which were never received (totally wanted our custom didn't you?). Okay, so the venue wasn't completely unknown before we booked it. David's sister had her reception there about 11 years ago so we have been able to get little bits of info about how everything ran, and whether or not they were adaptable (which so far they totally seem to be).
What were you wedding experiences?
x
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