We all have that one friend, don't we? The one who runs a gimlet eye up and down your body, mentally calculating your body fat percentage and silently judging you if you happen to eat a biscuit (or, as is more likely in my case, three biscuits) in their presence. The one who loudly proclaims… Continue reading Should I be shedding for the wedding? – 25 weeks to go
Author: carrieannc
A 30-something vintage fashion maven, with a passion for Doctor Who and a borderline obsession with confectionary.
We’ve found our venue! Take two – 26 weeks to go
Lights, camera, action! Let's take it from the top! The venue search is in the can, people! As you may have guessed from the movie-related sayings, one - I'm hilarious, and two - our new wedding venue has a Hollywood theme. Or, more accurately, a Pinewood theme. We'll be getting married at Heatherden Hall, in… Continue reading We’ve found our venue! Take two – 26 weeks to go
Pearls and wedding pants – 27 weeks to go
The Boy was away all last week for work, so not much happened on the venue front. Taking pity on me (and wanting to look at sparkly things), one of my bridesmaids suggested we pop to London for some wedding accessory shopping, along with much needed time away from the stress that is wedding logistics.… Continue reading Pearls and wedding pants – 27 weeks to go
Why I love 1950s fashion – 28 weeks to go
This week, something very exciting happened (not quite as exciting as The Boy proposing, or that time I found a solid chocolate KitKat, but very exciting nonetheless). I was included in a feature for Woman's Own, one of the UK's leading women's weekly magazines. As regular readers of this blog will know, I entered Miss… Continue reading Why I love 1950s fashion – 28 weeks to go
Seven wedding venues I’ve been looking at this week – 29 weeks to go
Apologies for another venue post coming so soon after the last one. But, after our wedding venue cancelled our wedding last week, it's been a massive focus for us this week, searching high and low for somewhere new we both love. The venue is such a massive part of the day (I'd argue second only… Continue reading Seven wedding venues I’ve been looking at this week – 29 weeks to go
What to do when your venue cancels your wedding – 30 weeks to go (probably)
This week was busy. Very busy. But I was plugging away at everything, feeling like I was crossing things off my to-do list, when I received the following email from our wedding venue (the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, in case you were wondering), on Tuesday afternoon. At 5.25pm. You know, five minutes before they… Continue reading What to do when your venue cancels your wedding – 30 weeks to go (probably)
How soon is too soon to prep wedding hair? – 31 weeks to go
This week's post is a bit late because I finally got my new sewing machine out, and created my very first circle skirt. And yes, it's a bit wonky, it needs hemming and I went rogue and added in an extra line of stitching around the elasticated waistband so I now can't get it past… Continue reading How soon is too soon to prep wedding hair? – 31 weeks to go
What to do during the reception changeover? – 32 weeks to go
This week, we have our site visit planned, and my list of questions for the nice people at Duxford is getting longer by the day. Particularly as thanks to Pinterest and the excited posts of friends during wedding season (which is well and truly upon us, if my Facebook timeline is anything to go by),… Continue reading What to do during the reception changeover? – 32 weeks to go
Now, where’s my to-do list? – 33 weeks to go
So, the anxiety dreams about the wedding have started in earnest. Lucky, lucky me! Earlier this week, I dreamt that I was getting married in my nan and grandad's garden (I'm sure the new owners of the house would have been thrilled), that I hadn't showered, washed my hair, done my make up or sorted… Continue reading Now, where’s my to-do list? – 33 weeks to go
Nostalgia! – 34 weeks to go
I had big plans for the blog this week - I was going to talk all about our wedding venue site visit, the plans for room dressing, cake flavours...oh, it was going to be fun. Except our coordinator is sick, so the site visit didn't happen. The Boy sensed a hissy fit coming, so very… Continue reading Nostalgia! – 34 weeks to go
Something Definitely Happened 