An Irish Girl Getting Married in Ireland
The countdown is officially on. 6 weeks to go and the invitations have been sent out. They were sent out in yesterdays post and I have already received thank you s from a lot of people. Its very exciting to have so many people excited about the wedding.
Our invitations were designed and printed by Data Print, Athy. (John’s family business) They match perfectly with the bridesmaid’s dresses and the venue. I love them.
After spending months looking for the perfect ring for my married finger I finally found it. Unfortunately I have expensive taste, I know, I know, big shock. So I had to look for an alternative.
I went from jeweler to jeweler in search of a worthy alternative but all were way over priced. It seems that jewelry in this country along with everything else is still priced like we’re in the boom time and not in a recession. With recession in mind I turned to the internet for inspiration and of course found it.
I, like many people, buy almost everything online, from my christmas presents to half a dozen of egg. So you would wonder why I didn’t immediately think of going online to buy my wedding ring…… I did some google searches and found a few different shops selling jewelry in the UK. I checked them out and found that one in particular a friend of mine had used and was very happy with. I went onto the site and found the exact ring I wanted for quarter of the price I would have paid had I purchased in a jewelers on the street.
I would definitely recommend buying jewelry online, just check out the source and away you go. I purchased on the diamond factory website.
Could someone please tell me how people are expected to support local businesses and their local community when you can’t trust them to charge you a fair price for the good and services you need. Whether I am buying a diamond ring or a pack of pens, I will be sure to shop around.
just a quick update on how things went with seeing my dress for the first time since I ordered it last July.
As you can guess I was a bit nervous to see my dress but I have to say I’m more than happy! u have been walking alot lately to tone up and it has been working, so when I tryed on my dress it was a little big but nothing to worry about. Once I was strapped and pinned in I was delighted with my choice. The dress suits my shape so well and makes my waist look tiny compared to the usual blob! A few alterations have to be done but nothing major and I’m sure that the girls in Ruben bridal are more than capable!
As for the bridesmaids, their dresses are gorgeous, I just love the colour and the shape. All I have to do is try round them up to have their fittings!
Ten weeks to the wedding and thing are starting to hot up!
I’m heading off in about ten minutes to go to my dress fitting. I’m very excited and nervous at the same time. Deciding on a dress and them having to wait nine months for it to come in is kinda crazy. What if you were having a bad day and picked something that’s totally not you. What if your body shape has changed, what if you just don’t like it any more……
Wish me luck!
Most people will tell you that your wedding invitations are very important. First impressions are everything and your invitations should set the standard for your whole wedding. Your invitation design will be influenced by your dress, the bridesmaids and of course your venue. It will also be incorporated into your mass booklet, seating cards, thank you cards etc.
With all this in mind you can understand the problem in trying to get my fiance, who is a designer, to make up his mind as to what he wants. (This is the one job he has)
So here are the final few….
Decisions, decisions……
Personally I like very bright, colourful bouquet and church flowers. Something with some pink, purple and maybe a splash of sunflower in the middle.
But I was told today that both sunflowers and lilies distroy your clothes with pollen. So that puts an end to that.
But I do so like them…….
Roses it is…. how boring….
I’m open to suggestions…. please email any pictures to joyce@soap.ie
So…. myself and Bla took a detour into dublin city centre when we were dropping Olivia (John’s sister) back to the airport. We thought that the january sales deserved a once over for wedding accessories or for anything that may take our fancy!!
We went from shop to shop searching for a bargain but found that all that was left was the scrapings from the bottom of the barrel. Grubby shoes and clothes in unrealistic sizes.
With our hopes dashed we ventured off the the fabric shop.
We purchased some ivory organza to make a jacket or bolero to go with my wedding dress. Bla has kindly agreed to make one for me.
We also got some netting to experiment with a veil. I’ll let you know how that one goes.
So christmas is just about over and the realization of the wedding being less than 14 weeks away has hit in! So in the knowledge of how close it is I’m heading off to Dublin to pick up a few bits. Shoes, headpiece, gifts etc etc…… must get the ball rolling…
I’ll report back asap
Diane Hassall Dainty Bess Wedding Shoes – Elegant Steps.
Theses are very very very cute shoes for people like me who just hate wearing heels and are tall enough with out them anyway! I want these shoes……….
