Posts by Joyce

I am a 24 year old bride to be on a 3 year career break. I spend my time working with my husband to be in his web design company www.pixelcxodxe.ie and of course, organising our wedding in April!!!

Wedding Countdown

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 [...]


Shopping for wedding rings

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 [...]


Dress fitting update!

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 [...]


Dress Fitting

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 [...]


Wedding invitations

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 [...]


Wedding flowers…..

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 [...]


Shopping update

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 [...]


Only 14 weeks to go!

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


Bridal Shoes!

So its getting time for me to start organising things like shoes so I’ve been looking online and theres some fab ones available.
I love this pair from Rainbow

I have also found a pair of shoes named after me!!
For all you shorter ladies, there are plenty of platforms out there to suit all tastes.


Diane Hassall Dainty Bess Wedding Shoes – Elegant Steps

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……….


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