I am so thrilled and excited - things are really starting to come together. The theme is set and that is giving me so many ideas. But no point putting all of this together if noone is going to see it. Guest list here we come!!! With us both being 50+ you might think that means we have 100's of family and friends to invite. However, at our age we have lost relatives, a lot of them very close relatives. And I think your friendship circle does become tighter compared to in

All joking aside, I did know that I needed to make some decisions or at least do some research. I keep saying "I" not "we" and that is mainly because the other half, who has already been married before, is so happy that I am happy and excited, that he is just letting me get on with things. We are making some decisions together but the finer details, well they are mine to run with. Queue a lot of very late nights/early mornings of internet searches, Google searches and creat

Venue is booked, deposit paid. I have become this giddy bride-to be. But I am over 50, get a grip. Stop thinking about your age. You are going to be a bride!!!! No, I cannot turn my brain off. But I have to finish work and rush straight out to the hairdressers for my 5:30pm cut and blow dry. I get in the chair and my hairdresser asks the usual questions - how am I, how's the grandchild, isn't it hot and then we get to the "so what are we doing with your hair today?" qu

Part of my never wanting to get married dialogue was because I didn't know what sort of wedding I would want. I knew what I didn't want, which was a church or registry office wedding. I hated the thought of an all-day-long affair, with a sit-down meal. Jeez, the thought of seating plans and who talks to whom and will that person upset that other person type scenario filled me with dread. Then there was the option of going abroad - loved that idea but then fretted how that wou

So here I am, 57, and a Bride-to-be, or rather a first time Bride-to-be. Not a sentence or situation I ever thought would apply to me. I should start by saying that this blog is not going to cover how I met my other half, how he proposed etc. What it will be though is a ride-along of my journey booking the venue through to the big day, which is now only 370 days away!!! Even as a little girl, I had never imagined being a bride. Was just not on my radar, but never say neve