DIY wedding projects have given me a great excuse to buy myself two new crafting toys. Whilst it might seem like a poor attempt at justifying the expense, I really will use them again! They are…
Paper trimmer and hot glue gun, both from amazon.co.uk.
I’ve slipped into a bit of a wedding funk recently – I’ve got lots of time to do things, but I’m not sure what to do or where to start. Either I’ve gone as far as I can with some DIY thing, I’ve started it and got fed up or I feel like it’s something best left for a couple of months. Instead I’ve got myself stuck into a project which has been on the backburner for a while: making a coat for Best Man P.
Partially completed and hanging from the light fitting in my living room.
This is so cool! Not sure it’ll be something I can do, but definitely something I’d love to help someone else out with!
With the photo booth wall being my first REAL DIY project I decided to maybe help some people out by given some in depth directions on how I pulled it off….as much as I can anyway. My first piece of advice is to get some help! When I say help I mean someone who knows what they are doing. Yes your MOH or BFF may be crafty, but so am I and this project was on a different level. I knew it would make things easier for me to have a couple of engineers help out. BUT I now realize this project would NOT have even been possible without their expertise.
So moving a long…I took pictures of as much as I could and still unfortunately I missed some shots I wish I could show you. We will work around that. I hope the pictures I have can give you…
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No matter how long you’ve been together or what your other responsibilities, it’s important to make time to see one another. I don’t necessarily mean by doing something gushy and romantic, but sending time doing something fun and silly helps to keep a relationship healthy and fresh.
Yesterday, A Man had the day off work and we trekked over to Salisbury to go to the cinema. Although we watch DVDs at home a fair amount, it’s nice to get out of the house and see something on the big screen, even if it does cost a fortune these days and you’re surrounded by primary school kids.
Yeah, OK, so that latter point might just have something to do with going to see a Disney film. Image from salon.com.
Lots of people seem to have big big issues with their in-laws; specifically mothers-in-law. Perhaps she interferes, or she doesn’t think you’re good enough for her son or you just plain don’t like each other. Luckily, I have no such concerns as I get on very well with his whole family.
Very drunken dancing with A Man’s mum K and brother S, New Year’s Eve 2008/09. She had recently broken her wrist, hence the lacy glove to try and cover up the cast!
Today was an exciting day in the Chiffon household – we put down a 50% deposit on our wedding rings!
I was a little bit cheeky with my last post, as I knew full well where I wanted to buy our rings, I just didn’t know whether it was going to be feasible. A couple of months ago, when we started to discuss the ring issue, A Man spoke to his colleagues to see whether anyone had any recommendations for jewellers in the area. One of them (who’s getting married this October) very enthusiastically suggested Rachael Ann Bird, an independent goldsmith who is based around 10 miles from where we live.
Image from rachaelannbird.co.uk
It is a lovely thing that so many people enjoy giving gifts to couples who are getting married. Of course, traditionally it would be the first time that couple would have lived together. They would usually be young and would need all the help they could get, so bedsheets and crockery were essential presents so that they had something to sleep under and eat off of. The modern bride and groom, however, are in a quite different state. The average age for a UK bride is 30; for a groom it’s 32. Marriage is likely to come after one or both parties have studied and established themselves within successful careers and one they have already lived together for a number of years, possibly in a house that they both own.
William and Kate were 28 and 29 when they married. Image from ibtimes.com.
When A Man proposed to me, he had picked out my engagement ring all by himself. I was shocked that he had anything at all – he was a 17-year-old with a Saturday job at a go-kart track, so the thought of him saving up to afford anything containing a diamond was incredible to me. It’s a quarter carat brilliant cut diamond set in a simple 6 prong claw setting in 18 carat white gold with scrolling on the side. Very similar to this:
Image from gumtree.com
Daydreams in Chiffon 