Our rings

On our recent trip to Lisbon (by recent I mean last year!) we decided to try and track down some wedding rings. We had previously bought both our commitment rings, as well as Cat’s engagement ring in Lisbon, so we wanted to carry on the tradition.
We knew we wanted 19.2 caret gold (Portuguese gold is [...]

Invitations

After the last post I meant to write one completely dedicated to the wedding invitations. Unfortunately a lot of things happened and between job hunts, PhDs and exams, we barely have time to sit down.
We decided early on that we would make our own wedding invitations. It would be cheaper and a lot more fun! [...]

Update

So we have been overloaded with work and this website has not been updated in a long time. Many things have happened since the last post so I’ll just try to summarise it here.
- Bouquets: We bought and received mine and the bridesmaids bouquets. They are silk with the colour scheme I chose (red and [...]

Shoes and centre pieces

Finally after much searching I found my wedding shoes. It was quite difficult as most at pointy or open at the front. But finally got them and cheaper than expected
My advice?
Look in all the shops that sell any kind of shoes. All of them, even places like Next and John Lewis. You may [...]

Bridesmaids’ dresses and my jewellery!

It has been a nightmare to find a bridesmaid dress that I like. If there was actually one I like it would be the wrong colour, or too expensive. I’ve been through every shop available, online, all of them. Finally I found one! Well within budget, the right colour, the perfect shape. Only it was [...]

The Date!

Mark it in your calendars!

Finally, after the contract was perfect, signed and sent, we provisionally booked the date at the Derby registrar and we booked an appointment to give notice of our wedding at the Milton Keynes registrar.
The cheque for the venue was also sent and the wedding insurance was bought.
It’s all on the way [...]

The One Ring…

In all the excitement of getting the blog looking and working great, it’s easy to forget the real reason we made this page! So getting back on track, I wanted to show Cat’s engagement ring, and how we got it.
After buying our commitment rings in Lisbon last year, we decided to buy an engagement [...]