shopping
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! [...]
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 [...]
Hunt for dresses
So yesterday Jemma and I went hunting for wedding dresses. She had booked appointments in two shops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The one in the morning was a very posh shop so we decided to dress up to it including high heels (big mistake). The afternoon one was a normal [...]
