Wedding insurance

Right all you lovely brides to be. Team Thompson had a very nasty shock yesterday. We arrived for our Wedding tasting to the sight of a crane in the drive way of our venue….Not a large bird but a JCB style huge crane!

Both of us turned to each other mouths agape and totally speechless, to the right of us was a huge 19-bedroom development. Words escaped us.

I was shaking with rage and in floods of tears as this was clearly never going to be finished before our wedding, in 3 months time. What followed was a very tense and fraught conversation with our wedding coordinator. Currently we are sat here not know where or when are getting married! Despite invites having gone out and rooms booked.

In hindsight purchasing some wedding insurance may have been a good idea. Luckily our venue are very apologetic and doing everything in their power to make this right. However if they had taken the line that the contracts were signed and deposits paid we would be left with option but to carry on.

Having looked at insurance tonight, taking it out will be the first task of Monday morning. Here is a list of things insurance can cover, this depends on your policy but I will bet you are surprised at some of things they cover!

 Cancellation

Ceremonial attire

Wedding gifts

Flowers

Cars

 Personal accident

 Public liability

 Photography

 Legal expenses

 Financial failure of wedding suppliers

So with cover being found from £25 it may well be worth giving it some thought, before you wish you had done it.

Wedding insurance website 

Customising Your Wedding Shoes

One of the things you need to have ready for the dress fitting are the shoes. The hem will be decided based on what heel height you have chosen. So as my final fitting is in February I though I had better get a wiggle on.

I stubbled upon a few problems. Firstly the first four pairs I bought were strapless. Every time I walked they slipped off my feet! Very annoying and not really what I want to be worried about going down the aisle. Bought a couple of pairs from Perdita's, and I have to say their service and returns were very good. They have a massive selection online also. 

Rachel Simpson have some stunning and beautiful shoes but these were way out of my price range. 

These particular pair were my favourite, Mimosa 

So I went back the drawing board and I noticed a few websites mentioning BHS shoes, apparently very comfortable with memory foam lining and they had a sale. Result! 

These were the pair I bought, for the grand sum of £22.50, free postage (using a code) and they also do free returns. They are perfect, really comfortable and a lovely shape. 

Now I wanted to make them a bit more bespoke and thought I'd add some special touches. Starting with some stick on pearls on the heels, very cheap from the local craft shop, adding some sage ribbon and finally an 'I Do' sticker from Amazon that took seconds to apply

So theres how to make a bargain pair of shoes bespoke :-) 

Heres what else I've been up to too 

   

I love Johnny Loves Rosie

Many years ago I had an obsession with flower corsages for my hair and Johnny Loves Rosie did some of the best around. While pondering on how to have my hair I decided to go peruse their  website
To my delight they have a sale on, yay! 

I have well and truly rediscovered my love for this company. Ordered a few little items for a superb price, things are falling into place for sure. 

Silk Blush Large 2 Rose Bella Hair Barrette

DIY Hair Pieces

After spending 4 hours trawling through Liverpool and previous searches online I gave up. Thinking I wasn't going to find what I had in my mind for my bridesmaids to wear I was disheartened.
However after looking in John Lewis for some lace for another project I found the most perfect trim. There and then I decided I would just make what I wanted, and here is how:

Take the following items:

~Fabric/super glue
~Cheap plain head band (Claires Accessories had tons and very cheap too)
~Decorative item, ie a flower (mine was also from Claires but there were some beautiful embellishments too)
~Trim
~Pegs
~Scissors 

Take any unwanted items off the hair band 

Then using fabric or super glue stick the chosen trim to it 

Using pegs leave it set, takes about 30 minutes 

And there you have a lovely unique Hair Piece 

I decided to add a little something extra and attached a Ivory Rose to the hair band, I stitched this in place using a circle of felt and a needle and thread. 

This would also look lovely, its from John Lewis

Beautiful keepsake to treasure forever

I found this lady's work on Facebook and have always planned to use her for a bouquet charm for the big day. However due to unfortunate circumstances I found myself asking for her services sooner rather than later. 

Beatrice Belle, also known as Julie, makes the most wonderful bespoke charms and accessorise. each piece is individually made and she works wonders with photos that you have. She has a website but the best examples of her bouquet frames, key rings and charms can be found through her Facebook page. 

After Podge's tragic death I wanted a keepsake that I could use all the time and I contacted Julie. I sent her selection of photos and this is what she has created for me. It arrived this morning and I was chuffed to bits.

Isn't it adorable, something small and yet so gorgeous that I can carry with me. All the beads were chosen by me and she stayed in touch with me the whole time it was being made. At all stages she checked I was happy and approved the proofs of the pictures too. 

Absolutely wonderful customer service and so easy to do, all done through Facebook. She is very reasonably priced also. So I'm now finding pictures of my Grandmother to have put in my bouquet and Hubby to be may even get a pair of bespoke cufflinks as a wedding gift. 

Really can't recommend her enough and can't wait to show everybody it 

xxx

DIY Sweetie counter continues....

In my frantic moment of realising my wedding is this year (this year!) I did a spot of online shopping, as girls do ;-) 

I found these gorgeous sweetie bags on amazon, but they are available through Luck and Luck. Less than £5 for 40, really pleased with them especially as they match my invites. One little task ticked off the to-do list 

Happy New Year!

Well I think I can safely say that 2013 wasn't all that great. I've made some great new friends but have also lost a few. Both human and animal. Still desperately sad about my little Podgey's death but very grateful for everyones love and support.

Christmas was amazing with my family and fiancé. We had an awesome day at the beach, check out the stunning photos below, Bailey doesn't seem to mind being an only child.

It dawned on me that..... I am getting married this year!!! Cue panic stations and frantic ordering of charity pins and wooden hearts-all to be revealed soon.

Let the countdown begin, lots and lots being sorted so keep an eye out :-)

A brilliant idea that I saw on Facebook is to write down on a bit paper any memorable occasion, nice event or just something that made you smile. Put all the bits of paper in a jar and next new years day take them all out and look back on all the lovely things that have happened over the year. Its very easy to get bogged down with the daily grind and this seems like a lovely way to keep everything in balance and remember the good times.

Heres hoping my jar will be full as 2014 is going to be a year to remember 

Happy New Year Everybody, may 2014 be full of love, laughs and special moments for everyone