Well we finally made it after a year of planning and 9 months of dieting we got to our vow renewal day. The sun shone the reception was packed and I wasn't wearing a meringue.
We kicked off the weekend on the Friday where good friends helped us decorate the reception then out for a yummy meal at Coal. If you like your steaks mooing then this is the place to go. Despite the fact we hadn't seen each other for a year. The conversation never lapsed and the usual hilarity was in full force.
So after a lovely meal home to bed feeling stuffed and tired. 2 hours of sleep and I am wide awake the nerves in force and my brain going like the Duracell bunny on red bull. So I hit the sofa and watched a clockwork orange trust me after only 2 hours sleep I knew how Malcolm McDowell felt in the aversion therapy scene.
So finally at 6.15 I gave up trying to sleep and had a bath instead. The morning was spent in preparations grabbing the flowers for the reception moving guitars to the Church and then finally for myself and Bear an hour and a half in the hairdressers getting the hair ready. Home to that essential breakfast of Bacon Sandwiches and Bucks Fizz.
So after many hours of hair, eyelash extensions (These are so cool if you want to know who did mine message me) and then make up courtesy of my dear friend Dawn. We finally set off to the Church and as soon as we got there the nerves hit big time. Walking into Church seeing all our friends, some who had travelled a long way to be there, that did it I cried. In fact I blubbed and snotted my way through the entire service. But we also had moments of laughter and ensured the service was beautiful and memorable.
So after photos we made our way to the reception to be met with more bucks fizz (I can so get a taste for these) this is the chance we had to relax chat with friends and just enjoy ourselves. The relaxed vibe carried on all evening and we partied and danced and ate and drank and a great time was had by all. It was one of those days you didn't want to end. But it came to an end and a group of us who were staying at the hotel sat and chatted after everyone had gone. I even got my hair unpinned by 2 friends and a foot massage by a third friend. A very dear friend also gave me a beautiful photo of David Coverdale (Lead singer of Whitesnake) cue the tears again. I shall treasure it always, so after an incredibly stressful and sad year the day was everything we could have wished for and more.
The good memories of last week are still with me and will remain with me for a long time to come and I end this post with words I used to end my speech with last week told to me by a wise and dear friend.
"Dont Cry because it's over, Smile because it happened" Dr Seuss
