where the hell have I been?

No where. I just can't be bothered with the blog atm. Its not as rewarding and forfilling as I had hoped... plus its not even like I ever really thought it would get read, but writing to yourself is a bit lonely. Its not like I could ever finish anything anyways. Self loathing aside:

Wedding is now in New York. End of. I am not changing my mind again. I always wanted a 'destination' wedding (in quotes cause I hate that fucking word) so we're doing it. And we thought lets go somewhere we really want to go - et voila New York. I have decided on the 'theme' (see 'destination') and with a little help from the new girl at my work I am a bit excited about it. I won't go into details. Its a suprise.

Also doing a side project. Pretty sure that anyone who becomes a bride decides they can be an event planner but fuck it. Its my life I can do what I want. So event design, paper based. Taking off sometime soon.

hey zeus i am in a bad mood today. grrr.

x a bride named smith x

new york - new york!

God I knew I was indecisive but this takes the fucking biscuit. I guess the deal with not having to make any plans in any great hurry means we have too much time to think and re think and change and re change the ideas, so cornwall is gone, adios kent, see ya laters uk, how about new york?

Found a place the Gramercy Park Hotel, NY - where I would love to get married - bet its mega bucks but look how awesome it is!

x a bride named smith x

oh and also...

I read regretsy and cake wrecks almost every day because they are fucking hilarious, if you haven't seen them yet you should. When I stumbled upon cake wrecks a month or so ago I sat all evening going through every post and I literally was in tears for the whole evening. At one point I was laughing so much I fell of the sofa. I am not shitting you. I had a bruise on my leg that looked a bit like Italy.

enjoy.

x a bride named smith x

I have a reader! And a Barbie...!

I have had news that someone reads my blog! I was about to give the whole bloody thing up because I don't seem to have the time but it gets read to fuck it - I'm keeping going. (just noticed I had a comment also from the fabulous brilliant  East Side Bride - it was from months ago but was nice to know I have had visitors!

Re: the wedding... We have so so so far to go before we even have to think about venues and whatever but I can't help it - I get wound up about things and I need to think this far in advance and get worked up about it or else my mind would literally melt... (or so I am led to believe) but Lighthouse in Kent? Windmill in Norfolk? Barn in Cornwall? Or a foreign land? Which one will win!

Also - check out what T let me buy on Friday - it was waaaay too much money but we decided in Northumberland to collect toys and books so it was a sensible purchase really!

Available from here

x a bride named smith x

bored

bored of the idea of my wedding dress so i've been looking instead at other dresses... more usual ones that i could wear again perhaps.... like this one...

Stella McCartney Dress from Net-a-Porter

with these shoes or someething ( i really want blue or orange shoes....)

 

Louboutin Shoes from Net-a-Porter

and a cardi. i love cardis!

x a bride named smith x

what an awesome tutorial

i like this idea for a backdrop for a wedding:

from kate at design*sponge

it is easy and made entirely of pipe cleaners and would look ace as a backdrop.

yes please!

x a bride named smith x

its our 3 year 10 month-aversary

We always used to go out for our month-aversaries... but the last few months we've let it slide with all sorts of other crap getting in the way - and with xmas approaching we've got no hope of a retrieval... i think its nice to make an effort once a month or so to keep the spark alive, no? In other news, we got bought a car, a '99 VW Polo, she's black and called black betty and we're going to decorate her interior just as soon as we can! having wheels = new forest in autumn and dates with me & T.

excited? yes.

x a bride named smith x