Two Steps Nearer

Finally, P&O have release the date that they will start taking bookings for next year. We now know that on the 22nd April we will be able to try and book our wedding cruise. So, we will be taking the day off of work; to sit by the phone and attempt to reach P&O's Weddings at Sea department at 8:55. Please keep everything crossed and hope for the best for us, we need all the good luck we can get.

Now we are waiting for the itineraries to be published, so that we can draw up our short list of cruises that we would like to get married on.

Stay tuned for more news soon.

On The Other Foot

Ok, I couldn’t resist staying with the shoe pun titles. Julie wasn’t the only one to make a wedding purchase while we were on holiday. The day before Julie found her wedding shoes in Winchester, I found my wedding shoes in Hedge End. Ok, I’m a bloke so what can I say about my new shoes, well they are black and they are shinny, enough said. However, one thing I will add is my surprise at Marks & Spencer’s measurements, I’m a size 9 sometimes a 9 ½, so I was a little put out when I found my best fit was size 8! Has anyone else noticed that I’m shrinking?

On a different note, with regards getting our wedding booked, we are still waiting for P&O to pull their finger out. It seems they are more interested in their new super liner the Azura to be doing a little thing like releasing booking dates and itineraries for their other ships. So we continue to wait.

If The Shoe Fits

Well, in reference to my earlier post, I said I was leaving all wedding stuff alone whilst on holiday, unless any footwear caught my attention while passing a shoe shop. Well, my attention was caught.

I was wandering with Scott up Winchester high street and we happened to be passing a Clarkes, so we popped in on the off chance and there they were, sitting on the shelf calling out to me. They were the perfect pair of satin cream sandals, they were just right in every way. Then a further miracle occurred, they had them in my size and they fitted like a glove. On top of all that, they were well within budget range too. So that is now one more thing to cross off of the to do list.

Bad Timing

A non wedding post today.

Julie has already mentioned that we are off on our hols on Monday, and very much looking forward to it we are too. Err, did I sound a bit like Yoda there? So, we are all set, as packed as much as we can be this far in advance, all destinations plotted on the sat nav... and then bang, my sat nav (which is also my phone) decides to die on Friday afternoon! I tried ordering a replacement, the website said it would come today but alas they sent it via the wrong service and we can expect it to arrive on Monday. Quite simply, if it doesn’t arrive at 8 in the morning, I won’t have time to set it up before we go away. So it’s back to the old fashioned method of map reading for us this week, it is times like this I am glad that I am cautious and had already printed out directions for each of our destinations. So, wish us luck as we try to find our way around the rural parts of Hampshire. See you on the flip side.

Wedding Fair

It has continued to be a quiet week for the wedding, with little more than a week until we hopefully find out what date P&O start taking bookings for 2010, it very much feels like the calm before the storm (I’m sure you all know that eerie quiet and calmness that you feel inside when you are waiting for something important).

In the meantime, we have one event to keep us occupied and that is a wedding fair at the Avisford Park Hotel (those of you reading this should know it) this coming Sunday. Obviously there are plenty of things that we don’t need to worry about looking at (given our chosen wedding venue), but with 40 stalls there should be a few odds and ends of interest, most importantly the things we need to make our reception party a memorable event.

Taking a Small Break

It’s been quiet this week on the search for wedding stuff, however it’s been both busy and a bit stressful at work so felt I could not really cope with any more on my plate this week. I’m finding this wedding stuff a bit stressful at times too, I expect I am no different from most other brides to be. Thankfully I have Scott to help relax and reassure me that everything will turn out alright in the end (I’d be lost without him he is my rock), just wish P&O would hurry up with their release of dates etc.

On a brighter note it won’t be long until our holiday and our Rural Retreats cottage getaway. The only wedding stuff I intend to do is looking for a pair of shoes and that will only be if I am passing any decent shoe shops. I have decided it’s best to have the shoes before I try on any wedding dresses (I aim to try and make an appointment in May for that) this may seem early to some but the dresses I have my eyes on are in a collection that changes in July and they don’t stock back dated catalogue dresses, so don’t want to miss out.

Magazines and Fashion

As Julie has mentioned, I’ve been looking through the wedding magazines too. This is for the most part an attempt to get some ideas for some of the finer details of the wedding, and also to give me a better understanding of what we need to do in preparation for the wedding. I say attempt, I’ve found that the magazines are very much targeted at the bride and have very little content for the groom. I’m sure they are missing a trick; there must be plenty of grooms that would like help and advice about their big day.

Fortunately, the one thing I no longer need help with is my suit. As I’ve said before, I’ve settled on an Edward jacket. I’ve now chosen the colour and material (to be revealed) but most importantly I’ve found my tailor for supplying the suit, and that is Andrew McDowall in Chichester (I didn’t like the suits in the shop next to my office). I’m very pleased with finding this tailor, they have the exact style I want for the wedding day and they were very friendly and courteous, nothing was too much trouble for them, despite my only going in on a simple fact finding mission.

A little at a time, the pieces of our wedding are starting to fall in to place.