Well the wedding was beautiful.  Unfortunately the hydrangeas had died and were taken out of her bouquet but other than that everything was gorgeous.  We all had a brilliant time; it felt very family-ish and fun.  The most hilarious part of the reception was after the speeches, when the bride’s grandad (!!) got up on stage and sang a song he’d written about her only the night before, to the Sinatra tune, ‘I’ll do it my way.’  It was a stroke of genius and had the whole room in fits.  What was great was that the couple were so obviously loved and supported by everyone there – the wedding could have been held in a stable and still would have had that brilliant atmosphere.

Almost makes me want to get married!

Hurrah!  I’m off to my friend’s wedding this afternoon.  It took me an absolute age to decide what to wear – what do you wear to a November wedding?  Considering my (tiny) budget?  In the end I bought a long black dress from coast which I could wear a million times again.  To tone it down – and jazz it up – i’ve got a cropped green cardi, a massive teal flower pin, and purple tights and shoes.  Sounds kind of hideous but i think – i hope – it works.  Anyway I guess it’s not really important what I look like, just being there will be fantastic!

The bride is a girl from my church.  I’ve known her since I was about three so she feels a bit like a cousin.  I’m so excited to see all the details she’s chosen.  Her dress has been made by her mum, as have the bridesmaid dresses, but her veil was a bargain at just £15.  Which is brilliant!  Apparently it’s a giant churchy one too.

Another thing I can’t wait to see is the flowers.  They haven’t gone overboard with traditional, super expensive flowers.  But she’s got blue hydrangeas and ivory roses in her bouquet which sounds like a dream combination to me.  And she’s got thistles in the flower displays – and hopefully in the guys’ buttonholes as well.  Another brilliant idea.

Right.  I’ve got forty five minutes to get completely ready, so I’d better make a start.  And hydrangeas being one of my favourite flowers of all time, I’ll leave you with a picture or two of them to brighten your day.  I’m really sorry I can’t credit them because they’ve been hanging around in my inspiration folder for so long I’ve forgotten where I’ve found them.