5 Things I'd Change About My Wedding Day
1. Stress - far too much off it
I would worry less and try not to let things get on top of me. I spent a lot of time trying to make other people happy and be accommodating. I have realised since that you can never please everybody so you are better to just please yourself.
2. Guest List - who do they think they are?
I had recently changed jobs and a lot of people I am good friends with now weren't invited to my wedding. Some of my so called friends at the time who were invited failed to turn up without even letting us know. I actually wanted to send them the bill for their dinner, inconsiderate arseholes.
3. Money and a lot of it
I spent quite a lot of money but in hindsight I could have probably saved money on some things. I was quite impulsive when I was choosing flowers and ended up with amazingly gorgeous arrangements with a price tag to prove it!
4. Wedding Album - an expensive dust collector
I have hardly looked at it and it lives in the loft. I wish that I hadn't bothered and just paid for the digital images. I am more than capable of making my own what with being a primary school teacher and all. I could've just whipped out my pritt stick and double sided table to create my own fandabadosy album.
5. Honeymoon - luxury not included
We had a lovely time in St Lucia but we both felt that the whole Sandals Experience was not all it was cracked up to be. The whole 'Luxury Included' things was a load of rubbish because unless you had paid for concierge service or had hired a suite, you weren't given the time of day. We had some pretty bad service so we wouldn't go back to a Sandals Resort.
Oh this is fascinating, i can't think of anything i would change. I was still at university & my husband a low rank in the Army, so we had a very simple but fabulous wedding which suited our young ages & style. I can't think of a thing i'd change, we were so sensible about everything we paid for - flowers, photographer, dress, band & DJ. My parents paid for the marquee & food (amazing) with a very simple wedding cake the cater made, gosh it was amazing, my in-laws paid for the alcohol. It was the last big event my mother-in-law attended before passing away from breast cancer too, special memories. It even poured with rain, i didn't stress about a thing, it was so calm & happy. I should add i was working in a bridal registry at the time, i had seen all the disasters & nightmares, so i went in with my eyes WIDE open & knew how to do it the smooth uncomplicated way. 14 years later, my husband & i want to do it again to actually EAT this time, we spent too much time smiling, chatting, dancing & laughing, we barely ate a thing. We'll do it again at the 20th to show our children how much we still love each other, yes, embarrass our 4 teenagers, brilliant. Love Posie
ReplyDeleteThe cheek of some guests not turning up!! Can't believe it!
ReplyDeleteGreat list :)
ReplyDeleteLove the picture.
The stress was my number one too. Always other people causing problems
I thought you were going to do 5 things you loved about your wedding... no?
ReplyDeleteYou dug deep and found some things you'd change after all.
Absolutely fascinating to hear the truth about sandals. We only went to Tunisia. I could EASILY write 10 things I would change about the honeymoon :-)
We both got quite sick there (food related) - I would not recommend it as a destination x
ah the stress. Mine might have been 22 yrs ago but I still remember how stressful it was.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember being really stessed, too laid back for that, just peed off about things lol. It annoys me too when you invite people and they just don't turn up at all. Love the bouquet though and your pic is gorgeous.
ReplyDeletePosie - I hope you have as wonderful a time second time round! Sounds like the perfect day, even with the rain!
ReplyDeleteLiska - I decided I could manage to churn out 5! Sandals is so not worth the money!
Thanks to everyone else for your comments!
I can't remember being really stessed, too laid back for that, just peed off about things lol. It annoys me too when you invite people and they just don't turn up at all. Love the bouquet though and your pic is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI thought you were going to do 5 things you loved about your wedding... no?
ReplyDeleteYou dug deep and found some things you'd change after all.
Absolutely fascinating to hear the truth about sandals. We only went to Tunisia. I could EASILY write 10 things I would change about the honeymoon :-)
We both got quite sick there (food related) - I would not recommend it as a destination x
Oh this is fascinating, i can't think of anything i would change. I was still at university & my husband a low rank in the Army, so we had a very simple but fabulous wedding which suited our young ages & style. I can't think of a thing i'd change, we were so sensible about everything we paid for - flowers, photographer, dress, band & DJ. My parents paid for the marquee & food (amazing) with a very simple wedding cake the cater made, gosh it was amazing, my in-laws paid for the alcohol. It was the last big event my mother-in-law attended before passing away from breast cancer too, special memories. It even poured with rain, i didn't stress about a thing, it was so calm & happy. I should add i was working in a bridal registry at the time, i had seen all the disasters & nightmares, so i went in with my eyes WIDE open & knew how to do it the smooth uncomplicated way. 14 years later, my husband & i want to do it again to actually EAT this time, we spent too much time smiling, chatting, dancing & laughing, we barely ate a thing. We'll do it again at the 20th to show our children how much we still love each other, yes, embarrass our 4 teenagers, brilliant. Love Posie
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