Fear of the unknown

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So... I’m engaged! After meeting at Nottingham Trent University over 7 years ago (with a few minor hiccups on the way), my long-term boyfriend finally decided to pop the all-important question on our 7 year anniversary. In his own unique way might I add, but nevertheless, he did it! About time, some may say ;-)

Here I am with my beautiful sparkler that he custom made and designed himself. Bravo!! I had to put that on record, as I was secretly amazed by this. He is a self-confessed non-romantic, so what a shocker it was when he proudly revealed how much time, thought and care (in cahoots with my friends for reassurance) he put into choosing and making the ring for me.

After all the hysteria and excitement of the engagement and the ring died down, I was left thinking, what next? Where do I start? I better get moving, I’ve got a wedding to plan! Now, me being the person that I am – very organised, love to plan and love a good list of to-do’s – was left feeling slightly daunted. Not by the actual planning of the wedding, but planning a wedding while becoming a mum for the first time. 


Planning an event or organising an occasion is the easy bit for me. Being a Marketing Executive, I have enough experience to be able to handle this (she says confidently – only time will tell lol), but the bit that scares me is the arrival of the Bambi, while I’m going full-speed ahead with the wedding plans. Now, I don’t know the first thing about babies or how to look after them, so this is me taking a step into the unknown, which is scary to say the least, and will be a huge learning curve for me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely a challenge I’m looking forward to. I know I will relish all the new experiences my little Bambi will bring. I just hope I will find a way to successfully balance the wedding and learning how to be a good mum at the same time.

Any advice or tips from anyone that has ‘been there, done that’ or is in the same boat as me, will be much appreciated. I will definitely need all the help I can get! xxx