Wedding WOWs

As you know I've been getting into my research into all things weddings and it has gone into over-drive now that I'm on maternity leave and have a lot more time on my hands. My laptop, iPhone and my fiance's PC are starting to resemble a digital wedding art gallery with all the images I keep saving.

I thought I'd start sharing some of the lovely things I find on a regular basis in posts that I'll call 'Wedding Wows'. To kick-start I'll share my new obsession with bridal accessories. 

Now, I'm a big accessory lover anyway. I'm never ever seen without a pair of earrings on, even when indoors I feel naked without my earrings! A whole section of my wardrobe is dedicated to scarves, belts, bags and have a good selection of jewellery to compliment most outfits. Hopefully this gives you an idea of my affinity with accessories and therefore my excitement about the world of bridal accessories that I'm discovering. From shoes to jewellery to little extras to add to your dress to make it completely unique to you. I am hooked and finding new stuff all the time. 

My problem now is going to be choosing which accessories to have! With all the beautiful things I keep finding I could end up looking like a bridal Christmas tree (haha!). I will have to rein myself in and keep things to a minimum to make sure I get the elegant, graceful bridal look I'm going for, but hey I can have fun trawling through all the trinkets and treasures for now :-)

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Check out the detail on the heels - Gorgeous Harriet Wilde Shoes

Maternity moanings

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I haven’t blogged for a while now and a lot has happened in the space of a few weeks! More related to pregnancy rather than the wedding but a lot all the same. I’m still desperately searching for a wedding venue and will update you on that in my next post. Today I feel like having a mini rant/moan about the raft of pregnancy ailments, symptoms, niggles that I’ve been bombarded with one after another. Or actually sometimes all at once! Going to and from work was starting to be a
real chore and frankly exhausting. Battling with 3 changes on the tube and train, not getting a seat (even with my baby on board badge on!), and the general slog of being in a manic office was just way too much for me and the Bambinoes. So maternity leave started last week, which was a
huge relief and weight off my shoulders. Time to put my feet up, relax, get my last few baby buys in and get organised before the Bambis come. Or so I thought! I basically thought things would be more manageable and plane-sailing from here on in. How wrong was I!!! So young, so naive! Although I am able to relax a little more, all these new symptoms have started just as I planned to kick back and chill. I’m actually more uncomfortable and irritated now than ever. I can’t sleep, I can’t walk too far, I can’t stand or sit for too long. I’m pretty much house bound! The sporadic back pains I’ve been getting are just ridiculous! It started off just in the night but now happens every few hours. The only comfortable position I’ve found is going on all fours like a cat to relieve the pressure and weight off my back. Oh joy.

Amongst other things my bump is now huge! And the twins seem to be playing a game called “How far can we stretch Mummy”. One moves to one side of my stomach and the other pulls in completely the opposite direction creating a very stretched and mis-shaped mama! It’s not painful, just sooo uncomfortable. My stomach just feels unbelievably tight, almost like when you have a balloon and you squeeze it and it’s ready to pop. That’s me!! On top of that I’ve got excess fluid in there (a higher level than I should for 31 weeks) so that’s adding to my discomfort and size.