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With four days to go…we had a day out in the Cotswolds to remember why we’re getting married

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Today was all about having a day together to remind ourselve why it is we’re getting married.  It seems so easy amidst the wedding chaos to forget that we’re just two people who fell in love and decided to committ to spend our lives together.

So today after we picked up my wedding dress (so, so exciting!) and cheese, we spent the day together pootling about the Cotswolds.  We popped into Daylesford Organic and had a nice browse of their lovely products…

We went to The Kingham Plough for lunch and ate lovely seasonal, English dishes…

Then we had a wander around Lower Slaughter before picking up some freshly made mozzarella from Simon Weaver…

Somehow tonight we must find the energy to keep going with our long list of tasks to complete before Saturday.

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With five days to go…we are running errands and printing our order of service

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Today we woke up in our sweet little cottage that we are staying in this week and had a nice brunch…

We spent the morning (and will continue this evening) printing our order of service booklets (apologies for the blurring, but got to keep it a secret until after the day!)…

And we’ve been beetling about in town picking up odds and ends (stamps, fabric, paper), and also picking up some old skool crockery…

Oh and a bottle of pink fizz to keep us going!

I promise that I’ll share all details of suppliers, where we stayed, honeymooned, and how I made and created everything after the wedding.

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With six days to go…we are packing up to head south

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This is the far less glamorous side of planning your own DIY and handmade wedding…

All matter of vintage ephemera, craft supplies, paint, and old bits and bobs must make their way from Cheshire to Gloucestershire.  Today.  With a dog and two people in tow.  Help!

And this is what I’ve already taken down last week…

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Pre-wedding advice for brides-to-be #1

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I have received such lovely support from people on Twitter who are full of great advice for brides-to-be.  I thought it would be nice to share some of their advice with any other brides out there.

A huge thank you to Greg at Gants Mill & Garden – one of our listed businesses who are a romantic wedding venue with a secluded 50 acre river valley.

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Our wedding venue (my parents house) is still in a state of renovation and redecorating just one week before our ‘big day’

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Our wedding reception is taking place at my parents house.  Last summer my parents decided to add an extension to their house at the same time my dad decided to go back to Uni to study to be a teacher.

I made a flying visit on Monday to drop off a carload of stuff for the wedding, and the house isn’t quite ready to welcome 70 guests a week on Saturday.  Still to do is painting, grouting, and a wash basin and lights to be fitted.  And those are just the things I can remember!

However, my parents are great and on top of work and everyday life they are redecorating and getting the garden looking as pretty as possible.  They have even had a gate installed at the end of their garden so that our guests can walk through the field and into the garden after the church ceremony.

Above you’ll see their dog Alfie with the smart new railings and gate.

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Flower arranging workshop for green brides-to-be using seasonal spring blooms

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A couple of weeks ago my mom and I went on a lovely flower arranging workshop hosted by Jo and Rachel of Green & Gorgeous Flowers.

Not only was it great to meet Jo and Rachel, but we also learnt some fab tips on how to arrange garden grown flowers – perfect as in a week’s time we’ll be doing all the flowers for my wedding.

Green & Gorgeous Flowers is based on a dairy farm in a truly beautiful part of Oxfordshire.  They have a barn where the workshop was held, a smaller studio filled to the brim with vintage crockery, and about 2 and a half acres of flowers.

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