Blog: wedding preparations
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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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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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