A few photos

Professional photos are yet to come from the lovely Elly Mac Photos but here are a few to whet your appetite...

The bride and groom (3 piece suit from ebay and dress from charity shop):

The shoes:

The reception venue after 3 hours of decorating (all handmade decorations):

Part of the cake table (all cakes and cookies made by friends and family):

Thank you to everyone who made our day so perfect.

Sweet trees

The second generation (started by friends, completed by family):

More crafting help

A hen weekend is never complete without some serious crafting:

The veil

I had tried for weeks (with much procrastination) to construct a birdcage veil. I had experimented on a good few metres of veiling, following a number of different tutorials but nothing felt right.

I was resigned to the fact it was never going to work and the morning of my hair trial, in desperation, I turned towards a visor veil. Winner.

I took the basic steps from this tutorial and here is the detail of the comb end:

The countdown begins

Less than two weeks to the wedding now and our house is overflowing with wedding bits and pieces.

Stacks of pieces for the Order of Service, ready to be delegated as a 'wedding chore':

Completed table numbers:

Quilt blocks, backed with freezer paper and with the seam allowance taped off: