The Blasé Bride

Our wedding day – Part 2. The meet and greet.

So this is the fun part. We were actually getting married. No bloody volcano could stop us, and everyone was excited. I just remember feeling so jittery and excited, it was this surreal feeling seeing everyone we loved in Bali and like walking down the street and running into someone you knew, and they were there for you. Bill and I kept looking at one another and smiling, we would’ve looked…

Our wedding day – Part 1: The lead up

So I’ve been putting off writing these blog posts because it makes me so sad it’s all over! Seriously girls if you’re currently engaged, enjoy every moment, it’s seriously such a special time of your life.

Now if you’re ready for a comedy of disasters, this should keep you entertained for the next 5 minutes.

So leading up to the wedding, I was fully organised, no last minute decisions (except for…

The secret to saving thousands of dollars on your engagement ring - fellas - read, read, read!

Ahhhh the age old question, “how much did he spend?” It was only until recently that I realised wedding bling was a thing. I’ve always been obsessed by wedding dresses, but trying on rings was never something I was interested in. Growing up my mum was always covered in jewellery and fell in love with gold, like I fell for dresses. So when poor Billy had to choose the ring he had absolutely zero…

Shhhhh… it’s a secret. Find out how much we really paid for our engagement ring!

One of my favourite questions to ask boys who are sooo on the road to a proposal is “have you looked at rings yet?” Not because I really care, (sorry I don’t) but because I love seeing their petrified faces at the thought of purchasing the wrong ring. For anyone needing a pick me up, I highly recommend giving this a go, it’s a piss! Anywho, I always seem to get distracted when it comes to other…

Yes, yes, yes, I’ve gone quiet. It’s been one of those things I think about on the daily but couldn’t quite bring myself to admitting. It’s not even that I have a good excuse, like stress, pregnancy or cold feet, it’s quite embarrassing really and it goes a bit like this.. For as long as I can remember, I’ve instilled a certain way of life that seems to come into my daily practise at the worst…

So my first run in with seating charts spanned over 3 years ago. It was a memorable moment, as it was the very first time I realised that weddings can turn people batshit crazy. In this case it was not the bride, nor Bill’s blessed parents, but it was the amount of politics that surrounded what should just be a happy day. I remember walking into what was supposed to be a relaxed family dinner.…

There’s something about a white dress and those blessed vows that turn females into dieting, stress heads, determined to shape their body at any cost. For those of us who did our debutante balls, perhaps that’s at the core of the issue? I was about 15kg heavier with a terrible hair colour and an even worse dress sense, and I think I’ve been scarred by the photos ever since. There’s always a photo…

Bridal shower, hens day or high tea – what will it be?

It was only a few weeks ago that someone asked me for the date of my hens day because their 2018 was filling up, and to be honest I nearly vomited. Say wha!? Seriously isn’t the wedding like 2 years away? And then I checked my calendar and realised maybe ignorance isn’t always bliss? In my case, the more the merrier! I want to make sure wedding guest gals have a good opportunity to meet others…

For those of you who have been able to avoid my wedding spam, (seriously how have you done it 😉) I’m having a destination wedding in Bali. I’m braving the humidity and risking the Bali belly (even in a wedding dress) and completely going ‘Balo.’ Aside from the weeks spent poolside and eating glorious food, there’s a number of reasons why I opted for a destination wedding, but here’s my Top 10: 1.…