Weddings

It’s official. We’re engaged. After eight and a half years, Sergei and I will be making it official in 10.5 weeks. I can’t wait! After weeks of investigating, phoning, emailing, tentatively booking and changing my mind-ing, we finally have the skeleton of the day planned. Ceremony location. CHECK. Celebrant. CHECK. Reception. CHECK. At least we know that the wedding can actually happen now, and that we’ll all have a good feed at the end of it. It’s amazing though to think about all of the hoops we’ve had to jump to get this far, and of all of the compromises and awkward family situations that have arisen as a result. It would have been far easier – and cheaper – to elope, but then I would have missed out on “every girl’s dream” – not that I ever had a particular image in mind of my wedding day, but if I did, it certainly would have involved more than just two witnesses! Read more