So a little about our wedding...

Well due to my computer having a hissy fit, I going to try to and upload some photo's for you gradually...

Since we got engaged I was determined to do as much DIY crafty pieces as possible, I didn't see the point of paying £10 for 5 metres of bunting when I can spend £20 on material and make 45 metres of bunting instead. I just couldn't see myself spend money on things I know I could make, hence why I think we agreed on a 2 and a half year wait.

So a little about our wedding-

We are getting married in my husband to be's family church in a little village of Grassington, the Yorkshire Dales, in a small Yorkshire stone church from about 13th century, set down a tiny single track lane leading to a valley with only a couple of farmer cottages next to it, so all you can hear is the sky larks and swallows calling to each other, the River Wharfe rushing by as it moves round the edge of the church hitting the stepping stone crossing a bit further down, and the occasional sound of the Swalesdale sheep bleating to each other in the surrounding fields. You walk into the church through a beautiful porch where swallows dive in and out of their nest, and into a church that literally shows the closeness of the community and history of the place with massive stone columns that lead to arches and tiny lead windows that let in the soft Yorkshire light.

We had to go over the border into Lancashire to get a reception we loved, as there is such a shortage of reception venues in the Yorkshire Dales, and with our budget there was just no way we could  afforded a marquee, which I would of loved. We looked at number of different especially in Harrogate, but they were either to expensive, had a separate event on or would have two weddings on at a time, so we found a pub that we loved but would of meant having to cut 20 people off our list which we couldn't see possible, then we found an amazing place called Stirk House, and I just loved the light, the space and the separate rooms where you could get away from the music and sit in high back leather chairs and sofas.

The interior picture was the set up for another smaller wedding at the time...

Due to the setting of the places we were getting married, anything to bright or modern would just look out of place, so after trawling through the magazines, we decided to go olde worlde trying to capture to age and beauty of the place, so soft green, pink and browns, which would work well with my hand made items...

So we decided on the theme, colour and church/ venue we could make a start on putting it all together...

I will tell you next how we came up with a whole other theme on this wedding, which inspired some of my makes...

Well where to start....

Apologise before hand for any spelling errors, but I am dyslexic and struggle with spell, and there is no spell checker on this site..

After much convincing I have started a D.I.Y bride blog, after all the lovely comments on a wedding forum about my makes and ideas for my forthcoming wedding.

So a little history about me and my life so far...

I am Joint Head of Art in a Secondary School, I've always been told how creative I am, constantly coming up with ways to solve problems or make things, and learn through mistakes and achievements. But before becoming a Teacher I had a mountain to climb. I'm an ex army child, I never stayed in a place very long before being dragged to another corner of the world, yes everyone says it must of been amazing living in all those countries, yes it was but now when people ask me where I’m from I can't really say, I have no identity so simply answer "I’m worldly" to some very confused looks. I've always been good at Art, from the age of 3 where I was already able to draw Fireman Sam, to the shock of the nurses, from that moment on my parents have always helped to support and push me further with my artistic abilities.

Well along with the travel which did influence my life I put up with physical and mental bullying from not just fellow pupils but even teachers, which I feel helped influence my decision to be an Art Teacher after I found sanctuary in the Art rooms with Mrs Hansel, Mr Warbols, Mr Erhon and Mr Oldman, and with no support from anyone else in the school and constantly being told I’m a failure by some teachers, I got my GCSE's, A Levels then left the school and got to go off to University to continue my road of development. I really came out of my shell and started to believe in my abilities and skills.

So I left Uni, got my first job in Sept 2008 and by Sept 2011 I’m Joint Head of Art, I’ve achieved what I’ve always wanted to achieve, so I can slap all those bullies in the face and say Thank You, your bullying made me stronger and achieve everything I wanted...

Now with starting a new job in a new town miles away from home, was very lonely and I had no nearby friends, so someone suggested I join a couple of clubs and a dating website, after about 50 weird or unsuccessful dates I was going to quit, until I got a very simple message saying "Hi". Thought he was handsome, with some potential for improvements, lol. Had an amazing time and continued to date even through the highs and lows, and 5 months later we moved in with each other and 9 months after that he proposed (at midnight, on a little brick bridge over a duck pond, after a Seth Lakeman concert, he did this long speech which I thought he was breaking up with me!, which not minutes before I was making spooky, alien and psycho sounds to freak him out!)

Well now we're (well I’m) planning our wedding, with the hope of making it unique with my own DIY touches, I've been planning for a year and a half now, and just coming up to a year to go, and still have a list as long as my arm of things to make, things to do, things to buy etc as most of you reading this known.

So this blog is simply been set up to show you what I’m making or made, to read about my struggles/ problems as well as being able to help with any problems you may have with your DIY bits and bobs.

I am considering starting a wedding business, but not until after my wedding, as I’m scarily busy as you will see, I will let you know in the future my plans, but please enjoy reading, and look forward to my future blogs, I will certainly enjoy writing them.