Ooh what an exciting weekend!
After a phone call from Karen two weeks ago to say the dress had arrived in the bridal shop I could barely contain my excitement to see my actual dress.
But whilst Karen was dropping the dress off with my mum myself and Gerard were driving up to Pitlochry by ourselves to meet with Emma, the florist. It was lovely to go up again by ourselves this time and explore the hotel a bit more. Each time we see the place we are more and more convinced we made the right decision to have our wedding there.
Emma was lovely. She started off the meeting by asking about my dress and sent Gerard away for a few minutes so I could show her a picture online. I also showed her the bridesmaid's colours and then handed her the only picture I had cut out of a magazine. I found a picture of my perfect bouquet in the first wedding magazine that mum had bought for me and was immediately convinced that these were the right colours and blooms. I had very few ideas for anything else so was looking forward to hearing what Emma had to say. My bouquet will have ivory roses, like Gerard proposed with, as well as thistles and purple freesia and lisianthus.
Gerard came back to the table clearly desperate to fish for hints about my dress again. He asked Emma if she liked the dress and she, very enthusiastically, said she loved it! That kept him quiet for a wee bit... though he kept on trying to trip me up later in the day for more info.
We worked through each area that would require flowers one at a time, starting with my bouquet as inspiration. Emma kept prices very close to her chest but suggested that we pick two or three options for each area so we can have cheaper alternatives if the quote ends up being too high. I can't wait to see how gorgeous everything will look when it's all decorated.
Afterwards we double-checked a few details with the new wedding co-ordinator and picked a date in February to go up again for the menu tasting. We then wandered in to town for a bite of lunch before driving back.
When I got home my dress was hanging up, triple bagged in mum and dad's bedroom. I sneaked through with mum and could hardly believe how stunning it is. After Gerard left to go to the airport I had a shower so I was completely clean and tried on my own dress for the first time. I am pleased to say that other than the length it fit perfectly so the challenge is on to remain the same size for the next 8 months. Will need to think very carefully about accessories now.
After a phone call from Karen two weeks ago to say the dress had arrived in the bridal shop I could barely contain my excitement to see my actual dress.
But whilst Karen was dropping the dress off with my mum myself and Gerard were driving up to Pitlochry by ourselves to meet with Emma, the florist. It was lovely to go up again by ourselves this time and explore the hotel a bit more. Each time we see the place we are more and more convinced we made the right decision to have our wedding there.
Emma was lovely. She started off the meeting by asking about my dress and sent Gerard away for a few minutes so I could show her a picture online. I also showed her the bridesmaid's colours and then handed her the only picture I had cut out of a magazine. I found a picture of my perfect bouquet in the first wedding magazine that mum had bought for me and was immediately convinced that these were the right colours and blooms. I had very few ideas for anything else so was looking forward to hearing what Emma had to say. My bouquet will have ivory roses, like Gerard proposed with, as well as thistles and purple freesia and lisianthus.
Gerard came back to the table clearly desperate to fish for hints about my dress again. He asked Emma if she liked the dress and she, very enthusiastically, said she loved it! That kept him quiet for a wee bit... though he kept on trying to trip me up later in the day for more info.
We worked through each area that would require flowers one at a time, starting with my bouquet as inspiration. Emma kept prices very close to her chest but suggested that we pick two or three options for each area so we can have cheaper alternatives if the quote ends up being too high. I can't wait to see how gorgeous everything will look when it's all decorated.
Afterwards we double-checked a few details with the new wedding co-ordinator and picked a date in February to go up again for the menu tasting. We then wandered in to town for a bite of lunch before driving back.
When I got home my dress was hanging up, triple bagged in mum and dad's bedroom. I sneaked through with mum and could hardly believe how stunning it is. After Gerard left to go to the airport I had a shower so I was completely clean and tried on my own dress for the first time. I am pleased to say that other than the length it fit perfectly so the challenge is on to remain the same size for the next 8 months. Will need to think very carefully about accessories now.
