Bridesmaid Duties, Dress Meltdowns and A Weekend in the Peak District…
Last Friday one of my closest friends got married and I had the honour of being her bridesmaid. We have been discussing plans back and forth for so long that I still can’t believe it has been and gone now. The wedding was held in the most idyllic boutique hotel in the Peak District and we headed up there on Thursday lunchtime ready for a weekend of wedding fun.
The bride looked beautiful, the location was perfect and the wedding was truly great. It was laid back, relaxed but lots of fun at the same time and I could tell that everyone was really enjoying themselves. With two small children to look after, the weekend wasn’t exactly stress free for us, but we enjoyed ourselves and our few days of family time as well.
The girls behaved really well considering it was a long day, although the morning of the wedding started with Mads having a huge meltdown over the fact she didn’t want to wear her dress. After much bribery and persuasion the dress went on but not without many tense words from Mr E. It is hard on children to be little angels when their routines are so disrupted, as well as being constantly told to quieten down during the service or while the speeches were on, but Mads and LL were lovely for the most part all day. It was tiring and a little stressful for us though and it’s certainly made me wonder whether we will take them to any weddings in the future as I just didn’t feel like we could relax. Poor Mr E went to bed with the girls at 9pm as they couldn’t last a minute longer, but I got to stay up and have a few drinks which was nice of him.
I didn’t manage to take a huge number of photos as I was busy with bridesmaid duties, and I didn’t take a single one in the church obviously, but here are a few snaps from my phone and my big camera…
Starting the day off with a glass of bubbly.
All ready to leave for the church.
Looking very cute in her dress, even if trying to get it on her proceeded to cause an epic meltdown.
Vintage records playing outside.
The latest thing she does is to point at everything.
Matching pretty dresses.
Endulging in a cake pop or two.
The colour scheme was blush pinks, creams and greens and it looked beautiful.
My pretty bouquet- was such gorgeous pink colours.
Chatting to the other guests.
Loved this idea, and the desserts were absolutely amazing. Someone made this Rocky Road which was seriously the best thing I have ever eaten. Even four slices later!
Can’t beat a cupcake.
Just some of the desserts family and friends made.
Doing the bridesmaid thing.
Mr E did such a good job of looking after the girls all day.
One of my best uni friends and his plus one who dutifully had to play outside with Mads constantly.
My clever friend made these cake toppers herself out of wooden pegs.
Having a chat to the beautiful bride.
Gorgeous curls.
Photo booth fun with bestest uni friends.
My slightly loony family.
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