PINTEREST: Wedding Dresses

This is the part of planning a wedding that terrifies me the most. I don't hate my body necessarily, I am a size 16, curvy but nothing really wobbles and generally I'm pretty happy but I'm short and my boobs are huge which can make clothes shopping really hard. 

Especially for dresses. 

It is hard to tell how a dress might look once the length is altered because when I'm looking in the mirror I have a pile of fabric on the floor due to my dwarf legs. Or I try on a style that conceals my boobs meaning I look really frumpy or I have them on show and end up looking like a porn star. I can't win so I know wedding dress shopping isn't going to be easy, there will be tears I'm sure and not happy ones!

What makes it worse is that the style I like most definitely won't suit me! But I have decided that to begin with ill just pin what I like and hopefully some inspiration will come from it! 

These are the dresses that have caught my eye so far...

As you can see, I'm being drawn to the low cut back/front styles which I don't think will work for me but maybe so clever tit tape will make it possible! What I have learnt from initial research is that I love lace, embroidery and a full length skirt with some volume but certainly not a puffy princess dress! I don't know the terminology but you know what I mean!

I'm also thinking that id like to consider not wearing white, I really like the idea of a pastel coloured dress or a more unusual shade like the ones above. 

Lots to think about!

PINTEREST: Recent Wedding Pins

Pinterest is literally my best friend right now, I AM ADDICTED!

We are still very much just in the gathering ideas stage and we have no real direction but these are a few things that have caught my eye recently...

We don't currently know what our budget will be but I am a saver at heart and I love to DIY so this wedding itinerary really caught my eye. Liam is a fantastic drawer so I would love for him to hand draw something like this for the big day! He is desperately saving to buy an iPad Pro so when he gets it he would be able to draw something like this so easily, it would be so cheap to have printed and it looks so personal and artistic. 

We love food, I mean, a lot. There is no doubt in our minds that some kind of huge food display will be at the heart of our wedding, we have been considering hiring an ice cream truck but in case our budget doesn't stretch quite that far, there are so many lovely DIY alternatives. How adorable is this cookie bar?! We could maybe even add a big vat of hot chocolate to it for dipping!

Along the same theme, POPCORN BAR! We are big cinema lovers, we go regularly and have a huge film collection at home so this feels very us. The only issue is that personally I think that popcorn you flavour yourself never tastes as good but thats something we could explore and maybe rectify. Adorable though! 

Both our families are massive tea drinkers so when I saw this I fell in love. Also something we could do pretty cheaply, dresser from a second hand store and we have loads of tea pots already so we really would just need the decorations and the tea itself. I really think this would be a hit!

Can you tell I'm loving the vintage furniture? It is such a fresh idea I think, so easy to do but looks so much more personal and quirky. Obviously the sweets cart is very done, we did it for our engagement party but none the less, it is popular and you can't beat the cute factor! 

I have always hated flowers, they die and then thats it but in recent years I've really started to love them and I will certainly have some flowers at our wedding but I really like the idea of alternative materials for my bouquet as ill be able to keep it forever! This one is made entirely on brooches and buttons and isn't it incredible! I'm not sure Liam agrees with me but he'll come around! This particular one is extremely expensive but if it will last forever and can be passed down onto our children one day then surely its worth it?

Bringing me onto paper buttonholes! These are actually much cheaper, at about £10 each via many etsy stores and I may even like to try making them myself as I am pretty handy with this sort of thing! I think I could do it! Might be a nice thing to do with the ladies in my life, wine and buttonhole making evening! 

I just think these are lovely! Still very classic in style but with the quirky edge of the paper! Could even use books that we love or even scripts for our favourite films!

Feel free to head over to my pinterest and have a look at my other pins! 

PINTEREST: Engagement Party Decor

Our Engagement BBQ/Party is now just a few weeks away so all decorations have been bought/made and all decorative decisions have been finalised!

I'm not going to show you the things I have because I will do a whole photo based post after the party showing absolutely everything! But these are the Pinterest posts that have inspired me!

We originally wanted a gold, white and brown theme but that has somehow changed. My fiancé, Liam, wanted the day to be more colourful and cheerful so we agreed to research some other themes and we eventually after much searching, we decided to go for a very colourful, pastel look!

We have a huge amount of white bunting to break up the colours but everything else is beautifully bright! We have pom poms in every shade and all the food will be colourful to match!

I had been eyeing up donut walls for ages, they are such a big thing at the moment and for good reason! So playful and most importantly, delicious! My dad is also a donut fiend so he will love it! 

I researched a lot but felt that it was just out of our price range, too extravagant and just not realistic but then I came across this little DIY lovely on Pinterest and decided that it could be done smaller and cheaper! So we have made one! I cannot wait to show you all!

This is the cake that I wanted. It is so lovely and colourful and just adorable but also too expensive! I have no baking skills so it just felt like a pipe dream. But, I have taken inspiration and I think we have figured out something equally as cute!

Liams one demand for this party was a Pick N Pick table, it was literally the first thing he said he wanted! And he is VERY passionate about it! We have taken inspiration with the candy striped bags, adorable jars and pastel coloured sweets but made something a little more us. I'm sure it'll be a hit!

I'll admit, I have gone a little crazy on the pom pom purchasing but how bloody lovely do they look!?! 

I am very very excited for our impending BBQ/Party but I am also really nervous! I have never thrown a party myself! If you have any party planning/throwing advice for me, let me know!

Let The Pinteresting Begin...

If you have been keeping up with my little blog and my Instagram you'll know that I recently got engaged! 

We are planning on a 4 year engagement as we want the time to enjoy just being engaged and slowly gather ideas and plan without the stress of a time limit! 

An Engagement Party however is a must! We are still in the collecting ideas stage at the moment, we haven't booked a venue, nothing. I didn't realise how hard it would be to find a decent affordable venue but apparently it is! Currently waiting on about 20 place to return my emails...

We want a relaxed casual little gathering of about 50 people, so our families can all finally meet, our parents have mingled a little bit but our wider families are still to meet. 

We're thinking a lovely little pub with a function room and some outdoor space for a daytime gathering with either a buffet or a bbq.

No party is complete without a cake! I know its a cliche but I really love the sparkly letters that go on top of a cake. I love this one! Simple but adorable and straight to the point!

I'm really leaning towards the gold theme! Balloons can easily look tacky but these gold dipped ones would be the most fun DIY and they look great! I also really love the idea of filling clear balloons with gold glitter but I'm a little worried about the clean up when they inevitably get popped!

Invites are what is exciting me most! I'm really liking simple designs with mostly black and white, maybe a little pop of colour as above. This one is to the point, modern and cute which I loveeee!

The simplicity of this one is really alluring me! The curly script, the classic mono tones, adorable! I really am leaning towards this one but I feel that although I like it, my fiancé would much rather a bit of colour!

This invite is my absolute favourite and I have no problems at all sending it out to all of my family but Liam is not so keen! I suggested we just put stars in the word shit to make it a little more family friendly but he still isn't on board! 

I personally think it has just the right relaxed personal vibe that we're going for! Hopefully he can be convinced!

I will 100% be doing this! We are huge lovers of going to the cinema, going at least once a week so this is so us it is unreal! Liam could literally eat a lorry full of popcorn in one sitting! We have a popcorn maker at home so this would also be a really cost friendly option for us! The play on the word popped is just adorable as well!

There will no doubt be a whole lot more of this style post coming up so do let me know if you like them! 

All links to the original owners of these images can be found via my Pinterest

Pinterest: Last Minute Halloween Looks For Lazy Girls!

I love halloween, the idea of elaborate costumes and horrifying makeup with special effects but I just don't have the time. For years now I have had no plans in the lead up to Halloween then at the last minute a party will pop up or work tell us we need to dress up and I am completely unprepared. Or sometimes, I have an amazing costume planned but when it comes to executing it, it looks rubbish. Often, my ideas are just too difficult to actually make a reality! 

If you haven't had time to plan an outfit, if you are invited to a last minute party and you haven't had the time to raid pinterest... I've done it for you! 

I have picked a selection of super simple halloween looks that can mostly be created with just liquid liner and some eyeshadow!

How scary is this?! If you are makeup crazy like me, you might have a red liquid liner but if not you could just use a black one or create the look with red eyeshadow and an eyebrow brush.

I have been a broken doll for the past few halloweens because it is just so simple, you can create the look with mostly just your usual everyday makeup! I like to make mine a little scarier with a stitched mouth and dark bruising around my eyes. 

The cat is ultimate quick and easy, throw the makeup look on with a little black dress and you're ready to go!

The bottom two are so sexy and modern, I really love how they look and they can literally be created with just a liquid liner. I think I might use one of these ideas myself!

All these looks can be done with just your normal foundation but they look so much scarier with a white base making you look extra dead! The best way to do this is to mix some white face paint with your foundation but if its super last minute and you don't have any, you could dust your face with white eyeshadow. 

I hope this has helped you with your last minute halloween attire! If you do get time though, fake blood. Fake blood everywhere. 

Pinterest: Wall Quotes

My boyfriend and I have the hugest dvd/bluray collection in the whole world. Well, that might be a little bit of an exaggeration but it is pretty big. It consists of two huge bookcases and takes up the whole side wall of our living room. We also have unlimited cards which are memberships to our local cinema that enables us to see as many movies as we want.

Basically, we love movies. 

We quote them in conversations, we ever quote them to other people who have no idea what we are saying so just think we are crazy. These quotes have become a huge part of our vocabulary. 

I have been searching the shops and the web for wall art, canvas and general decoration for a while but nothing has felt right, I want our bedroom to be personal and showcase what we like and our personalities. What better way to do that than with our favourite quotes from our favourite movies.

Not only favourite movies but books and music too. 

I have taken to pinterest to find ideas on how to make this idea a reality...

The quote we chose will be different from those shown, these are just layout/theme ideas.

I'll update you on the final look and final quotes when its all done and on the walls!