Monthly Archives: January 2012

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Wedding transport, finished

As I mentioned last week, Miss Monster and I will not be traveling between our wedding ceremony and our reception in usual ‘overpriced fancy pants car’ style, but instead are going to don a very special pair of bikes and

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Wedding transport, finished

As I mentioned last week, Miss Monster and I will not be traveling between our wedding ceremony and our reception in usual ‘overpriced fancy pants car’ style, but instead are going to don a very special pair of bikes and

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Pizza > caviar

Hello, Andy here. Before I begin this post, I must stress that I intend to be incredibly blunt throughout it. Consider yourselves warned. Currently, I’m not the only one of my circle of friends that is planning a wedding. There’s

royal-wedding-mosaic-pizza

Pizza > caviar

Hello, Andy here. Before I begin this post, I must stress that I intend to be incredibly blunt throughout it. Consider yourselves warned. Currently, I’m not the only one of my circle of friends that is planning a wedding. There’s

The Dress

The Dress – Part Three; The lure of couture

I LOVE couture fashion. From formative years spent browsing the dress collection of the V&A, I have a deep love of all things full-skirted and nipped-waisted. I long for an age when Dior’s New Look was de rigueur, ladies wore

The Dress

The Dress – Part Three; The lure of couture

I LOVE couture fashion. From formative years spent browsing the dress collection of the V&A, I have a deep love of all things full-skirted and nipped-waisted. I long for an age when Dior’s New Look was de rigueur, ladies wore

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Flower Power

Wondering how the bouquets are coming along? Hop over to my Mistress of Monsters blog to find out..

Felt flower bouquet

Flower Power

Wondering how the bouquets are coming along? Hop over to my Mistress of Monsters blog to find out..

VintageWeddingFair

Wedding Fayre Failure

I just had my first Wedding Fayre experience…I don’t think there will be a second one. So far in my journey towards wedded bliss, I’ve avoided buying any wedding magazines or getting sucked into that classic Bridezilla frenzy of what

VintageWeddingFair

Wedding Fayre Failure

I just had my first Wedding Fayre experience…I don’t think there will be a second one. So far in my journey towards wedded bliss, I’ve avoided buying any wedding magazines or getting sucked into that classic Bridezilla frenzy of what

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Here Come The Girls

Wedding plans are going great guns this week. I have scissor cramp from cutting out hundreds of felt flowers, our exit music after ‘you may now kiss the bride’ has been chosen, and we are hoping to start on our

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Here Come The Girls

Wedding plans are going great guns this week. I have scissor cramp from cutting out hundreds of felt flowers, our exit music after ‘you may now kiss the bride’ has been chosen, and we are hoping to start on our

Kiss Me Cake

The Icing on the…Ummm….Well, On the Cake Really

Mr Monster and I are lucky to have so many talented and creative friends. It’s a lovely feeling to be able to employ people we know and love to do things for our special day. Our latest recruit is the

Kiss Me Cake

The Icing on the…Ummm….Well, On the Cake Really

Mr Monster and I are lucky to have so many talented and creative friends. It’s a lovely feeling to be able to employ people we know and love to do things for our special day. Our latest recruit is the

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Arriving in style

Well hello there dear blog reader. I’m Andy; though most people call me Mr Valentine, and I’m the groom to be. I guess I should begin with a little bit about myself. I’m a professional musician and I think it’s

P1010758

Arriving in style

Well hello there dear blog reader. I’m Andy; though most people call me Mr Valentine, and I’m the groom to be. I guess I should begin with a little bit about myself. I’m a professional musician and I think it’s

The Dress

The Dress – Part Two

Today I spent some quality time in my second home and happy place, the local fabric shop. I had a browse of the pattern books and fabrics to get my dressmaking juices flowing and my goodness it worked! I discovered

The Dress

The Dress – Part Two

Today I spent some quality time in my second home and happy place, the local fabric shop. I had a browse of the pattern books and fabrics to get my dressmaking juices flowing and my goodness it worked! I discovered

Kitten Bridesmaid

And They Call it, Kitty Lo-o-o-ove

If I didn’t have Mr Monster, I am quite confident that I would end up as your classic mad cat lady. My fiance and I have two little nine month old girl kittens called Lorelei and Matilda, affectionately known as

Kitten Bridesmaid

And They Call it, Kitty Lo-o-o-ove

If I didn’t have Mr Monster, I am quite confident that I would end up as your classic mad cat lady. My fiance and I have two little nine month old girl kittens called Lorelei and Matilda, affectionately known as