Category Archives: wedding

Monshine and Filthy Swing 1

Jazz………….Nice…

You may have gathered from the blog so far that ours is not to be the most traditional of weddings. Rather than being bound by what is expected from a typical wedding, we are planning our day around what WE

Monshine and Filthy Swing 1

Jazz………….Nice…

You may have gathered from the blog so far that ours is not to be the most traditional of weddings. Rather than being bound by what is expected from a typical wedding, we are planning our day around what WE

The Dress

The Dress – Part 4; I love it when a plan comes together

Over the last few days, the reality of making my own wedding dress is really starting to sink in. I had my first dress-making lesson at The Stitch Academy and yesterday I tried on some off the peg dresses for

The Dress

The Dress – Part 4; I love it when a plan comes together

Over the last few days, the reality of making my own wedding dress is really starting to sink in. I had my first dress-making lesson at The Stitch Academy and yesterday I tried on some off the peg dresses for

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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

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

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

Felt flower bouquet

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

mismatched_colourful_bridesmaid_dresses2

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