Over the moon – now the hard work starts!

Wow what a weekend! The National Wedding Show really lived up to its hype; there was just so much inspiration all in one place. I am really glad we pushed the boat out and booked the VIP tickets as we were spoilt rotten! My mum and sister came with me and we started the day with a glass of bubbly in the VIP lounge before hitting the show.

Thankfully I wore my flat shoes as we spent nearly six hours perusing what was on offer! We started at the Catwalk, which was so glamorous – where we had VIP reserved seats. The best thing about the catwalk show was that it wasn’t just for the brides, Mum got loads of inspiration for her outfit and also my sister and I loved one of the bridesmaids dress styles. I even spotted a gorgeous suit for Dave and his groom’s party!

Dave asked me to gather ideas for our honeymoon – which was great fun. There was such a mix of exhibitors from stunning boutique hotels in the UK such as Kanika Hotels and Resorts in Cyprus to far afield adventures from Kuoni at Travel Designers and Luxuryholidaysdirect.com. We have both agreed to splash out on the honeymoon, making it into a maxi-moon. We have both arranged to have a month off work and make it a once in a lifetime experience. Top locations on the list are Dubai, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

I also chose some great favours from Chocolatelilly – cake pops! They are bright colours and so much fun; I think our guests will love them.

Jenny xx

If, like Jenny you want a bit of A-list treatment and glamour - why not treat yourself to a VIP ticket to the National Wedding Show, Birmingham NEC on 4th – 6th March, available to buy on the website www.nationalweddingshow.co.uk

The National Wedding Show features a number of top quality venues and planners for abroad weddings. For a full list see our exhibitor list online at www.nationalweddingshow.co.uk

Over the moon – now the hard work starts!

I think it is finally beginning to sink in that we are ENGAGED! I still have a massive grin on my face when I look down and my sparkly finger adornment.

We held a party in our favourite restaurant (just what our friends needed as a January blues pick-me-up) and officially asked my bridesmaids – Dave’s sister and my two best friends. Dave also confirmed with his best man, Mark.

We have also set a provisional date of August 27th 2011 – so now the hunt for a location/venue is on. I suggested to Dave that we wait until after the National Wedding Show, so we will have a lot more ideas of where to book. It is now only three weeks away. I am so excited and can’t wait to be a VIP for the day!

I have to admit – I am a bit wedding obsessed and keep my eye out for inspiration everywhere I go. I even went into B&Q the other day to pick up some colour charts. As we are having a summer wedding, we want a vibrant colour scheme – honeysuckle seems to be a popular colour trend for this year and I think it would really suit my bridesmaids.

Jenny xx

If, like Jenny you want a bit of A-list treatment and glamour - why not treat yourself to a VIP ticket to the National Wedding Show available to buy on the website www.nationalweddingshow.co.uk or call the ticket hotline on 0844 581 1404

The National Wedding Show features a number of top quality venues and planners for abroad weddings – click here to see our full exhibitor list for the London and Birmingham show