Urg

Looking at the list below I'm thinking we really should have eloped instead.

Efficiency

Oh, and I talked to Linda last night and apparently she's already got the plans for hen night done. I'm not entirely sure whether to be pleased or worried.

Wedding shows

I went to a wedding show, so-called, yesterday. Well, actually, since I am not really looking at gowns, I didn't feel like forking out 150 nok to watch models sashaying down a catwalk wearing silk etc. for thousands, so I contented myself with browsing the stalls outside the main theatre. There were disappointingly few of these - the main event obviously being the catwalk show - but I got a few ideas. It also gave me a certain sort of serenity due to all the stuff I know we don't need/want. No need for a cake to feed 200 (just as well, they're mostly hideous). No need for a videographer (if anyone wants to record the event, I'd be happy to let them, but we have no intention of paying anyone to do so). No wish for elaborate floral arrangements running into thousands of kroner - we'll make do with wildflowers, probably. And in general, so many decisions already taken, so many issues already dismissed as unimportant.

There's still lots to do, but it's mostly fun stuff. Ah...

Update

Oops. Due to non-posting it seems the main page of the blog has been pretty empty for a while. Best remedy that.

We got our rings back, eventually. Very happy with the end result, though still slightly miffed that they took so long. Other than that, not much has been happening - not anything tangible, anyway. Lots of decisions solidifying in my head, but the most tangible thing is, I think, that I managed to confirm that the shop in Oslo with the best choice in bridal shoes can, indeed, manage to get them in my size. I'd still prefer something a little more "me" than the bog-standard bridal shoes, but at least I won't have to get married in black docs, which is a relief...

Good advice

The Rules of Marriage.

1. Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterward.

2. Never speak loudly to each other unless the house is on fire.

3. A good marriage is like a casserole: Only those responsible for it really know what goes into it.

4. Too many people marry for better or worse, but not for good.

5. To have a successful marriage, whenever you are wrong, admit it. Whenever you are right, keep your mouth shut.

Going public

Or, rather, the report of the going public. The latest newsletter from Aberlour teases the reader with:

Night of Matchmaking

Everyone was in high spirits at the end of the Aberlour Whisky Dinner, held at the distillery on 30 April. Martine Nouet's superb menu, specially created for the occasion, was matched by some breathtaking Aberlour malts - course after course. In the intimate setting of the Fleming Rooms guests delighted in this marriage of haute cuisine and sublime whisky. And then came a moment of pure magic . . .

Click here to find out more about the evening.

Since you'd need to be registered to read the article (and although I heartily recommend you registering if you're at all interested in whisky, Aberlour being a magnificent tipple), I've taken the liberty of capturing the relevant article (I feel somewhat entitled, after all, we did provide entertainment for the guests).

Ok, ok

So I know you're not really supposed to start planning your wedding until a proposal has officially happened and that starting a wedding blog prior to this is quite definitely bridezilla-ish. But it's not as if I haven't proposed. And it's not as if he didn't say yes. And it's not as if we haven't both been taking it as read that we will get married - and fairly soon, too. It's just that he still wants to propose, having planned something or other for a while now, and since I had actually promised not to - I just got carried away on February 29th and he forgot that he was supposed to say no - and since I'm girly enough to quite like the idea of a "proper proposal", we're not officially engaged yet. In the name of equality, surely, we should both get to propose (and be proposed to)?

Anyway, it's not as if anyone but me is going to read this as of yet, unless you've actually typed in "wedding" after the site URL on the off-chance that I've got such a directory, you won't find this page until I announce it elsewhere, and I won't do that until it's officially official...

So, in the meantime I'll be playing around with layout and noting down things as I think of them (because it's not as if I'm not already planning the whole thing in my head). Just ignore me. Oh, I forgot, you shouldn't really be aware that there's anything to ignore. Whatever. Ignore me anyway.