Thursday, May 15th 2008
It’s this Saturday! I can’t believe it.
I feel a little shell shocked by the whole thing. Where has the time gone since I announced my engagement in one of our Monday morning production meeting last August? As I am sitting at my desk preparing my work for a few days off and tying up a few loose ends I have a strange feeling in my stomach. I have no idea what it is. Is it nerves, anticipation or stress brought on by it all over the last few months? I am really looking forward to it but at the same time I will be glad when it is over.
I would like to thank everybody at ICM for their support, help, mikey taking and understanding over the last few months.
Trust me, it will all be worth it for the party on Saturday!
Only one question left. What will I do when it is all over?
Posted by Melissa on Thursday 15th of May 2008 at 1:01pm
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Thursday, March 20th 2008
The wedding is now only two months away, or to be a little more precise just over 8 wks or 58 days! The time just seems to have flown.
I am finding more and more all of my stray thoughts lead to the wedding, and I can see peoples eyes glaze over when I mention it for the seventh or eighth time in an afternoon. I just can’t help it. I can hear myself doing it but I am powerless to stop. I am thankful that I am kept so busy at work as 8hrs a day for 5 days a week I am free from thinking about it. But when the night comes the dreams and nightmares start. I have been told this is all normal and will stop after it is all done with.
My wedding tourettes has inspired the attached image which is currently adorning my wall and continually in the corner of my eye.
Thank you Richard for trying but it just isn’t working. But never mind, only 58 days of it to go!
Posted by Melissa on Thursday 20th of March 2008 at 8:38am
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Thursday, March 6th 2008
As I titled my first blog on this subject ‘Part One’ I thought it may be time for ‘Part Two’. I will be using our company blog to vent my personal frustrations in an attempt ‘Get it all out in the open’ while entertaining the readers with my troubles and woes.
Criticisms
Many people have ‘helpful’ comments while arranging a wedding. Here are a few I have encountered. If at any point when you are reading you think I am being unreasonable, please comment and start it with the word ‘Bridezilla’.
1: I’m not coming if he is going to be a Bridesmaid.
He is a boy. He is my best friend (other than Matt who I will be marrying of course) so why should I choose a female friend over him just because they may look better in the dress? I wouldn’t.
My response: It’s happening, and he is on the top table.
2: Black bridesmaids dresses?
I tried to force them into pink taffeta but they were having non of it – especially my male bridesmaid. The girls chose the dresses I just agreed with them. I found that to be the easier way around it.
My response: If you’re not wearing it, you don’t have a say.
3: The table plan and who ‘should’ be at the top table.
Our response: There are 24 people at the meal. They can’t all sit on the top table.
4: Oh not the Town Hall!
Our response: It doesn’t cost a fortune and it’s a beautiful building that dominates a good section of the Leeds skyline.
5: Why can’t it be at a lovely posh hotel.
Our response: Who has a spare £15,000? I looked down the back of the sofa and I found a sweet wrapper, 20p and a button – not 15 grand.
6: Why do you have to have a photographer?
Our response: This is the only thing I have really requested for the day. Why object to a photo…
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Posted by Melissa on Thursday 6th of March 2008 at 2:38pm
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Tuesday, February 12th 2008
Welcome to my first attempt at blogging. I have so far stayed away from blogging as there hasn’t really been anything I feel strong enough about to start a discussion. Now, I have!
You may or may not know that, in May this year I am getting married. Before everybody starts “oohhing”, “arrhhing” and saying congratulations I think I need to dispel some myths about this happy occasion.
Myth 1. The bride gets everything they want and goes a bit Bridezilla:
False! The groom does have a say. It’s only fair as it is there day as well. This is something that from the beginning that I made sure of. My groom to be (Matt) have very definite ideas about what he wants and that is great. We agree on most things and anything we don’t agree on we reach a happy compromise. On the other hand it is nobody else’s day, but they do insist on having their say and are quick to criticise.
Myth 2. Organising a wedding is fun and a happy time:
It isn’t. Please see above.
Melissa’s Advise:
Put your foot down at the beginning with any strong willed family members (usually female). As the bride you will be at the front line of the wedding war and as far as they are concerned you are the enemy. The two main pieces of advise I have been given which were so valuable where:
‘Don’t take it to heart.’ & ‘Don’t focus on the small stuff’ none of it really matters. These last two pieces of advise came from men, the only sex with any sense when there is a wedding apparently. Since then I have tackle the arrangements as I would a work project and it seems to work for me.
I just have to say Congratulations to Caroline our Accounts Director on her forthcoming nuptials. You have it all to come and I will help where I can during this traumatic t…
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Posted by Melissa on Tuesday 12th of February 2008 at 6:15pm
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