It has probably been well over a month since the first post;
our bad! Dan has left me to apologise for and explain our absence. We had every
intention of writing a new post every two weeks but two major incidents sent me
into hysterics and Dan was left with his poor head spinning.
It would be rude of me to not share these incidents with
you, so here goes…
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The date: SPOLIER ALERT we want the wedding on
22nd December 2014. So far we’ve had a mixture of responses but the
number of negative feelings towards the date was too much for me to take. For
about a week I was refusing to have the wedding in December and refused to talk
weddings at all.
How Dan fixed it: I have no idea how he did it, but he fixed
it. He calmed me down and convinced me that the complaints just don’t matter.
Truth be told I’m still a little unsure even now. But I
imagine if I have the same minor meltdown again then he will sort it out…he’s
good like that. (Note from Dan: Chocolate and hugs are useful. She makes it
sound worse than she really was… honest… Drama Queen.)
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The venue: Okay, the list of places we’ve
seen/seriously looked at online goes like this: Patshull Park, Park Hall Hotel, Pendrell
Hall, The Racecourse, The Britannia, Blakelands, The Dudley Arms, Himley
Country Hotel, Somerford Hall and Oak Farm Hotel. That’s the order we saw/found
them. By the time we got to Himley House I was despairing. Dan liked most of
them and was perfectly happy to get married in them. I was not. I did not like
them and I felt like I was being too picky and generally really annoying. But
then we saw the last two and things changed. LOVED THEM. It has been narrowed
down the last two and we even have a sneaking suspicion of which one will win.
How Dan fixed the many problems: He refused to get married
in a place that I didn’t like, bless him; even though I was being an utter
pain. He carried on searching…and even though I was the one that found the (potential)
winning venue he was the one that got me to continue the search.
I’m not sure if I’m even allowed to, but at the end of the
blog post I’ll post one or few of our favourite pictures from the venues we’ve
seen.
What else has happened? We went to a wedding fayre, that was
fun. We met the slimiest photographer ever who apparently was trying to look
down my top the entire time. We saw some of the cheapest looking wedding
dresses ever. We also met the snootiest baker ever; who I have no intention of
asking to bake the wedding cake but I will be stealing their ideas when I send
my design for a cake to a nicer baker.
OH YES! SHOES! Yes, shoes! I may have brought my wedding
shoes while I still had a discount at Schuh. But recently I saw some other ones
I like and dragged Dan to Schuh to watch me try them on. He was really helpful
even though I was expecting him to whinge and complain the entire time. I’ve
also decided on the bridesmaids shoes. God I love shoes. Shoes, shoes, shoes!
(Note from Dan: I do not like shoes. Or shoe shopping. SHOES!!!)
Patshull Park
We saw Patshull while it was being set up for a wedding.
This is a feature they offer and it covers a very large wall and I think it
would look lovely at night!
This is only half the space, there’s a partition comes away
and for the breakfast and stays down for the rest of the time.
Love the beams! It could look so cosy at Christmas.
Park Hall Hotel
There are Swarovski crystals embedded in the wallpaper and
curtains! Dear Lord it was amazing.
I don’t know why, I love a good stair case. This was a good
staircase.
Oh yeah, enjoy that bad boy.
(Note from Dan: Stairs are helpful for getting upstairs.)
Pendrell Hall
Initially this was my favourite, but it isn’t finished yet.
Use some imagination.
Such amazing fireplaces in this place!
Nice and cosy! Just look at those arches! *Swoon*
Oak Farm Hotel
Gorgeous! Those beams are stunning. It’s very simple and the
low ceiling will be lovely at Christmas.
But there’s a modern twist with all the glass alongside the
wooden beams.
Not the best picture, but you see what I mean.
Somerford Hall
Drool.
Look at those stairs!
(Note from Dan: Stairs are helpful for getting upstairs. I
do not understand the attraction!)
It’s a tad on the small side, but when it looks like that,
who cares?
As we’ve said, we think we know which one we like the most,
though I don’t think you’ll be able to guess which! Once we’ve got it all
booked in and arranged, we’ll let you know.
Well, that’s all till next time! Love Millsby. XX
