Cuffs are linked.

I received the superhero cufflinks I ordered from Hong Kong this week. They arrived super fast. I've got Captain America, The Flash and The Green Hornet for Simon and two of his Groomsmen. Another usher (his brother) is getting acoustic guitar cufflinks, my Dad is getting vintage tractors and Simon's Dad will be getting chef hat ones. I know it's probably not stylish to have so many kitsch things but at least I know they represent their wearers.

Stir Crazy

I finally got around to making the drink stirrers for the welcome drinks. They're a selection of peach, silver, green and ivory grosgrain ribbon on wooden stirrers. Super easy to make! They'll go brilliantly in the Pimms and alongside the retro stripey straws I bought.

The straws I bought came from Pipii. I got them in green and silver. They do them in all sorts of funky patterns and colours. P&P is £3.95 which seemed a bit much for my small order but I think it's the same price no matter what you get. It was super quick delivery though and you can pay via Paypal which I love.

Suited and Booted

Finally booked the suits yesterday. We're going with the hire from Greenwoods. Simon is useless at helping me pick anything but one thing he did mention was that black looked a bit odd. Therefore we are going with slate grey and an ivory/silvery waistcoat. Measuring happens in August and then suits are collected a week before.

I have to say, not all that impressed with their customer service (not that friendly) and we were left waiting for a fair bit (A group that came in to see about wedding suits after we did were actually seen to first). Still, the choice is good there and they offer the right sort of sizes we need.

Love blooms

I am actually very excited about our wedding flowers. Met with the fabulous Helen of Bel's Flowers on Thursday and cannot stress how fantastic she is. I'm using her through Kim at Fine and Funky events. Helen did Kim's flowers when she got married so I know she is going to be an excellent choice.

Here's the inspiration I had when I went to see her:

Obviously these aren't all suitable colours but she knows what I'm aiming for. It was great to be able to turn up with some pictures and have her tell me all the names of the flowers in an instant. It made my work a lot easier because I didn't have to spend hours trying to identify them myself.

I really cannot wait to see my bouquet! She's even leaving a space with ribbon so I can tie on a locket (when I find one) with wedding photos of mine and Simon's parents in. We also talked about Lavender and bringing that little bit of Norfolk to the wedding despite not actually getting married there.

Eat, drink and be married...

I made another wooden sign...may possibly even use this one for the wedding! My fine brush has just about had it so the lettering isn't so wonderful.

And it was written...

First attempt at handpainting a wooden sign.

This type of sign seems to be really popular at the moment. I kept thinking, "I could probably do that myself". So I did. I grabbed a piece of wood laying around in the garden, whitewashed it and handpainted the letters with a teeny tiny brush and some black paint. Then I went over it all with some fine sandpaper (a little more aggressively on the edges) and 'voila'!

Not too bad for a first attempt. Probably won't be using it for my own wedding though because I'm not sure it goes with the signs my sister made me. To the back of the cupboard it goes!

Save the Dates v.2.0

I finally got around to sorting our replacement Save the Dates. I came away from the original styles completely as I felt that a new venue needed a new design. What do you think?

Still the same magnet casings from Ebay as before but this time utilising my love for vintage looking birds and exploring some free fonts.