Diamonds, bubbles and dresses...

My excuse for not having written a blog for an age? Well, it all started at Christmas... Green Fingers and I had spent a lovely afternoon decorating the Christmas tree (he is a landscape designer after all!) and, whilst we were admiring the finished product, he proved that romance is certainly not dead by dropping down on one knee and...proposing!!

So it’s official – Pashminas & Pearls is officially betrothed. Life has been a blur of diamonds, bubbles and dresses ever since!

I’ve spent many an hour reading my Debrett's Wedding Guide and of course browsing the web, ogling various bridal collections online. And while some weren’t quite P&P style (if you know what I mean!), there were a few beautiful designs to inspire and get me thoroughly excited about that oh-so-important white frock...

After making a list of shops to visit (I may be in the first glow of engagement but that doesn’t mean I can’t be prepared...) I spent the most fabulous day with my mother and matron of honour trying on every dress I could get my hands on.

And that included a HUGE meringue - it just has to be done. Meringues aside it was the veil that turned me to jelly and made my mother reach for her hanky!

We did just two dress shops on day one feeling that brunch (and a bottle of sauvignon blanc) was equally important, naturally.

Before you ask, I did find 'The One'. In fact I found it in the first shop! Anyway P&P will have to keep you guessing as I can’t possibly give any sort of detail away (yes, GF, that’s aimed at you...).