The magazine that
made my wildest wedding dreams come true.
It’s no secret to
anyone who knows me that I have a severely unhealthy obsession with weddings. With
many guys, if their girlfriend admitted that, they would give Usain Bolt a run
for his money (no pun intended….well…maybe) but I am lucky enough to have a
long-suffering angel who doesn’t seem to mind. Either that, or he is so
petrified that he daren’t even say ;). I’m hoping it’s not the latter and that
he simply breathes a sigh of relief knowing that if/when (hopefully less ‘if’
than ‘when’) it comes to our wedding, he won’t be dragged in to help plan
ANYTHING, he can just sit back with a pint in hand until the day arrives, where
he can again, sit back with a pint in hand.
Quite frankly, I don’t
disagree with anyone who thinks it’s totally weird. I’m 18 years of age, if I
had stayed on at college like many of the friends I have – I would be preparing
for my first year of University to get well and truly gazeboed every night, not
planning my wedding and saving for a house deposit. But not many people have
had the example I have had in life – my parents.
Engaged on my mum’s
18th birthday after just under a year together, my parents were
married before they both turned 20 and this year will celebrate their 25th
wedding anniversary in blissful happiness as always. I know what you may be thinking – ‘surely
there must be a reason they got married so early’ – and you are right – they were
desperate to be together. There was no other reason for it than that. They
waited for almost 6 years until they had me, and another 2 and a half before my
‘little’ brother came along. To everyone who meets them, they are a complete anomaly
in modern life and funnily enough, they have been through more heartbreak and
difficulty in their married years than a million couples put together – each event
bringing them closer together.
How very very soppy.
ANYWAY…..moving
onnnnnn
‘Mollie Makes’ is a fabulous magazine that
usually focuses on handmade items, crafting and all things adorable. Being a
keen crafter myself alongside my mum, this magazine is one of our top go-to’s
for any new projects and we treat each other to a new issue whenever we see
one. I say ‘treat’, because at a fiver a pop, with me being such a tight arse
with money, it’s a treat!
So when my eagle-eyed
momma spotted a special wedding edition of it, we went into a geeky excitement
meltdown!!!
It is chockablock
full of incredible real-life weddings, ideas for handmade invites, decorations
and includes links to find literally anything you see on each page – a complete
dream.
Just look at this one particular featured wedding below….just look at it.
Beyond stunning. And every detail is hand made, even down to the hundreds of individual delicate sugar hydrangeas on their cake which they made together (am I the only one who swoons at that?!) I for one know how painstaking those ruddy sugar hydrangeas are to make and set on a cake.... *multiple curse words*
Anyway - to anyone who loves weddings, to anyone who is due to get married or to anyone who appreciates beautiful handmade items - go and get Mollie Makes in your life!!!!!
Even a cute little old guy on my bus was reading it the other day - I felt we had a real friendship bond when I geekily got my copy out of my bag too!!
Haha....apologies that my second blog post is so girly and soppy, but thats me!
Lots of love, Emily-Rose xoxo
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