Saturday 16 October 2021

3rd of October

We're in full on wedding fever here at the moment. Eleanor and Jacob got engaged in October 2020 and would have liked to have started making preparations for their wedding straight away but we went into lockdown again after the engagement and it's been a bit uncertain throughout the year with limits being enforced on how many guests were allowed at gatherings due to the pandemic so they thought it best to wait awhile. Most restrictions have been lifted now and though nothing's certain in terms of what's to come, they've decided to start making plans.

The first thing they needed to decide on is where they want to hold the wedding and reception. Neither of them want to get married in a church, preferring a civil ceremony in a hotel, so we've been looking at venues. They've found the perfect place for them and have now booked it, along with a registrar.

Eleanor and Jacob met at university, they were taking the same degree and met on the 3rd of October 2016. At the time, Eleanor had been going out with her then boyfriend for over two years and it would be nearly two further years before they went their separate ways. This left the door open for Jacob to ask Eleanor out on a date, and this he did exactly two years after they first met, on the 3rd of October 2018. When it came to proposing, if it hadn't been for the pandemic and lockdown, I think it would have happened sooner than it did, but Jacob ended up popping the question on the 3rd of October 2020 and She Said Yes. So, as you can imagine, the 3rd of October is an important date for them, they met, started going out and also got engaged on this date. They had thought about having a summer wedding but in the end they've decided to carry on the tradition and they'll be getting married on the 3rd of October 2022.

Although it seems there's lots of time to get things ordered and booked, there isn't really. There's so many things to organise so we've been visiting some wedding fairs, they're such a great place to start as many suppliers come together under one roof and you can take lots of ideas away with you. Many of the suppliers have said that they're taking bookings and orders for 2023 already so we do feel a little behind the game, but I'm sure we'll catch up with things.

The main things we'll have to sort out that I can think of for a start are flowers, stationery, cars, cake, and of course, there's the wedding dress. I remember trailing around for Eleanor's prom dress, that was an ordeal in itself so goodness knows what wedding dress shopping is going to be like. Wish me luck!

15 comments:

  1. Enjoy all the planning! K did all the planning for hers because it was overseas, but I loved going dress shopping with her. 3rd October is my parents', and grandparents' wedding anniversary, so a significant date for me too!

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  2. You'll have to get an outfit too, don't forget! It's a very exciting time for you all. Sometimes people make little favours for the guests, Miss CK came home with a couple of tiny pots of cacti from one and I've also seen knitted hearts. Enjoy and congratulations!

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  3. Exciting times, with both my daughters I found giving honest answers to their questions and then step back and let them make the decisions.

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  4. You lucky thing, I would love this. Make the most of every minute and enjoy.
    Briony
    x

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  5. What a lovely love story, I'm glad the venue has been sorted and things are moving on. I know how stressful it can be, if you can remember two years ago I had a son getting married in October and another in November haha. A daughters wedding of course will need even more planning. All I can say is just go with the flow it's something to look forward to and I'm sure everything will just fall into place. xx

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  6. How lovely and something wonderful to look forward to. It'll be a busy and expensive time for you but do enjoy all the preparations for the big day.

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  7. Good luck with the wedding organisation!

    A friend got married in June this year and was obviously restricted to the numbers she could have but I think it worked out very well in the end and it was a lovely day.

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  8. Good luck with the wedding dress shopping, I must admit that i was so glad when Stevie found the one she wanted, shopping is not my thing, lol. People seem to plan so far in advance now don't they, I hope you manage to get everything you want.

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  9. How lovely to do everything on the same date! Good luck with it all, Jo, and best wishes to Eleanor and Jacob!

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  10. How exciting and what a lovely story.
    3rd October 2022 will come round so quickly.
    Good luck with all the wedding planning.

    All the best Jan

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  11. I a overwhe1med by the thought of wedding p1anning. If we can keep these events fun and sma11, I'm a11 for it. I grew up in an area where thousands are spent on weddings and it is such a waste.

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  12. How exciting for you all. What a fabulous day to choose too, there really couldn't be any other day. x

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  13. Exciting times! I'm so happy for you.
    Amalia
    xo

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  14. How exciting. The time will fly passed with all the organisation. Lovely day to choose too xcx

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