pandaemonaeum | Weddings and other stuff.

So anyway, I think I've mentioned before that I am desperate to get married, but getting made redundant last year and the erratic nature of being self-employed may have put an end to the plans for a bit.

Yesterday I had a look at the places in my area which are licensed to perform civil ceremonies. It's a long story, but I was raised Catholic and Ghost is United Reform. We could get married in the local United Reform church, but it has all the charm and grace of an aircraft hangar, and having waited this long to get married I can hold out a little longer for a nice venue. I thought a nice venue would cost the earth. Only, they don't. I've found somewhere that if you get married during the week, they give you the room for free. There's a local hotel called The Raven licensed for civil ceremonies! I've found a nice venue, which will hold enough people, for £250. And I've found a local CASTLE where you can get married in stately splendour, for £350!!!! I was expecting at least triple that. This now gives me a goal.

My wedding won't be too expensive, as I will make all the outfits myself, I can get the flowers wholesale with a single trip to Manchester, I know enough graphic designers to get a good deal on the invitations. What will cost me is a photographer (urg, I'm so not photogenic, that's the bit I'm dreading), the reception and the wedding venue. Having said that, I may be able to persuade Jordan, of www.darkview.co.uk to do it, he's an amazing photographer and a great bloke. So I now know the wedding venue will be nowhere near as expensive as I thought! And before you all say, what about the honeymoon, I have resigned myself to not having one.

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setvenharis know why. Besides, what I really want is the total cliche of a trip to Transylvania. I don't care if it's a cliche, it's what I want.

I have a list of wants that is a complete cliche and I don't care. I want to get married on Hallowe'en, I want Mina's red dress from Dracula, I want to get married somewhere atmospheric (Like a castle) and I want a honeymoon in Transylvania. Ghost's family are very supportive, and my family, well, let's not go there.

So those are my thoughts for the day. I got another pile of packages this morning, the postman thinks it's my birthday! lol. Now I'm off, to sew more PVC and play with my new trims :) It takes so little to make me happy, new lace and I'm in heaven, what a sad cow I am!

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