So the vegan gets her day and in (approximately) exactly 2 years time the day of my dreams since forever ago will happen.
I knew the ring was coming. One could say my boyfriend, now fiancé, was under duress and being continually pushed to deliver the goods but let's be honest all he had to do was pay, he got out of it quite easily, my want to have a stone on my finger symbolising that I am in the mad process of planning a wedding just allowed him to escape planning a romantic and expensive trip to propose in an old fashioned surprising way.
Looking back I don't regret it.
Colin and I are not one of the great romantics of the past, we are just best friends who love each other. We except each other for who we are and we cry, smile and laugh together. Every time i have to spend even a night away from him I ache, this is what our marriage will be built on; friendship. I cannot ever express how lucky I am that I found a man who completely respects me, who never makes me cry and believes what I believe. Remembering how much I wanted to wed since I was young makes me shudder at the thought that I could have, quite easily, married the wrong person.
But this is it.
My proposal was done when in our pjs in our apartment in Poland with our cats and laughter. It was beautiful.
As I crazily wedding plan I cannot help but be happy with the bridesmaids I have chosen. I wanted 4 or more but Colin should have somewhat of a say and so I compromised and chose 4. The girls individually are beautiful people and together they represent important parts and groups of friends in my life.
Jen has been there for me since I began my travels in Australia. As I wedding plan I realise how much more she needed me when planning her own wedding and I failed as a bridesmaid. I chose her because, first, it was a foregone conclusion but also because I need her. Even in Australia it seemed I couldn't quite function without her and she was my guardian and quite possibly THE funniest girlfriend in my life.
I hope she forgives me for being a terrible friend but deep down I know she knows what to expect from me and that she is my rock.
I love her and that is all.
Alison and I have known each other since competing in netball. I was always better than her and luckily she still loved me :)
When she chose me to be a bridesmaid for her beautiful day I think I was more shocked than anything. Although we are close we had lived 2 separate lives for a very long time and I wasn't expecting her to choose me.
I was completely and utterly moved.
I believe Alison and I have a relationship that isn't much to see on the surface but when you look underneath it is unwavering. She goes above and beyond for me whenever she can and I couldn't imagine this event without her.
Still the cutest girl in the world!
Jenelle is my representation from Changwon, a place that challenged me more emotionally than anywhere else in my life. I had incredible heartache and incredible happiness whilst there. I grew and there were wonderful girls who were there for me in this time.
Jenelle, however, is hands down one of the most beautiful women I have ever met and I am sad that she doesn't always realise it. She always puts others first and even if they hurt her she blames herself and works effortlessly to put everything right. She works to help the planet and tries always to be a better person. I want her to stand beside me representing the beauty of the world and because she was the girl who told me I was unhappy when I was unhappy and also was there when I got so blind drunk and met my future husband!
An angel.
Sarah, a girl who represents my time and the beautiful people I met in Incheon and my first year in Korea. Always emailing me her life and so interested in mine, I cannot see our future without each other in it. Genuinely always bursting with happiness for me whatever happens in my life and the coolest girl I know. I am still baffled why she is single and hasn't fallen into the arms of a musician yet but I bide my time and keep her invitation open for 2 because it is only a matter of time.
I am always grateful for her words and her understanding and can't wait to have a party, a glass of champagne and a dance with her on my perfect day.
These girls will be beautiful on my day and I know that I need them to look my best!
I have my guy but I need my girls.
I knew the ring was coming. One could say my boyfriend, now fiancé, was under duress and being continually pushed to deliver the goods but let's be honest all he had to do was pay, he got out of it quite easily, my want to have a stone on my finger symbolising that I am in the mad process of planning a wedding just allowed him to escape planning a romantic and expensive trip to propose in an old fashioned surprising way.
Looking back I don't regret it.
Colin and I are not one of the great romantics of the past, we are just best friends who love each other. We except each other for who we are and we cry, smile and laugh together. Every time i have to spend even a night away from him I ache, this is what our marriage will be built on; friendship. I cannot ever express how lucky I am that I found a man who completely respects me, who never makes me cry and believes what I believe. Remembering how much I wanted to wed since I was young makes me shudder at the thought that I could have, quite easily, married the wrong person.
But this is it.
My proposal was done when in our pjs in our apartment in Poland with our cats and laughter. It was beautiful.
As I crazily wedding plan I cannot help but be happy with the bridesmaids I have chosen. I wanted 4 or more but Colin should have somewhat of a say and so I compromised and chose 4. The girls individually are beautiful people and together they represent important parts and groups of friends in my life.
Jen has been there for me since I began my travels in Australia. As I wedding plan I realise how much more she needed me when planning her own wedding and I failed as a bridesmaid. I chose her because, first, it was a foregone conclusion but also because I need her. Even in Australia it seemed I couldn't quite function without her and she was my guardian and quite possibly THE funniest girlfriend in my life.
I hope she forgives me for being a terrible friend but deep down I know she knows what to expect from me and that she is my rock.
I love her and that is all.
Alison and I have known each other since competing in netball. I was always better than her and luckily she still loved me :)
When she chose me to be a bridesmaid for her beautiful day I think I was more shocked than anything. Although we are close we had lived 2 separate lives for a very long time and I wasn't expecting her to choose me.
I was completely and utterly moved.
I believe Alison and I have a relationship that isn't much to see on the surface but when you look underneath it is unwavering. She goes above and beyond for me whenever she can and I couldn't imagine this event without her.
Still the cutest girl in the world!
Jenelle is my representation from Changwon, a place that challenged me more emotionally than anywhere else in my life. I had incredible heartache and incredible happiness whilst there. I grew and there were wonderful girls who were there for me in this time.
Jenelle, however, is hands down one of the most beautiful women I have ever met and I am sad that she doesn't always realise it. She always puts others first and even if they hurt her she blames herself and works effortlessly to put everything right. She works to help the planet and tries always to be a better person. I want her to stand beside me representing the beauty of the world and because she was the girl who told me I was unhappy when I was unhappy and also was there when I got so blind drunk and met my future husband!
An angel.
Sarah, a girl who represents my time and the beautiful people I met in Incheon and my first year in Korea. Always emailing me her life and so interested in mine, I cannot see our future without each other in it. Genuinely always bursting with happiness for me whatever happens in my life and the coolest girl I know. I am still baffled why she is single and hasn't fallen into the arms of a musician yet but I bide my time and keep her invitation open for 2 because it is only a matter of time.
I am always grateful for her words and her understanding and can't wait to have a party, a glass of champagne and a dance with her on my perfect day.
These girls will be beautiful on my day and I know that I need them to look my best!
I have my guy but I need my girls.
