So yeah. Wedding day 14 days and counting. We're getting married on Valentine's Day. Still have a few last minute shite to sort out. Hoping a gay mate of mine will agree to host my hen night. For you North American's out there, a hen night is a staggette or however that is spelled for a non-word.
For the hen night, I'm not planning some great drunken blowout with a dozen or more bitches wearing matching tshirts, hats and feather boas - which seems to be the done thing here and I think is horribly tacky and systemic of the alcohol/pub culture in Ireland and the UK. Not a drinker, not a 20 something hosebeast so not my idea of a good hen night. Instead it will be half a dozen ladies - my Mum, my maid of honour/best friend, 3 girls from work, my beading buddy and my gay mate. We're going to get dressed up in nice dresses, go out for a cocktail or two at one of the only bars that serves them in town then all end up at Wally's place for 50's vintage cocktails and nibbles and then watch Breakfast at Tiffany's or How to Marry a Millionaire on DVD and chat. Won't be a late night, won't be a noisy night and won't be too much of a drunken night. My idea of a good time.
Got some more last minute planning to do, trying to finalise the guest list now so I can let the hotel know the final count for the buffet. I'm going to do my own and my maid of honour's bouquets with flowers from Aldi because the local florist quoted me 100 euro for a simple wedding bouquet because it's Valentine's Day. Fucking opportunists. She blames it all on how much the Dutch charge for flowers on the day but the time of year doesn't raise the price of flowers at Aldi. I'm going to get a good selection of colourful flowers the night before and create two bouquets, put them in water and outside overnight to keep them fresh.
Tesco had some great Valentine's things to put on the tables at the reception - a couples quiz and a lovers origami game as well. There's not much left to organise but I still want to make sure that everything that can be done well before the final few days is done. I don't want the stress of trying to still plan bits in the last few days while trying to relax and celebrate. Sounds like a recipe for stress.
Anyway, not quite at the place I need to be to feel all right with the progress of everything but I'm not far off it. Definitely more to come on this one.
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