I have managed to upload Part 2 of the Wedding Diary, but if you havent had the chance to read Part 1 as yet, catch up here: Part 1
Dear Diary Part 2: 12.02.15 – Ordered the balloon arch today from Gillian at Etcetera Cards and decided on the colours that will accompany it – It’s a lot more than just choosing your colour scheme – you have to think about the netting, ribbon and all bleeding sorts! Anyway – that is now done. At the same time I picked up some little cards for my MOH, special friends, and parents to say a big fat thank you. God love Gillian as she has seen me from my very clueless start trying to plan this sucker. and has helped me through a minefield of wedding blunders. Also managed to get down to my wedding hotel Joya Del Mar to pay the deposit and have a further chat with Omer the manager about seating and I am super happy that I have finally decided on how the tables will be arranged! Bonus! 16.02.15 – Ordered my Guest book, guest book plaque, place cards, table runners and cake topper all from Amazon.co.uk! All came to a bargain price of 46.00 Quid! Wont see any of them though until my MOH arrives on 6th April boo hoo! 17.02.15 – Ordered my MOH, special friends, and parents gifts today from ‘Homemade by Rachel’ Rachel Anil. Quite excited to see how they turn out as I have customized plaques for each of them. 18.02.15 – Booked our bus tickets to Antalya for the Hen weekend! OMG Im so excited! Also bought a couple of new outfits too as a girl gotta have new holiday togs :) Whist in town, Lindsay and I popped into the flower show to discuss the flowers. I think I am half way there as I have managed to order my bouquet and button holes. Will pop back in on Sunday to discuss the table flowers. 22.02.15 – Went back to the flower shop today to order the top table flowers. Oh thank god the flower side of things is now done. I find it so hard to make decisions so I wish there was literally only 1 purple flower available, not bloody hundreds. Anyway, its done now at a bargain cost of 500tl from Nergis Flowers nearly opposite Ectetera Cards in Marmaris 25.02.15 – DIY home hair trial today with the Velcro rollers. Its now 10pm and they have been in since 12.30pm. I will take them out soon, sleep on the hair and hopefully when I get up tomorrow I should have some sort of messy undone yet cool surfer chick chic bed head – well, a girl can only try... I am also pleased to announce that my hubby to be has FINALLY got himself a best man (with only 45 days to go until the big day). Phewww!! Turks have the ‘manana’ syndrome too, so this is a bloody big relief let me tell you! Tomorrow is going to be a long one as we are taking a road trip to Izmir to the consulate to get the paper work done as being a foreigner I cant do it in Marmaris ffs. Oh well, it’s a chance to do some proper shopping hehe! 26.02.15 – Izmir. Jesus what a horrible day. Im not going to lie, this was possibly one of the worst days to date. Travelling on a bus for 4.15 hours one way is not fun but doing that 2ce in the same day is just bloody torture. We found everything ok in Izmir. Basically jumping a taxi from the otogar to the British consulate which was 35tl. Appointment there went well, or so I thought until we arrived at the registry office (10 minute taxi ride away 15tl). There, they informed me that I had dated the document incorrectly and I was unable to change it myself, and that we had to go back to the British bloody consulate. They stamped what needed to be stamped but informed us that they could do no more and that if we didn’t have the date changed that the Marmaris Belidiye would not accept the document. So firstly we had the most miserable lunch known to man in Burger King, then paid 5tl for a dolmuş to get us back to the British Consulate which was off course closed for lunch by this time too. So we went to Mc Donalds for a coffee and a walk about until they opened up again an hour later. Thankfully the woman in there just changed the date herself instead of completing new documents and sent us on our way. I can say that neither of us was in the mood at this point to see any more of Izmir and we were thoroughly fed up so we decided to sod off back home again. Another 4.15 hours later and we were back in the Marmaris thank god and home to my baby puppy love. 27.02.15 – A visit to the Belidiye to check what we needed to do next which was 6 passport photos, blood tests and to buy a very specific pink cardboard folder to keep all of our documents in. Sod doing anything further for the weekend – time off wedding crap is required! 03.03.15 – Blood tests round 1 – I say round one as we got to the Sağlik clinic at 8am as informed that we needed to, waited there till 09.30am when we were informed that the only Doctor that does the marriage blood paperwork was not coming in that day. Well off course he wasn’t ffs. So we went to get our photos done and buy the silly pink cardboard folder instead. 04.03.15 – Blood Tests round 2 – Finally got the buggers done. I have no idea what I was tested for but only 1 vial of blood was taken from me where as 4 vials were taken from Mehmet. They told us my blood would be ready by 4pm and Mehmet’s blood 1 or 2 days later as it needed to be sent to Mugla. Next stop was back to the Belidiye to complete some paperwork. Once done she told us to come back for the final time when we had the results of the blood so that we could then and only then book the registrar for the time and date of our wedding. They bloody cut things close here let me tell you! Mehmet went back to the hospital from my results at 4pm only to be told that the blood had changed date and now was not going to be ready until the 12th – so 8 sodding days later. Seriously, you just couldn’t make this shit up! On the upside, I collected my handmade gifts for my Maid of Honour, and 2 other good friends that are part of the wedding. They are not bridesmaids as at 34 years of age I believe I am too old for bridesmaids, so they are just good friends instead :) So next it’s the hen weekend – By Christ it cant come soon enough. I literally need this break from wedding stress where I don’t have to worry about the fact I still have no band or DJ, that we still have no wedding rings, that Mehmet still has not taken his suit to the tailor to be altered so that it does not drown him and that Mehmet still has not bought wedding shoes... Oh lord, is it all worth it? 6th – 10th March 2015 - The Hen Weekend – OK, so I must just thank my Hen homies here for helping me de-stress, so a HUGE BIG shout out to Lindsay Eglinton, Hollie Torun & Jill Walker. This hen was so totally consumed with stress I nearly had a heart attack, the long weekend totally sorted me right out. A good drink and moan with friends always does. Its fair to say that I totally recommend a 5* All inclusive hotel for a 4 day break away from wedding stuff. I have come home ready and raring to get this shit done! P.S – Mehmet informed me that while away he popped his suit into the tailor to get refitted. I kid you not. 12.03.15 – I bloody HATE early starts. These days Im a stay in bed till 10am kind of girl so getting up at 8am is always a shock to the system! Hit the blood test place for 9am and knock me down with a feather we were actually seen immediately!!!! The Doc told us we were both dangerous disease and STD free (thank the good god above or I simply would have died right there). So off we trotted to the Belidiye to get this bad boy booked once and for all. Bugger me – all ridiculously simple and got the registrar booked for the time that I wanted and all! The weight that was lifted from my shoulders was MASSIVE. We skipped out of the Belidiye and Mehmet gave me a spontaneous kiss – I made a note of this as it had not happened since I started planning the wedding. He must have felt the stress dissipate right at that moment too! By Christ – things are FINALLY starting to come together! 13.03.15 – Check my organised self out – I have managed to book me a DJ. Sod the band, I would have only have been disappointed and way out of pocket with what they try to charge when they hear the word wedding. Opted for Katie and Selim instead – I didn’t actually realise that Selim was a wicked Tune Turner until my personal trainer pointed this out, so Cheers Julie, you did me a solid there gal! Yes so got my music booked and am feeling rather chuffed with myself now. I even managed to get Mehmet to write a list of Guests that he is going to personally call and invite to the wedding tomorrow. He simply refuses to send out invites being the Turk that he is, but believe me when I say I don’t even care as getting him to put names on paper is a HUGE task completed. I have informed him that the hotel need the list by Monday (they don’t, but he now doesn’t think its just me nagging and that he actually really should sort this guest list out). 15.03.15 – Today is what is known as a bloody good day. We have progress. We have found and ordered our wedding rings (cheaper than most other shops), Mehmet now has wedding shoes and a belt, and all that is left to be done is to get Guc his outfit. I can now see the light at the end of the never ending wedding tunnel of doom. Hallelujah! T Minus 4 weeks and counting! To be continued...
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