Wednesday 28 March 2012

A Dukan Update and Some Pretty Frames...

Somehow I've let two days go by without posting on my much loved blog (much loved by me more than anything else!). I blame it on the lovely summery weather we're getting here in the UK, my sometimes demanding work and my time consuming excursion down London ways yesterday afternoon to pick up a surprise wedding gift for my husband to be. Oh, and sorting out a few nice little wedding bits like my pre-wedding shoot with my brilliant and very talented photographer and my prettily framed table plan.

So, first things first, I'm a few days late on the Dukan update. It's officially been 3 weeks and 2 days since I started on the ever increasing in fame french diet. I'm up to a total of 12lbs lost. You may or may not remember that last week I'd just reached the 10lbs mark after two full weeks, so yes, the weight loss has slowed down a bit. They do say that this will happen so at least I expected it. I'm still more than pleased with my results so far and actually still find it fairly easy to follow. I have treated myself to a few mini treats in the last week (actually, that might have something to do with the weight loss slowing down...hmmmm...) but to be honest, I think that's whats kept me going. A mini square of homemade fridge cake, a tiny slice of lemon tart and a couple of M&M peanuts can't do too much harm! I've still managed to have a lovely Saturday night round friends (I'm lucky enough to have very thoughtful friends who made sure that their dinner party food was Dukan friendly) without straying too far from the Dukan path. I'm hoping that at the very least I'll continue on the 2lbs a week trend from now until my big day which will leave me in a very happy place come wedding time. Wish me luck!

Secondly, as the title suggests, I've had a real wedding inspired table plan idea that involves numerous pretty frames. I saw this idea in some wedding magazine or another (can't quite remember as I read so many!) and absolutely loved it. Traditionally the table plan is mounted into one large frame, but I love love love the idea of putting each table into it's own frame and displaying them all like you would on a mantle or side table in your home. I chose these gold and white ornate frames as they'll match perfectly with my colour theme and venue. The best thing about this display is that you could literally find frames to match any theme, colour scheme or location. Love!


These ornate beauties are from Sainsbury's and retail for about half the price of other high street home retailers. The triple photo ones were £14-£15 and the single ones were just £8. They also do some mega cute mini ones in brights which I might just have to pick up for around the house.




I'm going to attempt to print out my table lists onto thick white paper with gold scripted font to display in these gorgeous frames. Fingers crossed that it will look professional and pretty...




Do you have any inspired idea's for your table plans? Please share with me if you do as I love to hear other bride's thoughts and idea's!

Thanks for reading,
Chelsea
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P.S. Apologies for the slightly dark and dodgy photo's....it was starting to get dark when I got home so didn't have much in the way of natural light!

Giveaway Results!

Thank you to everyone that entered....my competition alert post had my most ever views :) The lucky winner of the sparkly clutch and Jewellery set was the lovely Claire B. Congratulations!




Thanks for reading,
Chelsea
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Sunday 25 March 2012

Competition Alert!

Having been doing this blogging business for just over four weeks now, I thought it was high time to celebrate with a bit of a competition. In the spirit of wedding bling (yes, I bought that super cute t-shirt jumper from next yesterday morning - http://www.amorraweddings.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/bit-of-bling.html) I thought I'd offer up some blingalicious wedding day accessories. Whether you're a guest, a bridesmaid or the beautiful bride yourself, this glam, sparkly necklace and earring set, along with the beautiful Accessorize clutch, would make a great addition to any girls wardrobe. The jewellery set and clutch combined are worth over £50 so make sure you enter!

The rules:

  1. This competition is open to UK, USA and Canada residents only.
  2. To be eligible to win, you first have to 'like' Amorra Weddings on facebook (link is to the right of this post), and secondly have to comment on this post about which is your favourite - jewellery set or clutch (or both if you can't choose!). Please make sure to post your comment with a first name and or initials that tie back to facebook so I can correlate the two lists.
And that's it! You have until midnight on March 27th, 2012 to enter (England time) and the winner will be chosen by random.org. I'll announce the winner on facebook on the 28th and once I have the winners details, will post these lovely goodies to that lucky person. Good luck!






Thanks for reading,
Chelsea

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My DIY Results!

Yesterday was the big reveal in terms of my pottery painting handiwork (see http://amorraweddings.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/my-attempt-at-bit-of-diy.html for the pre-glazed and fired pics), and I have to say, I was pretty pleased with myself at the results of the 'Mr and Mrs' heart. Despite the fact that it took me the better part of a very quiet and focused hour to paint all of eight letters, I think it's turned out pretty well. Once I add that bit of gold ribbon and hang it amongst my head table floral display, I think the slightly shaky painted letters will be a distant memory. I was also pretty pleased with my cuter than cute cupcake plate. Once it's smothered in all things yummy it will make a lovely personal addition to my sweets table. I was a little disappointed at the washiness of the pink section (I probably should've done a few more coats!) but once it's covered by french fancies and mini battenburgs no one will be the wiser. All in all, it was a very enjoyable experience and an easy and fun way to spend an afternoon making some lovely personal touches for my big day. The only problem is, with this whole 'having to go back the next week to collect' thing, I can't seem to collect without painting something new.... While I don't have any pre-firing and glazing pics to show of yesterdays new pottery fun, if it turns out I'll give a sneak peak next weekend!







Thanks for reading,
Chelsea

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