Wedding planning isn’t all glamour, pinning and dreaming. Laws and paperwork are essential parts of organising a ceremony and Beth and Andrew have now officially given notice, although it wasn’t quite straight forward. Oh and Beth, I cannot wait to hear all about THE dress. Eepp xo Lou
 

 
Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas, it?s hard to believe we?re in the middle of January now. In a bid for a new year, new me I?ve just started a new job and although that?s taken up a large chunk of my time, wedding plans are slowly coming together.
We spent Christmas in Liverpool primarily to spend time with Andrew?s family but also as it?s the only time we could give notice. Not living in Liverpool we had to prove that we had stayed in the city for eight consecutive days before being able to register. Seems silly and bureaucratic but rules is rules. Way back at the beginning of October I tried to make an appointment with the registry office in Liverpool for December 30th and was advised they had already filled all of their slots and to call back on Christmas Eve when the next wave of appointments for the 30th were to open.  
 

 
So Christmas Eve rolls round and I manage to hold myself back from phoning the council until a mere fifteen minutes before they open only to be told that we were given false information. Cue heart palpitations and visions of our legal wedding ceremony drifting down the toilet. Thankfully we managed to be p...