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Reception booked

Tuesday May 20 2008 17:45:20

By DoubleD2B

Well, we went on Sunday and booked the wedding reception so it's now officially 25th July 2009. Am so excited, it's at a cafe/bar on the local beach and it's beautiful. And very reasonable financially. £20 a head gets buffet, DJ, room hire, decorations and fireworks. Can't wait. I think we are getting a sangria fountain too for welcome drinks.

It sort of feels like there isn't a lot else to do now until I lose a bit of weight and start shopping for dresses etc. My mum has said she is going to pay the venue deposit as an engagement present and she has said she'll help us out with some money for the wedding. OH's Dad has also been making promising comments about contributing towards the costs too.

I'm a bit disappointed in my own Dad though. I haven't had a very good relationship with him for years and this came to a head recently when I accused him of putting his new wife and her kids ahead of me and my brother. It sounds petty when I say it like that, but he was never a particularly good Dad, never made any effort with us and has always put women ahead of us in priorities. Now we barely see him. Every couple of months or so we organise family meals with his side of the family and he has turned up to 1 in the past 3 years.

I went to tell him face to face about getting engaged. He seemed happy about it, but that was 3 weeks ago and I've heard nothing else from him. No card nothing. I text him twice last week, once to confirm his holiday dates next year and once to tell him about the wedding date but have had no replies.

Am just really gutted that he isn't bothering at all about it. I don't really like to speak to OH about it as he says after all this time I shouldn't be surprised by his behaviour but I can't help it. Wish it didn't bother me, but I always have this eternal hope that he'll actually give a damn one day.

Ah well, c'est la vie!!!

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FIL has announced the date

Wednesday May 14 2008 09:09:35

By DoubleD2B

Hi everyone, really a little bit put out. OH told his dad that we had provisionally booked the register office for the wedding and he has announced it to the entire family. Am a little annoyed as I feel that is really our job as Bride and Groom.

Also been having a total fuss hunting about for honeymoon. I really fancy doing a twin centre holiday in Italy, starting at Rome and going on to Sorrento. Just sort of wanting it to be available and to get it booed and it's very difficult to locate them for next year. Also OH is being his typical self about it and wanting to look at every possible option in every other country which is not what i want. Grrrrrr

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