day trip

We've been to the seaside today! in the bloody rain as per usual. Horrendous journey down but all was fine when we finally got there. Went to the reception venue to pay the deposit and sign the confirmation and we took some pics of the function room coz kel had read somewhere its a good idea for planning decorations. While we where there we chilled out in the lounge with cappucino and chocolate cake and I stretched out on the comfy chesterfield with my new charity shop bargain novel! Afterwards we went to the ceremony location to pay some more money and the woman who drives the national trust minibus reversed into our parked car and smashed the lights! What a day! Before heading home we parked up so I could take some photos of my bridge. Menai has now been officially renamed Munch Bridge by kel coz i love looking at it so much! I'm going to post my photos in my 'made by munch' blog rather than here though.

Behind the scenes

OOHH I absolutley forgot we also met the Registrar in Llangefni she was really young and attractive we were really impressed she is marrying us. Had a lovely time meeting her and the other people in her team we had a wander round Llangefni and everyone was sooo nice.
OH and we went to Plas Newydd to pay some money and we had to go th Lord Angleseys flat and creep around it was like being back stage in a theatre so cool. The music room was set up for a wedding the following day and munch got insanely excited.

Away with words

Having spoken to Cheshire registry offices we have seen their ceremony is written beautifully and just how we would like it. However llangefni may be completely different and we wont know until next week. Alot of people we have spoken to (registrars, photographers and friends) have said they love the idea of writing your own vows and how wonderful it is. Munch most certainly doesn't want to do this as it is a bit too personal for her. I'm not keen for a different reason I think its a bit tacky. What I would consider is a reading, our friends Paul and Graham had Paul's sister do a reading at their do and I think if it is a simple ceremony it would be lovely. I'm not sure who would do it...would love Lew to but I don't think he would. Here is a reading I have found care of In The Pink

Todays Musings

Sorry if this doesn't make any sense or is not grammatically correct just needing to scribble down what I've thought of today.
I have sat and done a breakdown of prices only estimations of what things will cost
Plas £1235, Photographer £1000, Car Free, Cake £100, Stationery £100, Clothes £600, Shoes £200, Hair Free, BBQ £100, Beers and Food £500, Rings £200, Flowers £50, Stereo and Karaoke £250. Obviously we are doing most of the work ourselves so this can all change depending on what we have to buy to make stuff.
Things we don't know about costing wise are the registrar, the reception venue, accommodation, and the legal costs of naming ceremony. So in the next couple of weeks we will need to do a reccy and arrange to go to coed cottages , Llandonna, and oak lodge, Also it must be a weekday so we can go to llangefni registry office to check out the procedure. Munch to arrange day off asap so we can call to make appointments.
Also I'm starting to think maybe oak lodge will be cheaper or as cheap considering the hassle, I worked the reception out to about £1000 but that was just a guess we will know more when we visit. So if you look at all the money we would need to spend on buying a BBQ, food, music, drink etc it might be worthwhile having BBQ there, no work for us before or after. I just don't know now. It would mean we would'nt get to make all the delicious food on the mood board.
Also must remember to get Plas stuff out for photographers visit Sunday pm.

nice pics

Just found this site randomly it has some lovely pics of Plas Newydd and Anglesey that might come in useful http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/inpictures/pages/anglesey.shtml?8

Invited to a bit of a do

Got the whole weekend off Hurrah! I am looking forward to Sunday. We are going to Wrenbury Hall which is owned by an acquaintance of ours, Des. He was at the wedding fayre and really wants us to get married at his venue. It is absolutely gorgeous and would be perfect for a lot of couples but the whole wedding breakfast formality is just not for us. Anyway on Sunday they are having a bit of an open day with some civil partnerships taking place etc so you can see what goes on. It will be so much fun to keep us in the wedding spirit.

Rules and Regs

Interesting resource guide and the law for civil partnerships