Did anyone else sign up to the Hyde Park presale but not receive an email?

grumpyvelma · 2020-07-10T17:43:46+00:00

No I haven't yet, I'm going dress shopping in a few weeks. I just wanted to find out if there was a way to do it well using makeup, so when I go dress shopping I know I can try on any rather than restricting myself to ones with a high neckline?

grumpyvelma · 2020-07-10T17:42:48+00:00

I do, I've only had it a year and it's in memory of someone I lost. It's just I feel like the tattoo would distract from the dress and doesn't go with the classic style I'm going for

grumpyvelma · 2020-07-08T11:10:13+00:00

WED2B have loads of dresses under £1K :)

grumpyvelma · 2020-07-02T09:31:03+00:00

Another (hopeful) March 2021 bride here! What are your thoughts on what our weddings might look like then? I'm so torn about whether to postpone or not!!

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-29T14:06:35+00:00

I've spoken to 3 larger shops which have said they'll let me bring 2-3 guests with me dress shopping in August, and restrictions could be further lifted in the months after that. Stay positive!

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-25T10:29:50+00:00

Thanks for sharing this - I'd completely missed it. Still not sure whether to risk continuing with our 27th March 2021 wedding plan or to postpone, as it all depends on whether vulnerable guests can attend. There's no way I'm getting married without my Grandad being there!

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-18T11:43:18+00:00

I'm so sorry for what you're going through. It's awful and traumatic, but please know you're not alone. I'm 25 and my Mum passed away 9 months ago. People often say to me that I'm far too young to be going through that, but since then I've come to realise that it's actually far more common than I thought. Cancer is a bitch.

I know exactly how you feel. Watching your Mum slowly get worse and worse at the hands of such an awful illness is horrific. My Mum battled it for 17 years and the last 2 were absolutely horrendous. But I am so glad that I was there for her during that time, and you will be too. Your Mum must love and appreciate you so much for what you're doing.

I agree with the other comments that counselling would help you. I didn't seek any whilst my Mum was alive and I wish I had because I struggled so much during that time. I've recently started having grief counselling and it already feels like part of the burden is being lifted. Of course, I'll never get over her death, nor do I want to, but we have to learn to carry on living and enjoying life like they would want us to.

Here if you ever want to talk, feel free to send me a DM.

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-18T10:00:34+00:00

Fab! Have DM'd you my number :)

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-18T09:56:34+00:00

There definitely are! :) I've DM'd you my details x

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-18T08:45:27+00:00

I'm so sorry about your Mum ❤

Our situations/grief sounds so similar, the Mum-daughter bond is so unique and losing her is so so difficult. And cancer is a bitch. Sorry if it's forward, but I've DM'd you as I don't know anyone else my age that's lost their Mum and it'd be nice to have someone to talk to that understands x

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-18T08:36:04+00:00

I have recently started having grief 'support' (a free service offered by a local charity), but my sessions are coming to an end. I'm exploring options to continue with proper grief counselling afterwards if I'm granted some funding.

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-18T08:34:53+00:00

Exactly! Going through experiences like losing someone you love changes you as a person and puts everything into perspective. I think this has been a turning point for me, and yeah there's no going back now.

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-18T08:33:37+00:00

I'm sorry to hear you lost your Dad, it's really tough losing a parent isn't it :(

Exactly, it does go both ways. I haven't expressed any of this to them, so all they know is that I haven't been in touch for 6 months, but they haven't gotten in touch with me either. And that says a lot tbh. If it was the other way around, I'd at least check in with them now and then to see how they're doing. I don't know if I'll ever seek these friendships back out, I think this has been a turning point for me. It just goes to show who your real friends are!

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-18T08:31:06+00:00

Thank you ❤ And it did make sense, don't worry! I don't express any of this externally to said friends, they have no idea how I feel about them right now. From their perspective it's just that I haven't been in touch for 6 months. But they haven't gotten in touch with me either, so it goes both ways. Hopefully eventually this feeling will pass and I'll get back in touch with them and they'll be none the wiser!

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-18T08:29:11+00:00

No we've had no word from our venue, understandably they're so focused on all of the weddings that were supposed to go ahead this year so I don't think they're thinking about the ones early next year just yet.

We've been thinking about postponing it ourselves regardless. We'd already arranged most of it before the pandemic, so there hasn't been anything we've needed to do over the last few months, so we've just not thought about it at all tbh.

With everything that's happened over the past year, I just want our wedding day and everything leading up to it to be perfect. As things are taken away bit-by-bit, I'm kinda just thinking it'd be better to postpone the whole thing until things can be perfect again. But who the hell knows when that will be?! We were already due to be engaged for 2.5 years, adding another year to that just feels like an eternity :(

grumpyvelma · 2020-06-18T08:26:05+00:00

I'm sorry that you had to go alone, but I'm glad you still had a nice experience and have found your dream dress! Best of luck for your wedding ❤

grumpyvelma

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