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Where has this year gone? Already November is here and the incessant Christmas chatter has begun - for those people already bragging about starting or indeed finishing their shopping, its not impressive... frankly it's just depressing.

I am not some sort of festive Scrooge. After all what's not to love about presents, food, family, guilt-free chocolate for breakfast and seasonal slurps of alcohol?

No, my need to put December off for as long as possible is because I can feel time slipping away - not, I should point out, in some morbid way. Purely in terms of planning.

You see Christmas was a great midway point when it came to setting deadlines.

Choosing and sending the invitations? We can concentrate on that after Christmas. Bridesmaids and their dresses? That can wait until the New Year. Groom's outfit? We'll think about that in January.

So I have in actual fact set myself up for a horrendously busy and super-productive start to 2010.

I know it will be fine - we still have eight months and counting until the wedding. But I wouldn't be me if there wasn't an air of worry and panic when it comes to something this important.

I think for my own sanity I shall set myself one little(ish) task to accomplish come Christmas - say choosing the invites.

And thankfully there is great news on that front already. As I speak, handmade samples are winging their way to me courtesy of the very creative and talented Sabrina - a real star who is now totally invaluable to me.

So you see, things are looking up already!

November 5, 2009 3:41 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

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just rest assurred that this time next christmas you will be Mrs Strong the second and worrying about how to stuff and cook a big fat turkey and all the trimmings for your new extended family - (sorry did I not mention this extra job curriculum ha ha)
the wedding plans therefore will pale into insignificance .and everything will naturally fall into place......enjoy your next 8 months keep calm we are here to help love you xxxxxxxx

By kimmie on November 14, 2009 12:54 PM

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Name: Gemma Hollingsworth
Age: 25
Job: hellomagazine.com staff writer
Relationship status: Engaged... finally! And soon to be Mrs Christopher Strong
Time taken to be proposed to: Nine years! Although sometimes it feels longer.
Wedding experience: None, although I went to three last year...
How it all began... In 2000 I was a pupil at the Duke Of York's Royal Military School and Chris was a sixth former, two years above than me. He's the only boy I've ever asked out, and I'm embarrassed to say I did it by text message! An experience I'm thankful I'll never have to repeat! Our first real milestone was four months into the relationship when I introduced the new love of my life to my dad and step mum. It went well, though it did take about 18 months for us to repeat the experience with his parents! Having lost my mum when I was 13, it was incredibly important to me that Chris knew my dad; and bless him he really put up with a lot for the cause. A major in the Royal Artillery, my father was very traditional and had set views on pretty much everything. I adored him; but, bringing home a boy who's had more changes to his hair cut and colour than David Beckham and a grungy Nirvana-esque fashion sense was always going to be a tricky sell. In the end their relationship was characterised by Sunday afternoons spent watching Formula One or football on TV over a beer, or three, accompanied by the sort of light-hearted banter that still allowed my dad to make his feelings known. More than anything I wish my dad was still alive to walk me down the aisle next summer. But he officially gave his blessing to Chris at around the seven year mark - something pretty amazing in itself!