I wanted to wait to start my journal but i couldnt hold back!

My names Lauren and im 21 and ive been with Robert whose nearly 24 since Christmas eve 2009!



We have a gorgeous little boy called Bobby who is 1 next month!




The Engagment

So getting to the engagement!! It was my 21st Birthday in February and we decided to go to Manchester to go shopping (this was my present of OH) so just the 2 of us went off and went for a day of shopping then back to the hotel, OH told me that i could have my presents that night as we would be up and out early on my actual birthday so i was all excited, he told me to get ready to go out then i could have them! I got all ready and got all excited for my presents! He told me to go and wait in the bathroom as he need to set up what him and Bobby had done! (He told me before that him and Bobby had done me something so i thought they'd made me a card, when he said he needed to set it up i thought ohh maybe its a birthday banner )
I could hear music playing and he told me to come out, on the bed was a heart in rose petals with an envelope in the middle, he told me to open it and read it out. He had wrote a poem all about us and how when we met for my birthday he took me to manchester and to the same hotel and was saying if i would marry him, i couldnt read it as i was crying to much, he then got down on one knee and asked me to marry him
The music playing was a song list he had made with all songs about love/marriage etc, he had champayne on ice, he had everything!!

It was perfect and so thoughtful!!



Bobby holding the ring




I thought I'd edit the first post to add our new little addition to the family who is due 29th January

26th July 2014

We've chosen this date so we have plenty of time to save and also we're TTC so hopefully we'll have another baby by then! We knew we wanted July and a Saturday so we literally said the dates and picked one

Thought I'd update with a new ticker with our real date

15th June 2013

Originally Posted by KittieB Congratulations on your engagement! Your engagement ring is gorgeous! Very unusual, I love it. I was 21 in february and my OH is nearly 24 too We're (hopefully) getting married in September 2013. Bobby is adorable, is he going to be a pageboy? Have you looked at any venues yet? Or decided on a colour scheme?

At the minute our top favourite is pale pink and turquoise which we think were going to stick with!!





I also love Peaches and cream






On our list we also had:

- Bright yellow and white
- Black and white
- Pink and duck egg blue
- Pink and grey
- Bright red

We have decided on our wedding party and asked everyone as we this wont change as its mainly family!

Maid of Honor

My cousin

Bridesmaids

OHs 2 cousins and SIL

Flower Girls

Our 2 nieces (will be 2 & 3 at the time)

Page Boy

Our son (will be 3 at the time)

Best Man

OHs best friend

Ushers

OHs brother, my brother and OHs two good friends

We've booked in to go see a venue on Tuesday called Nailcote Hall. Its the place we both said we'd love to have (just from looks on the outside as neither of us have been inside before) its over budget but we were hoping we might be able to knock them down a bit/do bit ourselves etc but since then we've been told their not helpful and when they get you there tell you you have to have everything from them and you cant have on thing without the other etc so we're not holding our hopes!!



I feel like ive looked at every venue possible up to half a hour drive away from where we live and everywhere is soooo expensive!! Im now trying to think of places that arent big wedding venues or places that the main focus isnt on weddings but im not having much luck