EmmyReece
Mummy To Olivia
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Well, I can honestly say I never thought I'd be posting in here. Chris and I got engaged on Xmas Day 2009 (not the most romantic of proposals, he threw the ring box and said "I suppose I'd better give you this then"
), and I assumed that we would be one of those couples that were engaged, but never actually got round to getting married 
So you can imagine my surprise when Chris started mentioning about us finally getting round to setting a date a couple of weeks ago. It's taken this long for it to sink in and for me to finally accept that he wasn't joking and was being completely serious
A bit of history about us ...
We met in 2006 when we were on a course that had been organised through the job centre and we became quite good friends. The other people on the course had noticed something much longer before I had and used to tease me like crazy about it, and I always used to deny it. So, Chris got a job and had to leave before the time was up, so there I was thinking "I really don't want him to leave", and it hit me there and then that I had the most humongous crush that I'd ever had I remember thinking that he was really nice and that he smelt amazing (he used to wear Next Dimension aftershave, it always gives me goose bumps now).
So my friends got together and decided that we needed to organise a night out so that I could arrange to keep in touch with him. So we arranged to go out, me, Chris and two of our friends (Leanne and Emma) and we were all going to leave from the house that I shared with my friend - Leanne and her mum. So I went to Emma's and Chris' town on the bus to bring them back so we could all leave from Leanne's. I picked Emma up first and we got on the bus to where Chris lived, and I kept panicking that he wasn't going to be there. So we were driving up the road towards his bus stop and I couldn't see him standing there so I was quite upset, but then the driver pulled up and Chris got on
When we got back to Leanne's, I carried on getting ready while they all teased Chris about why he was coming out with us that night And by the time I was ready we needed to go and catch the bus. Chris had gone and thrown away his all day bus ticket, so he had to go and buy another one (he never used to use the bus so wasn't used to having to keep the ticket with him)
So we went to a few pubs, we had a few drinks and me and Emma, Emma and Leanne or me and Leanne danced - we never left Chris on his own. I remember going to site with him at one point and he put his arm around my shoulders and cuddled me into him, and I have to say, to this day, I still get butterflies in my tummy thinking about it. When we left the pub, we decided to go to the chippy and Chris held onto my hand and wouldn't let it go Emma turned around to us at one point and said "For crying out loud are you two going to get together or what?" and we both ummed and aahed because we were scared of what the other one was going to say ... so Emma pipes up "Chris, do you want to go out with Emily?" and "Emily do you want to go out with Chris?" and we both said yes and Emma says "Thank god for that, I didn't fancy having to bang your heads together"
So the rest of the night was a bit of a daze. We got a taxi back to Leanne's and Emma and Chris carried on to their town. All the way back Chris reached his hand behind his seat so that he could hold my hand, and when I got out of the taxi he got out too so that he could give me a kiss good night
The next day he text me after he'd been to lunch at his Nana's house and asked me if I wanted to go and meet his mum and dad's new puppy - Ben
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Who has since then turned into this
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So off we went, little did I know that I'd be meeting his mum and dad the same day They were both very lovely and so was the other dog Sam. Chris' mum to this day says that Chris told them that he was bringing a friend home to meet Ben, but they knew I was more than a friend because when we walked round the corner we were holding hands
Things from then carried on getting better and better. I'd stay over at his house on the weekends, he'd come and see me after work. But then Leanne found out she was pregnant and I had to leave and the only option was to either move back to Wales or move in with Chris. And thankfully his mum and dad said yes. So we'd only been together for about 3 or 4 months by the time we'd moved in together.
And since then things have been a bit of a blur, we've had sad times, happy times. But I know that if I need anything that he's there for me straight away. That he loves me for who I am, not what I could be.
Although I have to add, that I didn't get the most romantic of proposals. He'd got me an engagement ring, threw the box at me on Xmas day of 2009 and said "well I'd better make an honest woman of you then"
I remember thinking that he was really nice and that he smelt amazing (he used to wear Next Dimension aftershave, it always gives me goose bumps now).So my friends got together and decided that we needed to organise a night out so that I could arrange to keep in touch with him. So we arranged to go out, me, Chris and two of our friends (Leanne and Emma) and we were all going to leave from the house that I shared with my friend - Leanne and her mum. So I went to Emma's and Chris' town on the bus to bring them back so we could all leave from Leanne's. I picked Emma up first and we got on the bus to where Chris lived, and I kept panicking that he wasn't going to be there. So we were driving up the road towards his bus stop and I couldn't see him standing there so I was quite upset, but then the driver pulled up and Chris got on
When we got back to Leanne's, I carried on getting ready while they all teased Chris about why he was coming out with us that night
And by the time I was ready we needed to go and catch the bus. Chris had gone and thrown away his all day bus ticket, so he had to go and buy another one (he never used to use the bus so wasn't used to having to keep the ticket with him) So we went to a few pubs, we had a few drinks and me and Emma, Emma and Leanne or me and Leanne danced - we never left Chris on his own. I remember going to site with him at one point and he put his arm around my shoulders and cuddled me into him, and I have to say, to this day, I still get butterflies in my tummy thinking about it. When we left the pub, we decided to go to the chippy and Chris held onto my hand and wouldn't let it go
Emma turned around to us at one point and said "For crying out loud are you two going to get together or what?" and we both ummed and aahed because we were scared of what the other one was going to say ... so Emma pipes up "Chris, do you want to go out with Emily?" and "Emily do you want to go out with Chris?" and we both said yes and Emma says "Thank god for that, I didn't fancy having to bang your heads together" So the rest of the night was a bit of a daze. We got a taxi back to Leanne's and Emma and Chris carried on to their town. All the way back Chris reached his hand behind his seat so that he could hold my hand, and when I got out of the taxi he got out too so that he could give me a kiss good night
The next day he text me after he'd been to lunch at his Nana's house and asked me if I wanted to go and meet his mum and dad's new puppy - Ben
https://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/195872_4930513335_601243335_90197_9435_n.jpg
Who has since then turned into this
https://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/65840_10150111426428336_601243335_7453907_1491353_n.jpg
So off we went, little did I know that I'd be meeting his mum and dad the same day
They were both very lovely and so was the other dog Sam. Chris' mum to this day says that Chris told them that he was bringing a friend home to meet Ben, but they knew I was more than a friend because when we walked round the corner we were holding hands Things from then carried on getting better and better. I'd stay over at his house on the weekends, he'd come and see me after work. But then Leanne found out she was pregnant and I had to leave and the only option was to either move back to Wales or move in with Chris. And thankfully his mum and dad said yes. So we'd only been together for about 3 or 4 months by the time we'd moved in together.
And since then things have been a bit of a blur, we've had sad times, happy times. But I know that if I need anything that he's there for me straight away. That he loves me for who I am, not what I could be.
Although I have to add, that I didn't get the most romantic of proposals. He'd got me an engagement ring, threw the box at me on Xmas day of 2009 and said "well I'd better make an honest woman of you then"
We've decided on getting married in the uk (and having an amazing honeymoon somewhere hot and exotic) and are hoping to find a country house somewhere in Wales that won't be too much of a travelling distance for my mum to get to as she's severely disabled.
Arghhh I'm so excited to be posting in here
To Do List
- Budget - Done - £6000 + any extra money we're given
- Venue - BOOKED + £250 deposit paid
- Date / Registrar - pencilled in for 20th July 2013
- Give notice
- Guest list
- Wedding party - bridesmaids and flower girl chosen, waiting on Chris to choose the best man
- Photographer - BOOKED + £100 deposit paid
- DJ - BOOKED - £50 deposit to be paid in january
- Makeup artist / hairdresser - BOOKED + £25 deposit paid
- Wedding dress, veil, shoes, lingerie, accessories
- Bridesmaids dresses, accessories
- Suit for Chris
- Flowers (me, bridesmaids, decorations?)
- Venue decorations
- Music for before the ceremony
- Ceremony music
- Wedding rings
- Save the dates
- Invitations
- RSVP cards and stamps
- Guest book
- Menu
- Favours
- Wedding party gifts
