Pick & Mix

This week has been very busy and full of exciting things, which has meant little time for sitting down and spending my free time blogging. We all feel the bloggers guilt sometimes don't we? I have it by the bucket load at the minute, so thought I'd give you a little update on what I've been up to.

Yesterday, Ed and I went to see another bunch of wedding venues- 2 duds and 1 absolute beauty. Cripps Barn (above) is a stone barn in the Cotswold's with huge outside gardens, a bonfire, forest, the option to camp and some very pretty interiors. We still have a few more to see but this is looking like the favourite so far, even if I think it's a bit too polished for me.

One thing that has really got to me whilst looking for venues is the strictness of some of them. If I'm paying thousands of pounds in hire and catering costs I expect them to be a little more negotiable to the whims of a non-traditional bride. One of my wishes is to have a desert table, with cakes made by friends and family, macarons from Laduree and all of our favourite puddings. This is looking more and more impossible since most venues don't allow you to bring any outside food in which, in this age of austerity, seems particularly mean. The search continues for the perfect run-down barn in the south of England so if anyone has any hints or knows of any secret barns available, please let me know and save my nerves.

People have been going on about Pinterest for ages, but it was only after looking at the ridiculous amount of bookmarks I have on file that I decided to give it a go and, predictably, I'm now hooked.

It's fantastic for bringing together all of my wedding inspiration so if you fancy having a browse and following me, or if you have a Pinterest account too, let me know. You can find mine here.

Instagram of the week. Still loving it:

1. New Dorothy Perkins sale coat, £15 down from £69
2. Centrepoint on Tottenham Court Road, early morning.
3. Man with a golden pyramid on his head, Waterstones, Oxford Street. Amazingly, this guy is a cult London figure, which I found about after stumbling on this blog post here. I love London eccentrics.
4. My fawn bookend sadly lost it's partner in crime last weekend, smashing to the floor. If anyone spots any more, please let me know as he's very lonely.
5. My new Miista sparkly flats were bought courtesy of their ingenius Twitter promotion, whereby the higher the tweeter's Klout score, the higher the percentage discount was applied. I managed to bag the last of these for £14 down from £99!
6. A boy in a dog hat. More precisely, Ed in a dog hat bought for him by 'Santa'. Just for the lolz.

Finally, I was delighted to see that I'd been nominated for a Company Blog Award in the 'We Love Vintage' and 'Overall Winner' category. I'm under no illusions that there are far bigger and more popular blogs out there so I'm not asking you to vote for me, but I am asking you to vote because it would be fantastic to see a blogger I know picking up an award! You can vote here and as many times as you like so hop to it.