Brigit & Michael’s Wedding Diary:  20^th November 2007

9 Months, 3 Days until wedding day:

Michael and I met when I was 13. It definitely wasn’t love at first sight. Actually we were both just grotty country kids up for causing some mischief! We became great friends fast and always managed to find ourselves in some sort of trouble growing up.  I always thought he was cute but we both had different boyfriends and girlfriends growing up and only remained friends. I moved to Sydney when I was 17 and the last time I saw him we had both drunk too much and were throwing up back-to-back in the driveway! (I know, eew.)

I moved to Sydney and quickly established a new life and didn’t really keep in contact with many people. When I was 19 I was flicking through old photo albums I hadn’t seen in years. I saw so many photos of Michael and begun wondering how I would get in contact with him. The thought didn’t last too long as I was probably distracted by work and other things going on.

A few days later I was out in the city for dinner with a few friends and saw him! It was so crazy as I was only just thinking about him! We spent all night talking and catching up. (Much to the annoyance of my friends and his family who got angry quite quickly). After hours of chatting he told me he had to go or else he would be in more strife. He told me if I called tomorrow he would come over and spend the day with me.

When I woke up the next day it was all I could think about. He came over and we sat and spoke from 10am until 7pm that evening without even batting an eyelid. Then it was love at first sight. I didn’t want a relationship as I had just come out of a 3 year one which was a hard break up, but I just couldn’t get him out of my mind. A few days later he told me that if I didn’t want a relationship then he would leave and not come back because he didn’t want go get hurt. I knew I was falling in love with him and fast, so I couldn’t let him go. He moved into my place within 2 weeks and life was great! We were so in love.

In December 2006 we went to Hawaii for my 21^st Birthday and he proposed. Although we had spoken about marriage in the past, I had no idea it was coming. He had planned this beautiful, romantic dinner on top of a building overlooking the beach with our very own waiters! A day before he was set to propose I got terribly bad food poisoning and could barely leave the hotel room. He had to cancel almost everything.

At this point I still had no idea so on the Friday night when he was trying to force me to leave the room I was being bitchy telling him that he was selfish – I was sick and all I wanted to do was be in bed watching CSI Miami (and somewhere near a bathroom). Eventually he got me down to the beach telling me that fresh air would be good for me. When we returned to the room there were pink rose petals leading from the door to the bed where there was a giant pink rose petal heart with champers and strawberries in the center.  THEN I knew something was going on.

After he proposed (and of course I said yes!) I felt so terrible for being mean earlier!! He ran me a bath with the remaining rose petals and we sat there for hours together. It was so beautiful! Now I look back and think it’s hilarious that I was wearing trackies and had dirty hair. Not at all how I pictured myself looking when the man of my dreams proposed!!

We thought we would leave the wedding for a while and just enjoy being engaged… I didn’t even think about setting a date or anything!! Of course all of that changed when I returned home to my beautiful friend Jen. (who you all know of course as the creator of this lovely site!) She was planning her wedding at the time and wanted me to share the joy so made me set a date. (a date which we had to change to get the venue).

After that I stopped planning. That was at the end of last year. I have only just realised that I am getting married in 9 months and have done nothing!!!! I thought I would leave the wedding so I would have plenty of time to plan. I guess not!

Since realising that I have no time, I have booked The Argyle in The Rocks for 23^rd August 2008 to have our ceremony and reception (no church), booked our honeymoon suite for our wedding night, have picked my dress, written a mock list (just for numbers), chosen our wedding theme and looked at wedding bands. I have a looooong way to go yet and I know I have to start now! Next on my (urgent) to do list is to find and secure a photographer and videographer, pick, find and secure cars and… Everything else!!

So I guess this was just the introduction to what I’m sure will be a quirky and interesting wedding diary! Hope you all keep reading, and please PM me for ideas, to give me ideas and/or help!! I’m a little clueless when it comes to wedding planning… I have so many great ideas in my head but really just no idea about how to get them into action!!

Brige (and Mic) xx