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Google’s Digital Garage Comes to Newcastle

May 27, 2016

All snaps courtesy of Jonathan Linsley – thank you for sharing!

If you’re a North East Blogger and you’ve not heard of Google Digital Garage then you are missing out! Google has brought its very own digital training team to Newcastle City Library and over the next few months you can go along to any of the seminars that they are putting on for free. Yes, free! So you have more money to spend on implementing all the ideas that you get from attending one of the sessions! Not only that, but they are running 40 minute one to one sessions that you can book to discuss whatever your heart desires. I mean they’re probably not going to want to dissect your love life, but I’m sure they will advise you on Google Analytics, Adwords, SEO or just a review of your blog. So what are you waiting for?

A Very Special Trip to New York

May 25, 2016

If you follow me on Snapchat, you may have seen I went on a pretty special trip to New York over the early May Bank Holiday. Mum and I flew over the pond to pick up my wedding dress. I know I’ve kind of been bombarding you with wedding posts recently – but I can’t help it. I’ve been at home for a few weeks and wedding planning has consumed me. I am obsessed with checking The VIP Google Doc, I am madly pinning things to our (secret) shared Pinterest board and all I want to write about is the wedding! So while I’m on a wedding roll, I thought I’d share my wedding dress story. And if I may say so myself, it’s a good ‘un.

Sydney Photo Diary

May 17, 2016

Sydney is one of my favourite cities in the world. I have been lucky enough to go there a few times and even spent a month there back in the heady days of 2009. The place’s compact centre, beautiful beaches and chilled out vibe get me every time. I managed to wangle another few days there this month and took some snaps as I went. No words really needed, just a photo diary of the day off I had basking in the glorious Sydney sunshine! Let it inspire your wanderlust.

USA Make Up Haul & First Impressions

May 13, 2016

I recently popped over the pond to pick up my wedding dress from New York (read more about that here!) and HAD to make a stop off at Sephora to pick up some of my most lusted after beauty items. I did have a bit of a splurge and ended up getting some MAC and NYX bits as well. But what’s a holiday without feeling a little bit spendy?! It’s all towards looking like a beautiful bride so it’s kind of justified too. Kind of. What did I get?

Fenwick Beauty Week – Starts Today!

May 7, 2016

Last week I was lucky enough to get invited to the Fenwick Beauty Week launch in Newcastle. A bunch of lovely NE Bloggers met at Mason + Rye in the food hall to be introduced to the Beauty Buyer Grace Ruthven and get a sneak peak of what some of the beauty houses Fenwick hosts were going to be getting involved with over their upcoming Beauty Week. And boy was there a great selection. A lot of the places were limited, but really there was no bad choice to be made – each counter was offering something fabulous, from demonstrations to make overs, manicures, perfume sampling and more. I managed to bag myself a facial from Sisley and a manicure from Nails Inc. I was one happy bunny!

Ten UK Festival Commandments

May 5, 2016

When I was recently challenged by Maximise to get involved in their Ultimate Festival Survival Guide, I absolutely jumped at the chance. I have loved going to festivals since I was to be found sipping warm Carling in a field at Leeds Festival as a teenager. Fun fact, I went to my first festival when I was 11 – watching The Verve and Green Day at V98. And it was there that my love of rocking out to music in fields full of strangers began in earnest. Since then, I’ve been lucky enough to try a variety of UK festivals in a whole range of weather fronts, so thought I’d share my Ten UK Festival Commandments to help you plan your ultimate festival experience before this year’s summer season kicks in.

Best Bits: April 2016

May 2, 2016

It’s the end of April and spring is meant to be here. Instead it is alternating between howling winds and snowfalls outside. What is all that about England?! I was hoping to be wearing my boyfriend jeans with a summer top by now but I’m too scared to get my ankles out. I am one of those people who is always cold and this weather is no good for me. On a brighter note, April has been pretty fun and as you read this I have just got back from a trip to NYC to pick up my wedding dress. OH THE GLAMOUR. But what else have I been up to in between?

The A – Z of Me! N – Z

April 28, 2016

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You may have seen a couple of weeks ago that I gave you a little insight into me, myself and I with a quick A – M of me. Thanks for all your comments and social media shares – it was a fun post to write and from the sounds of things, it went down well. May as well finish it off then! So without further ado, here is the second half of the alphabet – N – Z.

50 Thoughts All Brides Have When Planning A Wedding

April 25, 2016

Wedding planning is one of the best things I’ve ever done. It’s been so much fun, but there have also been moments where it’s been painful. Like, how much do you want to charge me for FAIRY LIGHTS?! If you’re anything like me and Andrew, you burn through the budget at a rate of knots when you start out and then realise all the things you haven’t included that you still need to pay for (I’m talking about you spray tan, gel nails and waxing). But doing it together is all part of the fun of getting married – if you can make it to the wedding then you must be doing something right. So here’s a round up of all the thoughts that have spun through my head at some point over the last year. Hope they give you a bit of a laugh

Wedding: Floral Bridesmaid Dress Inspiration Board

April 22, 2016

I recently wrote a post about my thoughts on some bridal traditions, which included a bit about my thoughts on bridesmaid dresses. If you haven’t read it, go catch up, but essentially I am moaning about the distinct lack of colour and structure when you type in the B word. I decided that I wanted something a bit different for my bridesmaids! Bright, summer florals were on the shopping list all the way. The spring stock is shaping up to be chock full of blooms so finding a floral bridesmaid dress wasn’t too tough.