My Wedding Speech

Last night I stumbled across my wedding speech saved on my computer and enjoyed reading it back so much that I thought I would share some of it with you. I'll leave out the boring 'Thank You' bits and what not as they are probably the same as all Wedding Speech Thank You parts, and I obviously didn't call him 'The Husband' during the speech. 

Apologies to everyone who was at our wedding and heard this speech first hand, you can just ignore this post!

I was really quite nervous before making the speech and opted to stand next to The Husband behind the bridal table, rather than behind the lectern. I found that once I started my speech with "I am really nervous, so please bare with me", the nerves started to drip away. I am all for both the bride and groom doing a speech at a wedding. I don't care that it is not 'traditional' for a bride to speak, why shouldn't she?!

"The date that it all began was Friday the 13^th of July 2007. Some may say that Friday 13^this bad luck but I clearly disagree.  The night that we met, I was working and The Husband was with Zok, his best man today, at The Long room.

The Husband, being the gentleman that he is, not without ulterior motives of course, offered to help me out and fill in a survey that I had been roped in to doing. Once he filled it out, he told me to make sure that I kept it for myself, rather than submitting it to the boss. He asked if he could call me and then I did not hear from him for nearly 3 weeks. 

*Insert 'Real Smooth' cat calls from the guests here*

 Whenever we would arrange to go on a date, something would come up and I would have to cancel. I don’t know what caused him to continue to bother to try and see me, but I am glad he did. I was running an hour and a half late for our first date, certain that he would not wait for me, but he did and took me to Crown Casino to get me drunk, knowing that I was still on P Plates, could not drink and drive, and would not be able to escape easily. 

*The Husband cannot believe I put this in the speech, he thinks it makes him look terrible!!!*

After our first argument, The Husband turned up unannounced at my house to talk things through.  He told me he had a gift for me, and being the girl that I am – I expected flowers, chocolate or, jewelry if he was really sorry.  Instead, he pulled out this…… A magic 8 ball.

 I thought to myself, what am I going to do with this? It does nothing for me!!

He told me to ask it anything.  I asked it the one important, albeit premature question, ‘would we get married?’ and the answer was “No”.

It didn’t offer me much clarity, but I am glad we proved it wrong and I should probably stop looking to it for guidance from now on as it is rarely accurate. 

*Throws Magic 8 Ball*

The morning that The Husband proposed to me, we had just finished eating a big breakfast and I was lying on the bed rubbing my full stomach and complaining that I was a fat cow, and instead of saying anything to me, such as "No, you look great!!", He came and got down on one knee, and asked me to marry him. 

It took a good 5 minutes to believe that he was serious, and after I made him get back down on one knee and propose all over again, I said yes as quickly as I could. The fact that I was complaining about being fat proves that love is either blind, or has selective hearing. 

Up until today, the day that he proposed was the happiest day of my life.

We have been planning this wedding since January 2010, for 600 days exactly.

I didn’t think that I wanted the big white wedding, and whilst in Las Vegas last December I went as far as buying a white dress and trying to convince him to get married in a chapel by Elvis. He refused to do it, but after receiving the bill for the wedding, I am sure he is regretting that choice.  

As we did not read vows as part of our ceremony, I would like to promise some to you now, in front of all the people who love us:-

When you laugh, I will laugh

When you cry, I will cry  *This is where I really did cry during the speech*

When you sleep at night, I will be right there by your side

Wherever you go, I will follow

Wherever you stay, I will stay

I take you to be my best friend, my husband, my equal and my everything.

I promise to cherish you, honor you, love you, care for you, encourage you and bring you joy.

Whenever you are in need of me, I promise I’ll be there.

One constant in life, that I can guarantee you, is that I will be right there by your side.

Today has been the happiest day of my life, and I am certain that we will create many more happy memories together in the future. My life became better the moment I met you. I am so proud to be your wife.

I love you."

Did you do a speech at your wedding? If you are not married, are you planning on doing a speech? 

Polka Dots & The Red Belt is Back

Friday saw our works Casual Friday of the month and the Annual Lawn Bowls night. You better believe it when I say that my team got to the final, but didn't win :(

I'm no good with jeans, I need to buy some that fit me properly. Does anyone have any recs for fantastic jeans that fit a curvy but small body? Anyhoo, this was my Casual Friday outfit.

Caroline Morgan top & skirt

LV Speedy

Hermes Clic Clac & Enamel Bangle

Tiffany & Co Bracelets 

The arm party comes to town. 

After bowls, I met up with The Husband at Crown where I put $3 in the pokies, won $14 and took my winnings. What can I say, I am a sensible gal.

Apparently you are not meant to take photos on the casino floor, but who knew?!

Can you see The Husband? Creepy....

So as you can see, the red belt continues to make its debut. 

Christmas Party

 I'm so excited that Christmas is rapidly approaching!!

I had my office Christmas Party last night at Crown Casino. The venue and food was lovely and all that stuff.

I wore my ASOS Ponti dress paired with my red Review belt - I was a walking Christmas Present!

I love this dress but am so annoyed. It is brand new and the seam split in two different places, one being right on my bum!!! It is not too tight and was not stretched or anything like that and I have since heard of others with the same dress having the exact same issue. Pathetic.

I don't know who saw my bum before Kitty noticed and hustled me into the bathroom to safety pin it for me. Lucky I shaved my legs, since she was right up in my business. Ha.

The only polish that I have which is close to Christmas green is China Glaze Atlantis so I quickly applied. Once The Husband saw it he quipped "I don't think you should wear it outside of the Festive Season" haha I can take a hint.

The best way to hide a lazy eye? Cover it, of course!

We took it upon ourselves to crash the Christmas party in the next room, The Palladium and take advantage of their massive dance floor, live band and spirits.

I'm not going to sugarcoat this - I was trashed. Way too many drinks. I don't even remember the last time I have been that drunk!! I had a WP shot in one of the bars when kicking on the festivities after the party ended, and it completely wiped me out. My alcohol quota is up for the rest of the year. I'm done.

I had to swap my orange party hat for a red one, I am not in the business of clashing.

It was too hard to get a cab home, there was a ginormous line at the rank and I couldn't be bothered walking in my wedges - not to mention it's dangerous to do so in the city, alone, after midnight - so I ended up booking a suite at Crown at about 1:30am and The Husband came and joined me at about 3:30am after his Christmas Party! Best idea.
I feel like we have been on a little holiday.

I didn't take any photos of the room last night because I was too busy concentrating on not passing out, vomitting and trying to not slur my words
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These photos are from this morning when we were checking out, and I felt so disgusting putting on last nights outfit with no make up (except for my eyeshadow and eyeliner which didn't come off with soap).

Thank goodness for the vanity kits. I definitely appreciated the toothbrush, toothpaste and comb.

Getting ready to face the world without sunglasses. Oh the shame!

I could totally have slept in this bath.

I'm glad that I experienced my first ever Walk of Shame with my husband!! I felt so out of place when checking out this morning. The sun was shining and I was a crinkly mess.

 I had a few people look at us funny (or maybe I was just paranoid) and I think it was pretty obvious due to my sad make up and party dress that we were wearing yesterdays clothes and on a Walk of Shame. The hole in my dress did not make life easier either.

I am seriously hung over. I don't have it in me to type any more. Hubby is asleep next to me with his paw resting on my tummy so I think I shall go and join him.

The Atlantic

A few weeks back (remember when I did my post with my umbrella, cursing the rain to hell?) I went to The Atlantic at Crown Casino with Lara.

I had heard pretty bad reviews about the service, but from the moment I got there, the service was fantastic.

I was escorted to my table, where Lara had been waiting for me for 20 minutes - cocktail in hand, my chair was pulled out, my napkin was placed on my lap, there was an offer to take my cape and hang it, and all was said with a smile. The service was brilliant, if I do say so myself.

 Review Dress

Bodhi Bag

RMK Wedges

 Lara ate:-

 John Dory (Wellington NZ) $42

"small, silky flakes, delicate, sweet, white flesh"

I usually avoid anything that has eyeballs staring at me.

 At the waiters suggestion, I had something from the 'Special of the Day' menu - The Spanner Crab Risotto.

I'm not sure how much it was, but it was delicious. Surprisingly a large serving - not that this is obvious in the photo. 'twas delicious!

I did also order Trice Cooked Russet Potatoes, but they did not come. They were not on the bill either, so no point complaining. It didn't matter as I would not have been able to fit them in anyway.

The restaurant looks fantastic - I really loved the layout. It was pretty dark in there though, but it all makes for the atmosphere doesn't it? The service was great, as was the food - tres delicious!.

I am not sure what all of the bad reviews that I have heard are all about?!

Have you been to The Atlantic?

I'd like to take The Husband back, as Lara said the steak is great, so I know he would enjoy it.

Rain.

Yesterday was the wettest September day in 50 years. Great. The one day that I decide to wear open toe shoes. Okay, that’s a lie – I wear open toe shoes nearly every day.

By the time I sloshed home, my hair was ratty – despite my umbrella, and my shoes were wrecked. I cant think of a better excuse for new shoes.

I had to go out to dinner with Lara at The Atlantic at Crown Casino, and decided to catch a cab. In the rain and traffic it took half an hour, whereas on the way home it took 6 minutes. I timed it.

I am wearing my Review Dress, RMK wedges, Sunnygirl cape & Oroton brolly. My hair is courtesy of Mother Nature and her ability to turn the frizz on like there is no tomorrow.

I got some happy snaps to blog at Atlantic, but after uploading them to the computer (and deleting them from the camera in the process) I was faced with The Blue Screen of DEATH.

I hope they are not gone for ever, like the rest of the damn files. We only got the laptop about 5 months back so it is still under warranty - BUT STILL.

I need a new umbrella. This Oroton one has served me well, since I bought it on April 13 2010 (I blogged about it, hence knowing the date), but I need to live life and spice things up.

My cab driver on the way home said to me “You look like my friend. She was the first female friend I ever had. I haven’t had many since. You both have round teeth. I like round teeth”.

Okay. Maybe you don’t have many female friends because you say people have round teeth? I think he meant that my teeth are curved when I smile, rather than straight across. I don't know actually.

When a car cut us off I said “What a dickhead” and he said “Oh no, don’t swear. You are too nice and innocent looking to swear!!!”.

I gave him a crash course in dealing with females. He failed by guessing I was 25, I am indeed 22. I told him – always tell a woman she looks younger.

Anyway, this cabby was super duper sweet and I loved him. I hope he finds a female companion.