new start

For some reason I feel like starting writing in a blog again...
It comes to me occasioanlly, it is never very consistent, but now it is here.
So hopefully I will be making some updates here on what me and Andreas are up to.

Right now I am lying in bed listening to the first music CD I've bought in probably 5 years. The last one I bought was a Hillsong album and the one before that was Sting which was on repeat during those first months when Andreas was in Brasil. Oh, the memories.

I used to buy loads of CD's 10 years ago. That was what you spent your pocket money on when I was a kid (yes I feel old these days hehe). And I have decided that I am going to start doing that again. Now that I am no longer in a dorm room and my main music player no longer is my laptop, CD's have become relevant again.

So my first purchase was:

Michael W Smith - A New Hallelujah

I haven't yet decided whether it is as good as his Worship I and II but it is definitely a nice album. I am really happy about buying a cd. I think I need to buy some more. So what do you recommend? Favourite artist, worth buying their album, and not over played on the radio? Give me a comment :)

For the oldies

I will now start blogging here rather than at my old address:

bloglessmind.blogspot.com

(Click if you want to have a look at old entries)

thank you

Photo: Karin Froom
We just want to thank all our guests for making our wedding day the most perfect day we could have ever hoped or dreamed for. Your smiles and good wishes for our future really warmed our hearts, and we were both extatic at the end of the night after we left. We couldn't stop talking about how wonderful and perfect everything had been.

After 2 weeks in Scandinavia we are going back to England tomorrow, where we will live for the next couple of years.

Marianne just got accepted to Reading University and Andreas will continue as groundsmanager.

In case you want to come visit (please do!), here are some contact details:

Address:
Marianne & Andreas Lamberth
Parkham, flat 4
St Marks Road
Binfield, Bracknell
Rg42 4BA
Berkshire
UK

tel: 01344 303625

Accomodation

If you haven't booked anything yet please make sure that you find something before arriving, so that you are sure to have a place to sleep.
On our website there are some links to hotels and hostels that you can check but we recently found another cheap option
http://teotess.se/

Just make sure that you book a room in Linköping, not in Norrköping. They are located in both cities.

See you soon!

allergies/vegan/vegetarian

If you did not mention allergies or preferred diet specifications, you will be served the same food as everyone else. We can only cater to your preferences if you have told us about them. Please make sure to contact my mother on the same contact details as for the RSVP and let her know if you are vegetarian, vegan or have any allergies and hopefully the caterers will be able to make an alternative for you.

Thank you

Last date for items during the programme

So today it is July 1, and exactly a month until we tie the knot. We are hoping that all of you who are coming have had a chance to think about whether and what you would like to do during the wedding party. A speech, a song, a poem, a slide show, a video or anything else you might have thought of. If you have can you PLEASE let our toast madame and master know as soon as possible so that they can plan the evening and make sure that we have the equipment necessary for your item.



Andreas and I really appreciate the time you put into making our wedding day special, and the party would be nothing without the participation and presence of all our good friends and family.
We can't wait to have a fund day and night with you.

bestman

And so Andreas finally decided who he wanted as a bestman, and the winner was Karl-Gunnar Eriksson. The two lived together in the dorm at Ekebyholm for a couple of years, and KG has visited us here in England twice already. He has always been extremely helpful when it comes to computers and many other things. He is just a generous and super nice guy, and we are happy to have him in the wedding party.



(Took the nicest picture I could find of you KG)

wedding waltz

So I think Andreas has been convinced that there should be a first dance, and so we will probably try and do it the Danish way.l And who better to show you how it is done in Denmark than the Crown prince and Mary at their wedding?



Notice how the crowd moves closer and closer... Not intimidating at all =)

So now we have to practice, practice, practice... hehe. As long as he doesn't step on my dress so it tears, I don't care how it goes :D

RSVP

June 1

If you have not already replied whether you can come or not to my mother, please do so now.

Today is the last day to reply whether you can come to the wedding.

Even if you cannot come, can you please answer so that we know.

I'm hoping as many of you as possible will be able to make it :)

invitations are sent

Finally all the invitations have been sent in the mail, so you should receive them in the next couple of days. I am so excited! I can't wait for you to RSVP, please don't wait to last minute, and definitely not after June 1.

I made about 25 of them myself and the remaining 50 were made by Andreas' parents. (Thank you so much).

Here are some pictures:





The next thing on the list is the caterers. By correspondance I limited it down to two options, and Andreas' parents will go and try them out. I am a bit jealous that I don't get to go, but that's part of the problem with living in a different country.

Oh and by the way. The dress has been ordered. Such a hassle for some reason. THey weren't exactly cooperative. But now it will hopefully be here before the 1st of August. If it isn't I will cry! (I probably would...haha)

inspiration

5 months left

Time goes extremely fast. I'm not sure if it is age or what it is, but lately I've found that time just goes faster and faster, and suddenly a day, a week, a month is gone and I've hardly noticed.

Today it is only 5 months left until the big day. So much left to do!!!
But actually today we have found a photographer for our wedding. She had a special deal avaiable for the 4 first couples who contacted her. I thought her work on her website looked really good, and we get her for appr. £110 for the day, then we get the picutres on a cd-rom and have to develop the picutres ourselves.

Secondly, we've almost decided catering. We will probably call them tomorrow and get some more details from each of the 3 left on our list; Asado, Kockduon and Delikatessbutiken. This is a point on my checklist I am really eager to cross out. As soon as this is settled, I would feel much less stressed I think, because then we have food, venue, church, pastor, and as soon as the invitations reach you we will have guests. And then that IS a wedding, the rest is details (that I have an ability to get very caught up on hehe)

On Friday we took some pictures for the wedding invitation. Dear Kaitlyn helped us out and offered her expertise :) Thank you.
Some of the shots:

wedding dress

So I (marianne) have been to wedding dress shops in Copenhagen and in Sweden, and whatever I tried on whatever store, whenever there was a dress that I felt: This could be it! It was always a Benjamin Roberts (UK name)/Enzoani (US name). However they felt like they were way out of my price range. So I started looking online for used dresses and soon figured out that a used wedding dress in the UK costs the same as a new dress from the US. For a while I was thinking about ordering it from China (Millybridal/Kanacca/1koo) but the more I thought about it the less I wanted to do that. So now I've limited the Enzoani collection down to my 4 favourites. They are all available in white, diamond, gold and ivory. I will go with ivory since it is nicer with my skin. But now I'd like your help:
Which one do you like the best?

Ankara



Avery



Bastia



Beirut



Write your oppinion in the comments!

UPDATE!!
I chose Bastia and it was a great choice if you ask me. Now the beautiful dress is for sale, so if you are interested you can contact me by writing a comment.