Weddingbee Blog

I cannot even begin to tell you all about the craziness of last weekend. My internet was cut off accidentally on Thursday, and by Friday I was running around like a madman. And before I knew it I was married and on my way to Egypt. It all happened so quickly… kind of, well, like lightning!

I have many stories to post and projects which I managed to complete right up until the morning of. I had grand plans to share it all right up until the big moment, but it seems no amount of organisation can
prepare you with the mammoth task of coordinating your own wedding, no matter the size.

It didn’t all run smoothly, but it was truly magical every step of the way (Okay, perhaps the third degree burn I sustained to my right ear during a curling tong incident wasn’t so magical. I chalk that up to the price of beauty).

I’m currently on my way down the Nile. So far, Egypt has been a truly wonderful adventure. We lost our luggage on the first day but finally got it in time for the cruise we are now on. The incident did put a damper on things, but we stuck through it and I don’t think I could have done it without Mr Lightning, who maintained that I still looked lovely even after wearing the same clothes for three days.

The newlywed glow still surrounds us and it doesn’t show signs of fading yet.

I feel truly at peace for the first time in a long time and we have both received an outpouring of love and support that hadn’t been there for us before the wedding. It seems our declaration of love and commitment finally struck a chord in our family and peers, and we couldn’t be happier.

We have a few more days on the Nile before heading home, but I’ll be back soon with tales of 7 AM paper cutting, a missing DJ, a photo booth strip tease, drunken sparkler antics, and the speech that came so unexpectedly that it made me cry.

‘Til then, this is Mrs Lighting, signing out!

xoxo