The most wonderful time of the year

I’m sorry about the post title, you’re thinking Christmas – right? Not quite
yet. But it is gonna be upon us very soon so I hope all the Bah Humbugs
out there can stop resisting it angrily and just LET IT GOOO. (See what
I did there? Frozen, Christmas… again, sorry!) Anyways, before I
fully embrace the festive period into my warm bosom, this time of year
has another reason to be wonderful. A week ago today, I got to watch one
of my blogging besties get married.

 I met Claire, through blogging, about 5 years ago now. However we do have a whole bunch of pals in common, and our other halves know each other, so I maintain that we would have met eventually if it wasn’t for our social media channels. But thank blogness we did meet! I cried happy tears for Claire, watching the place filled with love and happiness from all the fantastic people around her and Paul. They are a truly awesome pair of human beings.

How down right beautiful is this girl. Paul is so dapper too and looks mighty chuffed as they walk back down the aisle together ♥ I’m at that age now where a lot of my friends are settling down, getting
married and having kids. Claire’s big day was the first time I have
ever stood and taken a moment to myself and felt like my heart was ready
to burst. It was a beautiful day, and it has made me excited about what
the future will hold for me and Pete. I feel SO ready to be doing all
that ‘grown up’ stuff. They say when you know, you know, right? I say
grown up, because at 26 I still feel quite young and that I am winging
it through life. Owning a business, running a house, looking after
animals, being responsible for feeding and clothing myself. I know that
probably sounds really silly, but I hope some of you know what I mean. I
take comfort in the thought that I’m not the only person in my late
twenties making this shit up as I go along.

Tub Of Jelly Photography took the photos on Claire’s special day, and Bygone Photobooth set up in the evening to capture moments from all us drunken wedding revellers! Claire’s ‘beesmaids’ looked fantastic too, and it was great to see all the girls again after a weekend of bonding over prosecco and a hot tub up in Aviemore last month. I am a bridesmaid for my friend Heather next year, and last Friday got me even more excited for her big day. I’ve cried so much at my friends weddings that goodness knows what I’m going to be like on my own wedding day. Industrial strength eyeliner and mascara please!

Jumpsuit – George // Furry waistcoat – George // Handbag – Spartoo // Shoes – Jeffery Campbell Lita’s

The weather is quite bleak in Glasgow at the moment, so I only managed to get a decent photo of my outfit once we got home (oh hey, sassy drunken eyes) Most of the girls had been talking about their outfits at Claire’s hen, and I was terrified at how organised they all were! Can’t expect any less from a bunch of fashion savvy beauties. So when we got back I decided to get a move on and find an outfit. I knew I wanted something nice I could wear on Christmas day too, so this black jumpsuit from George did just the trick. Not my usual style or colour choice (I tend not to wear much black due to one reason – Dexter!) but I wanted to try something new since it was so reasonably priced. I teamed it up with the faux fur waistcoat (again, out of my comfort zone but I love the ombre from grey into black) and because the trousers were too long for me I popped on my grey Jeffery Campbells for a bit of height. Plus they were comfortable enough to dance the night away in. (You can now see my outfit featured on the George at Asda Life & Style page!)

I was quite adventurous and used a dark shade of tan from Crazy Angel, which I was initially worried about when putting it on as it was extremely dark. Luckily it washed off like a dream the next morning and left with me with a lovely healthy glow underneath. Which is only now starting to fade (evenly, might I add, thanks to the tan extender) a week later. This tan is not for the faint hearted though, so if you are a first time tan user or not confident about your application skills then I would recommend using something lighter. Finally, you are probably wondering WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR MAKEUP WHO ARE YOU?! Well if you can’t get super dolled up for your friends wedding, when can you? I decided to treat myself and book into Onyx for my makeup. Jamie Genevieve is one of the artists there, but I was booked in with Jane on this day. They are £35 for full makeup and lashes, and it took about an hour and 20 mins to do my face. Would I go there again? Without a doubt! I got a bit carried away though in telling Jane to go all out (ie full blown drag queen) on me, as I was so excited about someone else doing my makeup. I loved the look but I feel like it was a little too strong for me. I’m not confident to pull off that amount of makeup and I ended up feeling paranoid at peoples compliments, automatically returning them with ‘Oh god, it’s too much isn’t it? I love it but it’s too much!’. Jane still did a fantastic job and contoured the hell outa me, along with those big bold brows, super smokey eyes and perfectly applied lashes. Next time I shall maybe go for a slightly less intense look though. But boy, it did feel good to be fierce for the day!

What would you wear to a winter wedding? And do you prefer pj’s or party dresses on Christmas Day?