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Diary of an
organised bride
Chapter
1 - how it all began!
Russell
& I met in Club 92 (the Club of Love�.) at the tail end of a hen night
on 13th July 1997. We got a bit homesick for the Club & headed there from
Break for the Border, resplendent in our stylish hen t-shirts with a picture
of the H2B's bosoms on the front!! One of my bridesmaids (referred to
as Una - her real name!) dragged me around the Club & started chatting
to one of Russell's friends. Russell, ever the gentleman, bought me a
bottle of Heineken.... and it just took off from there!
After about
3� years, we decided that we needed to get our act together & start making
plans for the future, so in the true tradition of modern couples everywhere,
we decided to buy a house. Neither of us had lived away from home before
as we begrudged paying rent� so this was a whole new experience. After
looking at some wrecks and ruins (all beyond our limited budget), we saw
a house down in Arklow on 31st March 2001. This was a very momentous day
for two reasons because (a) we put down a deposit on our house and� (b)
Liverpool beat Man Utd 2-0 !!!!!!!
At this stage,
we knew that we were going to get married eventually but it was a question
of priorities - house to live in or flash wedding. Being semi-sensible,
we opted for the house and after about 6 months we started talking about
getting married & what we would like. I brought Russell to Paris as a
surprise birthday present on the 3rd of July (I got to go too - great
present!!!). On July 4th (Independence Day - how ironic..) we were exploring
Paris & being all cultural in the Louvre (as you do) & decided to go up
on the Ferris Wheel in the Jardin des Tuleries - Russell is afraid of
heights so this was a big thing!! When we stopped at the top, he asked
me to marry him.... big silence & I said YES. As we are classy people,
we celebrated with two pints of beer in the cafe beside the Ferris Wheel
(they didn't sell champagne!)
Just to
be sure, he asked me again on top of the Eiffel Tower in lashing rain
& howling wind the next day under our high-quality �12 emergency-purchase
umbrella - and he got the same answer. We got home on the Saturday night
and decided to go ring shopping the next day (more details on this in
the second instalment)
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