Happy 24th Birthday Gemma!

Wow, I haven’t posted here for ages!! Hello..

Well last week we remembered the 5th of November. My family did too as it was Gemma’s birthday! We had a lovely meal cooked by mum and all the family got together again.  

   
That coffee cake was probably the best cake mum has ever made! It was amazing. Gemma also got really spoilt by her friends at work. Lots of little minion bits like slippers and pjs. They know her too well! Always like to be comfy lol.

  
  
The boys also enjoyed some sparkles, well it’s bonfire night after all! 

Then on Friday night, me and rob surprised Gemma with a meal at the Britannia in Marlow. The surprise was that all her friends were there! They had all told her they couldn’t make it when actually they all planned to come. Which was lovely. Especially as I can’t do much, the way I’m feeling, but when little lady is here, I will be taking Gemma for a few cocktails lol! 

On Saturday, Dave had arranged a date night for the 2 of them in London. I didn’t know what was going on as Dave said I would of told her (to be honest if she would of asked I probably would as I would of wanted her to tell me if it was the other way round lol) so I found out about 5pm on Saturday. First Dave took gem to a steak house called Tramshed, now I’m a massive steak fan, I have to go here it looks incredible!  

    
   
That steak just looks amazing! In my life I will go here!! 

Gemma has always said she would love to go to the shard for drinks, so that’s were Dave took her! The views looked amazing. It’s so high up!!!  

One spoilt lady!!

On Sunday mum and dad took her shopping into Watford as that’s what Gemma wanted as a pressie. I haven’t had time to catch up with her as she has been so busy so no idea what she got lol. But I’m sure she will post all the amazing pressies she got etc. So yes that was her busy weekend!

Speak soon

Kayleigh xoxox

 

Autumn Essentials!

Its Autumn!! …well may as well be winter!! It sooo cold!! How beautiful is it though?! I do love Autumn, with the red and golden leaves on the floor, foggy mornings and chilly walks! The scenery is amazing!

Its November, which is my absolute favourite month – nothing to do with my birthday on bonfire night – remember, remember the 5th November!! I am literally so busy it’s ridiculous, & have a few evening outings planned which is a nightmare during the colder seasons! – what do you wear!?

So I thought I’d share a couple of my favourite buys this month, keeping in with the Autumn theme…

First up is the beautiful Sleek Matte Lipstick, in a rich berry red. It applies smoothly, and dries with a matte effect. I add a little touch of clear gloss to make my lips look smooth and shiny! I got this from my local Superdrug store, for an amazing £4.99! Bargain!!

Next up is my favourite buy! This coat is perfect for those chilly evenings out as a smarter option… 100% for the kind of nights where your parka coat just doesn’t cut it! I got this just before all of the winter stuff started properly coming out, I was chuffed! It’s soft, long and comes in a camel colour – so goes with pretty much everything!

I got this coat from New Look for an amazing £29.99! Can you believe that!? The quality of this coat is stunning too, 10/10!!

Last but most definitely not least, are my favourite little boots of all time! These little beauties are so comfortable! They look stunning too in a deep tan colour (my favourite) and leather material all over – I have had so many comments on these and people seriously cannot believe where I got them from!

I got these from Primark! Yes, Primark! For a whopping £18.00! Try and find a cheaper pair that look and feel this good!!

So that’s all from me so far but I bet throughout November I will have a few more seasoned favourites to tell you all about!

Gemma xx

My all time favourite foundation!

I have read quite a few ‘September favourites’, ‘February favourites’ etc; I love reading about what other people use and what makeup different people favour. However, there is one thing in my makeup bag that I simply cannot live without… I can’t change it; & don’t think I would ever want to, no matter how many others claim to be ‘better’!

Yes, I am talking about my foundation – Maybelline New York, Dream Satin Liquid. Is literally the best thing, ever!! It truly lives up to its name, it’s ridiculously smooth and light, & literally feels like your rubbing satin sheets accross your face! & the best part is that it lasts a lifetime! You only need to use a pea size for each side of your face, and the coverage is amazing! You are left with soft, smooth, even skin that drys in seconds..!!

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Of course I have tried others, but have failed miserably. Some are heavy, thick and are extremely hard to spread across your face evenly. Others stick to every crease, blemish or patch of dry skin that you may have and make it stand out like a sore thumb.., & there are a few that will need the use of the whole bottle, just to get the right amount of coverage!! It’s ridiculously hard to find one that suits your skin tone, and keeps you looking radiant throughout the whole day – & I am very lucky to say that I have found it!

I got this for an amazing £5 at Asda! Down from £7.99 – bargain! So much so, I bought two! Stocked up for the winter!

Do any of you have an ‘all time favourite foundation’.. If so, what is it? You never know, I might dare to change!!

Genma xx

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We are sorry..

Wow we haven’t posted in ages!!!

So much has changed since we last posted. Well I got married!! The day couldn’t of gone any better, the weather was fantastic and everything went smoothly. 

   

 One of my highlights was defo the photobooth!! Everyone really enjoyed it and said the loved it. Thank you to funbooth from stokenchurch who stepped in at the last minute when we was let down by another company!!

   
    
  

I can’t thank my family enough for what they did for us! They were fantastic! Especially my mum , dad and sisters! Also without the best man James I don’t think Rob would of made it lol! 

Then it was time to go on our honeymoon but we didn’t go alone!! 

  
Like I was going to go to turkey without my sister and friends lol! We defo all needed it. 

We went to Bodrum, which was absolutely beautiful! The hotel, Kefaluka Resort was too amazing for words! 

   
   
We had an amazing week and made some great memories! If you ever have a chance to go to Kefaluka! GO! You won’t be disappointed.. Gemma booked one of the private pavilions for me and rob to have some alone time. This was so what we needed, we had a butler that brought us constant food, cocktails, ice cream! We couldn’t have wanted for more. It was lovely to just relax and sunbath. 

After we came back we had some more news believe it or not lol..

  
Rob and I are expecting a little baby!!! We found out the day we came home from honeymoon and I was 9weeks + 4days!! 

It was the best wedding present we could of hoped for. We had our 12 week scan and everything is great! 

  
We have a very excited Big Brother too!!

  
I am due on 13th Feb which makes me 20weeks + 5days! I am due my scan on the 7th October. But I can’t tell you what I’m having until after the 17th October as that’s when we are having my baby shower, where we are revealing what we are expecting! 

  
Gemma is head of planning the baby shower so you can tell it will be epic! She is so good at party organising!! (No Pressure Gem! Lol) 
So that’s what has been going on in my life haha, not much really lol. 

I promise I will keep you up to date on events! 

Speak soon

Kayleigh xoxo

My Hen Do #TakeTwo

Hi everyone,
Sorry we haven’t posted recently, we have been so busy with wedding preparations as you can imagine. 

Last week the girls from work and I went to Revolutions in Beaconsfield. We had a cocktail class which was amazing. The bar tender Adam was so good at his job.

   
 

We learnt loads of different cocktails and by the end of it, we were all pretty drunk lol.

   
     
Thank you ladies for a great send off! 

We will be back posting asap, I have missed it!

Love Kayleigh xoxo

3weeks to the wedding! Eeeeeek! ❤️

#revolutions #beaconsfield #cocktails #love #wedding #bride #nursery #friends

Hen Do – Glossybox survival kit making!!

Hey guys

So Kayleigh posted about her hen do weekend last weekend, and OH MY am I extremely relieved that I can finally tell you guys ALL about it and the whole planning process…

When Kay asked me to be her Maid of Honour I couldn’t believe it, I was so excited. I didn’t realise quite how stressful the whole hen do thing was though, I kind of underestimated the amount that would go into it – BUT it was TOTALLY worth it!!!!

I personally haven’t been on a hen do in my life, I am only 23 – they haven’t started for my generation yet! However, from research I found that on most hen do’s you go on, you will get a ‘Hen do survival kit’… Now, you’ve seen my previous posts about my monthly Glossyboxes and I literally have so many beautiful boxes that I didn’t know what to do with!! So I had a brain wave….!!

The Glossy Box Survival Kit

I gathered together 9 x boxes, and chose the quirkiest one with LOVE written on it to use for Kayleigh’s box. I then made a list of what ladies would like to receive and would perhaps need as a survival kit – which ended up a little like this…

Miniature bottle of wine

Pack of tissues

Party poppers

Shampoo & conditioner testers

Day & night moisturisers

Paracetamol

A hen do badge

Retro sweeties

Perfume samples

Glow stick

Miniature lipstick

I tried to think of everything I could…

I spent hours on the floor making sure each box had the same items in them etc.

I then wanted to make them a little special so went with the Glossybox theme with tissue paper and a personalised sticker.

The tissue paper was from Clinton Cards and these cute personalised stickers were from a website called The Favour Factory. This company was fantastic! I paid with PayPal and added my personalisation to the notes…three days later I had them posted through my door! Great service!

I then added a bow of ribbon around the box and a quirky little name tag each, which I got from Monsoon.

How cute do they look! I was so please with the result and everyone loved their little surprises!!

If anyone subscribes to Glossybox, I would totally recommend doing something like this with the used boxes just sitting on your shelf! Even things like birthdays or Christmas’, filling them with individual gifts for someone is a great idea.

On the day of the hen do, I decorated our conservatory and laid the boxes along with some other bits I will talk about in other posts… They looked adorable lined up on the table.!!

The ladies spent time in the morning to open theirs together, it was great to finally see everyone especially Kayleigh, opening their gifts!

All in all, the Glossybox survival kits were a success & I would recommend making them for anyone!!

I’ll be back soon to tell you more about how I planned my sisters hen do – I hope this helps some Maid of Honours out there!!

Speak soon, Gemma xx

Hen Do Madness..

Wow! What an amazing hen do I had last weekend! Gemma done an amazing job!! We went to a 90’s adult weekend in butlins! Now some people might think, butlins, really? But oh my god it was so good!!  

             

The hotel was beautiful a lot more than what I thought it would be! The bath and shower were to die for!! And also loved the mood lighting! 

We done lots of activities while we were there! The first night we headed straight out to the bars! Obviously! Haha.. Then onto silent disco! Which has to be one of my highlights of the whole weekend! All the hens loved it too! 

   
   

Then Saturday we woke up very hung over but determined to make the most of our day! My sister Loren joined us Saturday morning so that was great!  

     

Pool party!!! Again this was another high light! Wave machines, slides and lazy rivers! Definitely a way to get rid of a hang over! Then we had a cheeky picnic all together which mainly consisted of wine! 

   
   

Then it was fancy dress night!!! We all went as pink ladies! 

   
        
As you can imagine it was a mental night with really good memories made! Ended back at the silent disco! Definitely better second time around!!

On the Sunday we just did some shopping and then went to the spa! Which was so needed! 

   

  

  

  

 

Most people relaxed but some of the crazy hen’s went into the snow cave! Forget that it was -16 in there! You had to go into the sauna first but I still couldn’t bring myself to do that! Then we got ready for our final night out which a little bit more low key! 

   
      
  

I would like to thank everyone that made this weekend so special! Mum and Gemma were amazing and organised it so well! I will never forget this weekend and can’t wait for the reunion next year ladies! 

Speak soon

Kayleigh xoxo

(8 weeks till the wedding!)

 

 

Hen do, Essex & Madness!!

Oh hi strangers!

Cannot apologise enough for not posting in such a while! Things have been crazyyy and time just flies by!!

So a few weeks back me and Kayleigh went on a day trip to Brentwood, Essex! We picked up Kay’s BEAUTIFUL wedding dress from a cute little bridal dress shop called curves & couture… What a lovely shop and such lovely people!! I would not recommend it enough, they were so accommodating and have made the whole dress choosing process for Kayleigh a really easy one!
It was tucked away, hidden from everywhere, in a stunning barn conversion. It’s decorated in chic, modern furnishings which make you feel right at home!!
While we were there we popped into town to have a cheeky look around – why not!? Kay used to be a big fan of ‘the only way is Essex’ so we had to pop into Fusey and Gemma Collins’ shop… What a great day it was! We needed some quality time together!

Over the Easter weekend Jacob was camping on a cubs trip – he had a fantastic time, bless him!! So me and Kay used that time to spend a day with our cousin James… What a CUTIE!! Park times are the best times!

Me and David have also spent some quality time together too! We went to a cute restaurant right on the river called The Ferry in a teeny little town called Cookham. We went for a stroll along the river before tucking into our DELICIOUS lunch… Mine was a trio of meat roast dinner – how could I say no?

Okay so let’s forget about my FAT day and talk about my diet… Oh yes., she’s at it again! Another diet!! Haha although now I am not on any specific diet, I am simply trying to eat healthy! My normal day is usually – 0% fat Greek yogurt with blueberry compote, 12 x almonds, a banana, mixed veg with chicken / salmon, another banana then salad and meat for dinner! I also drink approx. 2 litres of lemon water a day – is there ANY diet tips out there? Or has anyone tried something that has REALLY worked for them? If so, let me know… I love to try things!

So last but not least – it’s Kayleigh’s Hen Do Weekend THIS WEEKEND!!
I have been asked to plan this for her as maid of honour, and have spent the last few months pulling my hair out over it!! But it’s all coming together over these last few days and I am finally able to start looking forward to it!!

It is TOP SECRET and Kayleigh doesn’t know a thing about what we are doing! or where we are going which makes it so much more exciting!
I will be posting next week with the BIG REVEAL and I simply cannot wait to share it all with you!

Lotsa love, Gemma xx

Catch up..,

We haven’t posted for a while so I thought I would update you all,

I finally picked up my wedding dress and brought it home! I am so happy to have it near me, makes no sense I know but it was in Essex a good 1 and a half  drive away and I didn’t feel like I had actually brought it. But now it is at my mums. So I can put it on whenever I want lol. It needs a few alterations as I’m too short but I can’t wait for it all to be done. It’s so close now, just under 3 months! I’m so excited to finally be robs wife! 

While me and Gemma picked up my dress, we went for a cheeky shopping trip too! 

First stop.. The Slug and Lettuce Pub!

   

 Only in Essex would they have chairs that looked like thrones! 

Then we went and visited all the boutiques which are owned by The only way is Essex stars. My favourite shop by far was Fusey which is owned by Joey Essex. Love his designs and his hair products are great, just ask rob! 

   We had a really good day and I loved spending time with Gemma. We don’t get to do it often but was so good. Need to do it more often.

 

We have both been really busy with work etc but I’m sure we will be back posting regularly again.

Speak soon.

Kayleigh xoxo