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Thought of the Day – Weddings

I love weddings! Last year we were lucky enough to be invited to share in these beautiful occasions 3 times. Sadly we missed one at the start of this year but have 2 coming up. One is this Saturday and one at the end of April.

I’ve been busy getting some things together for the bride’s favours. The bride is Irish and has chosen homemade chutney and Soda bread to be gifted to her guests. I’ve made enough Red Onion and Irish Whiskey (Jameson’s) chutney for 102 mini jars (1oz) and tomorrow I’ll be making the 102 individual soda loaves to go with them. I’m surprising the Bride and Groom with the look of the favour bags but I’m at the stage where I’m so excited I’d love to share photographs with the bride on Facebook. I mustn’t! Tomorrow’s daily challenge is to share my day in detail so anyone following me will have the intricacies of measuring and weighing the exact ingredients in enough batches to make 102 identical loaves and then getting them bagged and finished before bed. My mantra today and tomorrow is “It’ll be ok, it’ll be ok, it’ll be ok!” And it will. I hope. From Monday (or Tuesday as I may need to lie for 2 days in a darkened room post St Patrick’s Day wedding) I will then start the ongoing bits and pieces for another friend who is getting married to her girlfriend on the last Sunday in April. With the speed this year is already flying by I know it’ll be here in the blink of an eye. Then I’ll be planning the party to celebrate hubby and I’s 25th (Silver) wedding anniversary which I’d like to make as special as a wedding day for both of us and those we’ve asked to join us to celebrate this milestone/achievement. From July I’d just like to concentrate on our impending house move and hope that we can get moved and settled in in time for Christmas. Anyone getting married this year I wish you a lifetime of happy memories and the luck of the Irish in your journey together.