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We’re on the last couple of days of the honeymoon. Didn’t quite make it as far north as anticipated, thanks to Cyclone Hubert. I was highly anticipating getting to Ningaloo Reef, but we only managed to get as far as Carnarvon. Perhaps next time, we’ll make it all the way there, plus further to Broome!

I have been writing up each day of our journey, but will post these entries once we get back to Perth.

In the meantime, I leave you with a photo from our wedding photo shoot:

Photo credits: © 2006 Samm Blake

The above photo was taken on the grounds of the University of Western Australia. It is part of a series shot at that location for our wedding. Our photographer was Samm Blake. See more of her work at www.sammblake.com.

Getting married tomorrow. The last few months have flashed past in such a blur. Currently finalising the last few details for tomorrow, especially with the early start (have to be up before 6am).

Thanks to those of you (you know who you are!) who have provided help, moral support, and providing a ear for my bridezilla moments!

Good bye, and see you on the “other side”!

For something that is four months away, the wedding date is starting to zoom up upon me. It started feeling more “real” on Saturday, when the very first invite was made up. After working in the web space for some time, switching to the print media was an interesting experience. The same design elements still apply - type of font, font size (unfortunately, there’s no way for the end user to control the font size ;) ), white spacing, line spacing…. I went through about eight drafts but I’m happy with the end result. The invites are simple with a nice metallic red background!

I managed to purchase the materials for my wedding dress yesterday. Who would have thought that the materials would have costed that much? When I was told the final price, you couldn’t have told on my calm (I think!) face that I was having a mild panic attack. I gulped, and then handed over my credit card. So I’m now the proud owner of seven metres of white satin, five and a half metres of white chiffon, and seven metres of lining, which will shortly be made up into a dress. A consoling thought is that I’m not spending thousands of dollars on a dress.

Mum is going in for her operation today at 6.30am Perth time. Wish I can be there when she comes out of the operating theatre, but at least I’ll be seeing her in six days when I fly back to Perth.