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2023: A Year in Review
First of all, I'm back! It's been well over 6 months since I posted anything on my own blog. Forgive any typing errors; that will just be...
amaywithwords
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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My Sixpence-Worth on Wedding Shoes
As a modern bride, you have an overwhelmingly gargantuan selection of shoes for your big moment as you walk, run or skip down the aisle....
amaywithwords
Jun 22, 20234 min read
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My 8 Top Tips for Wedding Dress Shopping
Whether you're opting for an intimate family affair, a boho festival wedding or a traditional church ceremony, your wedding dress is...
amaywithwords
Jun 15, 20236 min read
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Dodford Manor: A Review
When I was planning my wedding, I found that the choice of venue was quite overwhelming with lots of venues offering very similar styles...
amaywithwords
Jun 1, 20235 min read
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How I Became Mrs May (With Words)
The year is 2004. Tony Blair is the Prime Minister, velour tracksuits are so hot right now and Britney is making breathy passenger...
amaywithwords
May 31, 20233 min read
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My Wedding Day
On 24th October 2022, I made a lifelong commitment to my best friend and became Mrs May. Let me tell you how it all went down. I woke up...
amaywithwords
May 31, 20237 min read
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Hello, wedding industry!
I always said I'd never niche. I was wrong. Anyone who has spent more than 5 minutes in my presence will know that I am as strong-willed...
amaywithwords
May 14, 20232 min read
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Review: Bahia Principe Luxury Ambar, Dominican Republic
I spent the first week of the Easter holidays in paradise, and the second in a coffee-fuelled, messed-up sleep pattern fog of jet laggy...
amaywithwords
May 1, 20239 min read
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My 8 Long Haul Flight Essentials
Long. Haul. Flight. Three words to strike terror into the heart of anyone that values legroom, non-recycled air and their sanity. Never...
amaywithwords
Apr 11, 20234 min read
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Review: Soft Lad by Nick Grimshaw
Well, here we are. My first actual written-down book review. I say that because I mentally review every book I've ever read but I've...
amaywithwords
Feb 15, 20236 min read
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The One Where I Press Publish
Well, that's it. I'm doing it. It's going out there for the world to see, and I'm hiding behind a cushion and trembling like a nervous...
amaywithwords
Feb 11, 20232 min read
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3 Things I'm Leaving in 2022 (and 3 I'm Bringing to 2023!)
2022 was, without a doubt, the most intense year of my life so far. I bought a house, planned a wedding, had my hen do, moved in, went on...
amaywithwords
Jan 28, 20234 min read
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