GORSE HILL - CORRECT RESERVAIONS PHONE NUMBER!!!!

I'm sorry to say that I have made a bit of a pickle when it comes to the CORRECT phone number for Gorse Hill reservation! The number you need to call to book a room for Friday and Saturday night is: +44 1483 747444 or +44 1483 286516

Hanging around

On my eternal quest looking for decorating ideas, I came up across a few reoccurring themes, one of them being hanging paper cuts outs.... Above are a few examples. The top one is from ABC Carpet and Homes Christmas display. Very appropriate for a wedding. The bottom one from Anthropologie (kindly snapped for me by my dear friend Kristen)

Please book your rooms (when you're ready to!)

Seeing as most of you have your save the date now, I just wanted to let you know about rooms at Gorse Hill. You'll be pleased to know that we have negotiated a special rate of 75 pounds per/night, per room! All the 50 rooms in the hotel have been blocked out for us for Friday 27th and Saturday 28th August. To secure your room you will have to please phone up and book your own room... Just say that you are party of the Daniels/ Pearson wedding and Gorse Hill will be happy to make your reservation.
There number is +44 1483 286516

Don't forget your passport

Stefan had to send his passport away this weekend to get extra pages sewn in....
which got me thinking about all of you who are going be traveling from abroad.
Please, please, please remember to check your passport expiry date. I can think of nothing worse than showing up at the airport to only be turned away because of an expired passport (does that sound familiar to you Matthew Kraeger??)
So, please do check in time! Alternatively, please make sure that you get a passport!

BREAKING NEWS......

.....WE ARE ONLINE (although more info and links to come)!!
Stay tuned for me updates to the site. N&S x
www.natashaandstefan.com

Be on the look out....

.....Our save the dates are in the post!

Blooming Marvellous

Maybe I got inspired by the beautiful branches that Stefan had got me for my arrival home last week (see above), or maybe it was the thought of warmer times when the flowers start to pop there heads out from a cold winter below ground... but this week I have had a flower week! I have found a lovely florist (and once she's locked in I'll share some more about her work) But it got me to thinking about the Brits and their garden obsessions.

British people as a generalisation love to garden! People take great pride in them: they nurture them, mow their lawns and pull out all the weeds and when it's not raining, they spend an awful lot of time outside enjoying them. That said, for those of you coming to visit the UK, there are many places where you can see some beautiful gardens for yourselves:

Wisley Gardens are truly beautiful. Not too far from the wedding location, Wisley has a massive range of plant, fruit, tree and herb life. Plus it has a huge cathedral like glass house.

Another place that I love is Hampton Court Palace. Although I love it for the Palace and history as well as the gardens, it's great place to take in some English history, walk along the Thames and try not to get lost in the maze there! Hampton Court is just on the edge of London and accessible by train both from London and from Woking.

... and while on the subject of flowers, thank you to Pola (one of my bridesmaids) for the beautiful flowers you gave me last night. They've really cheered up our apartment.