Determining ring sizes. And unsolicited emails!

I must get over a dozen unsolicited business to business emails or phonecalls every day.  Some from far flung shores offering to sell me cheap knock off products, some offering me website design or SEO services, some asking to buy advertising space on my websites and plenty from magazines, blogs, online directories and exhibition organisers trying to get me to buy advertising with them.  To be honest, its got to the point where I rarely even bother to read the email or listen to the message, I read or hear who its from and instantly hit delete.

But this evening an email landed in my inbox from a sender who's name I vaguely recognised.  They had sent me an unsolicited email not long ago which I had read and deleted along with all the others that had poured in that day.  For some reason, this second email caught my eye, and the first paragraph made me smile and raise my eyebrows in confusion all at once.  The style was quite unlike the normal emails I get, and so I carried on reading.  In fact, I even opened the attachment! (Don't tell my husband - i'll get a severe telling off for opening something from an unknown sender!).

Inside I found this:

Well, it made me laugh.  It might be a bit of fun, but hey - we could all do with a little of that now and again.  And you never know, it might be useful to someone who is trying to work out what size of ring to buy.  I wore my engagement ring on a chain around my neck for for a few days after we got engaged as it was so huge it didn't fit any of my fingers!

In their email, Simply Bridal mention that I can sign up to receive their infographics automatically as soon as they are released.  I think I might - I quite like this one, and am now wondering what I missed when I deleted their first email.

A New Wedding Planning Business Is Born

Today's post is brought to you by Claire from Finest Detail Weddings.  My rather enormous apologies go to her as this was supposed to have been posted a while ago.  Thank you Claire for being patient with me!

Recently I launched Finest Detail Weddings, offering bespoke wedding planning with a personalised service. The planning services I offer aim to keep your wedding plans focused, within budget and with less stress.

So how and why did I decide to become a Wedding Planner? September 2011 saw all the wedding plans I had made for my big day come to fruition. The months I had spent meticulously planning my day, covering every detail didn't go unnoticed, with many of my guests complimenting me on the little touches I had made. One guest even said she wished I had helped her plan her big day -  now that was a compliment! Good cheer aside, there was the little niggly bits that happened on my day that threatened to spoil things, for the perfectionist in me. Putting all your trust in your suppliers and venue is a little daunting but when I noticed things like my free bar suddenly charging guests and the starters coming out melted, the beginnings of an idea were sown.

So it was whilst on Honeymoon in Mauritius, over a beautifully romantic candlelit meal looking out to sea, I announced to my husband that I would like to start a wedding planning business. I loved the buzz and energy that came with planning my wedding and felt passionate about ensuring other couples learnt from what I had experienced along the way and from what my friends and family had experienced too at their weddings. Don't get me wrong I don't claim to be an expert in all things wedding, after all there are plenty of established planners out there who have more experience than I but don't write me off just yet. Everyone starts somewhere and I am realistic enough to know that it will be a long and rewarding journey to establish myself in what is a very competitive industry – but I'm ready and am really looking forward to helping couples plan their wedding perfectly.

Claire xx

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