Cruise vacation!

So far I've shown you snaps from the UK as well as Lake Como now we've come to the final leg of our trip the Mediterranean cruise! Our cruise liner was Norwegian Cruises and they were great! The ship had a great atmosphere as most of the other guest were either from America and Australia so there was no shortage of friends to make. On another note our room was amazing, we were lucky enough to have a nice big balcony room at the end of the boat as well as a espresso machine and a free plate of goodies sent to our room every afternoon. Life was very good hehe.

The cruise visited Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos, Athens and two lovely relaxing days at sea. I was most excited about Santorini as it was the only place I didn't get to visit last year, but being able to go back to places that I fell in love with last year was equally exciting.
So now on to my large amount of snaps!

 So this is me after a long 3 hour train trip from Lake Como to Venice. We were welcomed to a hotel room that resembled a dolls house and was about the same size! But it was pretty and there was a bed so we weren't complaining.

 This was the walk from the boat dock to the centre of Corfu. Very pretty and the colour of the water was crazy blue.

 If you ever been on a cruise you've probably come across one of these, how are cute are they!

 Santorini was exactly how I pictured it. One thing I forgot to think about was the heat however, annoyingly I burnt my shins very badly on this trip. But the view was so breath taking I didn't even notice until we got back on the boat!

 The shops were quite expensive here but when I came across a gorgeous black jump suit I just couldn't help myself.

 As beautiful a Santorini was I will always love Mykonos first and foremost. The combo of yummy food, shops and a nice cool breeze is enough to win anyone over.

Ow and if you ever happen to visit there's a traditional Greek bakery right off the centre square that sells cakes and pastries that are too die for! It is seriously some of the best food I had on my entire trip!

Me, mum and nan having a much needed drink after a day of shopping!

 Our lovely and spacious balcony, how divine is that view.

 Our last night at one of the ships restaurants.

Favourite photo! Our last cruise dinner together before mum and nan jet of to Dubai without me lol

 Off the boat now enjoying our last day in Europe with a walk through Venice. This was the jump suit I bought in Santorini by the way!

Enjoying some gelato and a little dance in Piazza San Marco square!

Wedding planning abroad

So the first leg of our trip was a three night stay in Lake Como to meet up with my wedding planner as well as checking out venues and if we found the perfect place menu tasting!

First day we arrived we enjoyed a nice relaxing walk around the village we were staying in as well as indulging in mass amounts for yummy Italian food.

Me and nan posing in Milan train station, think we were starting to go a little stir crazy...

 This is the amazing hotel me, mum and nan stayed at. Apparently this is the only hotel on the lake that is right on the water, not next to the water but on it!

 Green tea went out window on this trip and was replaced by its European cousin espresso. At 0 calories per cup it's the perfect kick start to your day!

 This hotel was beyond amazing and beautiful and the view from the top was to die for.

After the first day of walking we sat down to a very yummy and indulgent dinner in our own hotels restaurant, which happened to be one of the most popular places to eat in the village.

 This was the morning I got to meet my wedding planner for the first time! I was very nervous and found it hard to sleep the night before, so it comes as no surprise that on this morning I had two espressos!

 This is where we're having our ceremony! This is where they filmed star wars! I always knew this was where I wanted to say my vows to Dan and thankfully he agreed. I thought there was no point in hiding where our ceremony was going to be as I have been telling people on a regular basis hehe.

 Reception venue 1- This was called The Beach, it was very beautiful and kind of reminded me of Auz which was nice.

 Reception venue 2- This was the view from the second place we were considering, it was beautiful very traditional Italian

 

 More eating of course! Key is to up the side salad and down size the main meal, for example I had pasta but only a starter size. Here's mum with a massive plate of food think she preferred the look of nans pizza lol.

 So this is the village where we're having our reception. As I've already revealed the venue for our ceremony I wanted to leave this one as a surprise, you'll all just have to wait a year!

 Seems we were lucky enough to find our venue while we were there we had the awesome chance to taste the wedding menu! It was the most food I had had in months and as amazing as it all tasted my stomach was by no means happy with me ow dear..

Well that's the end of my stay in Lake Como. I had amazing time and came out of the experience feeling very relaxed and excited about planning my wedding for next year, and with Sally and Gemma from Weddingbox to help me along the whole process next July cant get here soon enough!