Although our special day was beautifully autumnal and rustic, with the style of our photographs reflecting this theme, I also have a handful of black and white images that I absolutely love.
So I decided to use them for a more informative post!
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At precisely 12pm on November 11th 2021, Elliott and I were married in a historic barn nestled in the Oxfordshire countryside.
After seven years together, we are now offically husband and wife!
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It's been a while since I wrote a relaxed, more chatty post, so I decided to catch you up on what I've been up to lately!
I don't have a lot of photos to share, as I've gotten a little lazy with my camera recently. But I do have some bits and pieces to write, so let's see where this goes.
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Food waste may not be the most glamorous topic, but it's something that I feel very passionate about.
In the UK we throw away roughly 6.6 million tonnes of household food waste each year. This doesn't even include the waste that comes from restaurants and food manufacturers, which adds up to another 2.6 million tonnes a year.
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I firmly believe that you can learn a lot about a person from their diet and eating habits, so I've always found it fascinating to take a peek into someone else's kitchen.
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I started the new year feeling burnt out and exhausted, and I suspect I'm not the only one.
If you're a regular reader, you may have noticed that it's been a little quiet over here as of late. I didn't even have the energy to write my usual end-of-year post, where I reflect on the previous twelve months and celebrate my successes.
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Although my husband and I are thoroughly British, we've been celebrating Thanksgiving in our household for the past three years.
We see it as an opportunity to celebrate the autumn season, express our gratitude and of course the chance to share a delicious, home-cooked meal with friends and family.
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I always obsess over the pumpkin, sweet potato and kabocha squash sweet treats that I stumble across in Japan, as they taste perfectly autumnal while still remaining fairly nutritious. Now that I'm stuck in the UK for the foreseeable future, it's always a bonus when I find a delicious recipe that I can recreate at home.
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Our November wedding date is drawing ever closer, and it's officially time to do something that I've been dreaming of ever since I was a little girl.
I'm talking, of course, about choosing my wedding dress.
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After being in some form of lockdown for well over a year, the thought of hibernating during the colder months feels almost inconceivable. Even this self-proclaimed autumn queen feels a little apprehensive at the idea of staying inside again!
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From The Pumpkin Patch 