My Story

 For many years, I have worked at the same company in Southampton, which for various reasons will remain nameless. My job involves talking to customers. entering details onto a computer, supervising other telephonists, taking complaints and delivering exceptional customer service.

I have seen many changes at this company, including expansion, movement to bigger premises, the updating of computer systems and lots of changes in company policies. I would like to think that even in the tiniest of ways, I've helped to contribute to the success of the company. I'm very proud of how much they've achieved and if anyone is reading this from there, then I wish you every success for the future.

For some time now I have found myself sat at my desk thinking "Do I really want to do this for the rest of my life" I know my job inside out but I am a reasonably educated person and you don't have to be Einstein to do my job.

Then my boyfriend of 11 months and I moved in together and although I do not find the 40 mile trip to work every morning, it does add another 2 hours to my working day every day.

My boyfriend soon proposed and over the next 13 months we set about planning our wedding.

I loved it, so many people said planning a wedding is hard work and stressful, and perhaps to a certain extent it is. I spent many an hour wondering whether to invite "Sue and Jim" to the whole day or just the evening and wondering if it was safe to sit "John" with "Phil and Rachel". However, the guest list is all I worried about. Through careful planning I was able to relax and look forward to our wedding.

The months past and so quickly and soon our wedding day arrived. It was just as we imagined it,perfect. Everyone commented on what a lovely day it was and how wonderful all the little finishing touches were "You can plan my wedding" said one guest and "You should become a wedding planner" said another.

We spent our honeymoon exploring the Scottish Highlands and then it was back to earth with a bump and little to look forward to, except life with my husband of course.

Then I fell out with a good friend who was a bridesmaid and now I find it difficult to look at some wedding pictures.

However, it becomes more difficult than that as I introduced her to her boyfriend, who works with me. It's not too bad now but the situation was very delicate and it is my personal belief that a few people are, for some reasons of their own agenda trying to use it to their own advantage*.

Of course this is not something I can or want to take about but it has been going on for a while now.

So I thought "what do I want to do" and the truth is, I want to plan weddings. I looked into things and decided to take a diploma in wedding planning and now I'm a qualified wedding planner.



I'm not one to dwell on the past or hold grudges and I wish EVERYONE from my past happiness and best wishes for the future. We all made mistakes but somewhere along the way most of us learnt from the,. I certainly learned a very hard lesson in friendship but I also learned that I really do have the best husband in the world and that if you really do want to do something that badly then do it because you only live once.

It is still early days for my company yet I am confident I can make it a success. Now it is time to move up to the next level and turn my dreams into reality.

Goodbye Vicky, hello Victoria

* this is my own personal opinion and one that is not necessarily supported by anyone else.

Please note that pictures here and from my own wedding. Enjoy x