Happy 1 year (Elvis) Wedding Anniversary

Today we celebrate our one year Elvis Wedding renewal anniversary.

As I blogged about before, we have been wanting to tick #32 off the Life List for sometime: 'Renew our wedding vows Elvis style'

When we found out our really good friends were traveling to Las Vegas to celebrate Mike's 40th Birthday, we jumped at the opportunity to join them and celebrate his birthday and also have a double wedding renewal on the same day.

The ceremony was very different to our first one, but we loved it just as much. It featured Elvis singing his hits, bad Elvin puns and a lot of Hunka Hunka Burning love.

And although it was 7 years after the first one, it was just as emotional and lovely wedding. Which was topped off by an amazing dinner to celebrate the birthday boy at Jean Georges.

Left: The original one, on a beach in Australia. Right: The renewal, in a chapel in Las Vegas

So Happy Anniversary dear husband. Its been a great ride.

Let's do it all again for my 40th Birthday!

Just (re)married

The American Dream

Winter in Central Park

I wrote down my Life List, soon after we returned from a holiday in the United States, way back in 2011.

A lot of the things on the 'Life List' had been churning in my head for some time, others had appeared after our US trip. These were things that we just didn't manage to get done or I wanted to do again when I returned to America.

Ever since this trip, I have been trying to get back to the USA to tick all American items off the list.

I am very excited to report that in May we will be returning to the USA, armed with my Life List and all the intentions to tick these items off.

This trip was planned around #32: Renew our wedding vows, Elvis style. This is something we have wanted to do for some time. However when we learnt our really good friend was having a party in Vegas to celebrate his 40th Birthday, we knew this would be the perfect opportunity to organise a trip around the Life List. The Birthday Boy and he wife also wanted to renew their vows in Las Vegas while they were there, so we felt it was destined to happen!

What is better than a double wedding?

Elvis here we come..

Here are all the things I am planning to tick off while we are in America (to say I am excited is an understatement)...

32. Renew our wedding vows in Las Vegas (Elvis style)
35. Take a road trip through California and visit the Joshua Tree National Park, Palm Springs and San Francisco
47. Go to Disneyland
71. Go back to Central Park in NYC and see the Alice in Wonderland statue
72. Go to the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles
74. Go back to the Getty museum in Los Angeles
77. Find the perfect Fajitas
79. Search for the perfect Margarita (or at least go back to Spice Market in New York and have some more of those heavenly Ginger Margaritas)
82. See Bill Cunningham at work/on his bike in NYC (one can only hope)
84. Be able to afford a pair of authentic designer shoes and/or hand bag (I need some glam shoes for #32!)

Central Park, New York

I will keep you posted on how I go...

[all images by Zahara Dessert].

#28: Celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary

5 down,

45 years to go...

Happy Anniversary

25 November 2007

Next stop Vegas

#32: Renewing our wedding vows Elvis style on Pinterest

#32 on my Life List is renewing our vows Elvis style in Las Vegas.

It is looking more and more likely that this will be ticked off the list in May next year.

So in celebration, I have started a Pinterest board for the style of outfit I want to wear for the wedding (the biggest priority for me of course).

Take a look at the board - I hope you like it...
I can't wait!

#32: Renew our Wedding vows 'Elvis style'...The Plan

In November it is our 5 year Wedding Anniversary and 15 years since we have been together.


Our wedding was a small family gathering and it was a really special, romantic and beautiful day.

But the idea of 'eloping' and flying to Las Vegas and getting married 'Elvis' style just sounds absolutely marvellous and something we have wanted to do for a very long time.

It has to be with all the trimmings you expect from a Las Vegas wedding. Although I put my foot down at the thought of a Drive Through wedding (that is so crass). Obviously we will be renewing our vows rather than getting married, but I am sure it still will be just as crazy!

This is why it is #32 on the Life List.

Las Vegas is also an excuse so we can go back to America and attempt to tick off #32, 37, 49, 74, 76, 79, 81, 84 and 71 off the List.

I think next year will be the year we do it... I can feel it in my waters

Let the challenge begin...


The Las Vegas wedding style I am aiming for [image courtesy of 'The Hangover' via clothesonfilm.com]