It is now less than one month to go until David and I are married, until our wedding day.

I am not nervous at all about being a wife and I cannot wait to be a Henley but I do have to admit that I am in a mild state of panic as the day itself draws near.

Being a bride as well as a full time Mummy of year old twins is surely not as glamourous as it is supposed to be? Having no time and no money of my own makes bridal preparations rather hard. How do I ask David for extra money for girly essentials? Boys just do not understand the need for a specific nail varnish colour or the desire for a brand new outfit for going away!

I remember thinking at six months to go that I should make some time for me and start some kind of beauty regime. Needless to say I didn’t and here I am with 4 weeks to go and still not a routine in sight. Eek!

So here I am thinking with what little time I have left, what are my priorities to sort out?

Firstly I am still a little overweight and it shows, particularly in my arms. So today I have started The Dukan Diet. This basically involves eating lots of protein and not much else. I have paid for the online support and hope to reach my target of 8 stone and 11 pounds before the wedding on the 10th of Sep. I have just had my first Dukan breakfast, a 0% fat yoghurt with two spoonfuls of oat bran. I have to say that it was not too bad. For lunch I plan to eat cockles (done! and for dinner salmon with eggs. In the first three days of the diet I can only eat protein, no vegetables and no carbs. I am going to find it quite strange and more than a little tough but it will be worth it if I can lose just a few more pounds before the big day. David is eating the same as me so I think he will find it hard but I know he will carry on and just be very hungry!!

Secondly, I have very dry skin on my arms and my upper arms are overed in little bumpy spots. I want to try and focus some attention on them and get them smooth and soft and perhaps a little shiny for the day itself. I plan to exfoliate every few days and make sure I moisturise every day. My dress has a very low back so much of my back will be exposed on the day especially if I decide to wear my hair up (how to decide???!!!) so that needs a bit of a polish too.

I am very lax when it comes to beauty and I wish that I wasn’t as I know that a good routine with decent products can make such a difference.

Thirdly I want to try and make my face glow radiantly for our special day. I have some lovely Benefit make up to wear and I want to do the products justice by putting them on to the best possible skin I can muster in this short space of time.

I do hope there is some hope for me!

On the week leading up to the wedding day I would like to get a fake tan, some fake nails as my own are atrocious, my eyebrows shaped and a pedicure. This is a lot of time away from my monsters and a lot of time to ask anyone to have them. But, I am determined to get it done, I don’t want to look back in years to come and wish I had made the time. I want to look the best I can for our wedding day. I will be 35 next month, this could be one of my last times to really make the most of me and I really would like to enjoy it.

After much deliberation David and I do have a photographer for the day and so I would like to look nice and not as completely exhausted as I feel.

I am walking down the aisle to REM’s At My Most Beautiful, that is what I want to be. Just for that one day. Me but at my most beautiful, as the best I can be.

4 weeks from tomorrow to go!!!

And here we are – Mr and Mrs Henley to be!