I have been supporting The Wedding Wishing Well Foundation for a while now through my Wonderful Wedding Wednesday posts.

I am also helping them with some photography (not of weddings) and I will share more about that soon! 

I am so happy to share an interview with one of their brides with you today. 

I wanted you all to hear from someone who is being helped in the most wonderful way.

I am so honoured that the Bristol Bride (as she will be known on this blog) has answered a few questions to give us all an insight into just how much the work of The Wedding Wishing Well Foundation means. 

In her words: 

I heard about The Wedding Wishing Well Foundation when I was looking on line for help to get married if you are ill. We had planned on getting married in 2015 or 2016, as we couldn't afford to do it any sooner, as I had to give up work.

With the groom being the only one bringing in money and 3 kids and bills, it was impossible to do it any sooner. The thought of waiting that long to get married really scared me, because of the possibility of not being able to walk down the aisle without help or say my vows without my speech being slurred and people looking at me with pity.

I have problems with speech, balance and memory now, so who knows what I will be like in 2 years.

I want to get married because the groom is the only one that would have me (only joking)! We love each other and we want to spend what time we have left as man and wife. To all be joined as a proper family, so my children have a parent there to help them when I am gone, to make decisions about my care so they don't have to.

To be honest, I felt a bit sad when I sent the application in, as I thought I'd never get picked, I nearly didn't post it but I'm glad I did! It wasn't that long before we heard, it was about 2 weeks. We found out while we were away in Blackpool with family and I received a text and email from the Foundation. We were in the entertainment bar and I couldn't stop jumping up and down I was so excited. Everyone was looking at me like I was mad, but I didn't care, I was really happy and I cant remember the last time I felt like that.

What I would like most from my wedding is the most amazing fun day ever, not just for me but for my family and friends and to see my children dressed up, as I might not be here to see their big days.

The groom and I are doing fun raising for the Foundation. So far we have done a car boot, an abseil and a charity football match. We want to help as many other people to have their special day. Our children are involved in the work we do so when I'm no longer around, they can carry on helping the Foundation on my behalf.

I have tried a few wedding dresses on and I loved it, but I've not found the one yet!

I've never asked my kids before what they are most looking forward to about the wedding until just now. My 12 year old said "You to being happy" bless her. My 13 year old son said "If you have a chocolate fountain and candy floss" that's what he would like the most!

The main way my illness has effected us as a family is financially, as I had to give up work. With less money, we have had to cut back on doing things such as days out holidays etc. I'm always tired so I sleep a lot that's something everyone gets annoyed at! They have to put up with my mood swings and my depression and the house being untidy, when I can't get motivated. My balance and coordination can be bad some days and if I trip they help me up. When I was 14 I got hit by car was injured really badly and had to learn to walk, write, hold knife and fork all over again. I'm telling you this because I am in the early stage of the disease and that for now, I say to kids my symptons are due to my car accident.

Huntington's disease is an inherited disease of the brain that kills some of nerve cells in the brain causing deterioration and gradual loss of function of these areas of the brain. This can affect movement, perception, awareness, thinking and behaviour. Eventually, I will die from heart failure or pneumonia or another infection. 

The reason I want to stay anonymous is because I have 3 children that don't know about my illness as they have 50% chance of having it. I want them to enjoy life as children and not to worry about all this and not have to grow up too fast. I'm trying to protect them from this horrible illness as long as possible. Please read up about it you will see why I want to hide it from them. I feel so bad for having it and I feel so guilty knowing I might of past this on to them.

You can learn more about Huntington's disease here.  

I am in awe of this couple and I want everyone who reads this married, thinking about getting married or who would like to get married one day, to think about what was, or would be, going through your mind on that day. 

Was it that you were blissfully happy, was it, like me, that you were worrying about the weather?  

These honest and incredible words from the Bristol Bride really puts my silly fears on my own wedding day into perspective. I am damn lucky that the rain was all I had to worry about.

If you haven't donated to The Wedding Wishing Well Foundation before, then I defy anyone not to after reading this post. And if you have, thank you and instead share this post with someone so they can learn about the incredible work the Foundation does and how it actually changes lives. 

One couple the charity were helping, to give them a wedding abroad later this year will not get their happy day as the bride passed away last week. 

This charity does so much more than one days work. They tirelessly work for months and the effects of that one day will be felt for years and years. 

You can donate HERE. 

Some people say birthdays aren't as exciting as you get older. Who are these people? They certainly didn't come out of the same mould as me! 

I love birthdays, any birthdays, but it's wonderful when it's yours! A day of being spoilt, less cooking than normal and excuse to eat sweets, cake and chocolate for breakfast.

This year we are in America for my birthday! My birthday itinerary was meant to include a train ride in to New York City, a mooch through Central Park, a visit to the famous toy store FAO Schwarz and a pootle in Fishs Eddy, a store we never made it to in February. 

However, we seem to have brought a typical British summer with us. Queue a forecast with rain clouds and thunderstorms! With the weather for the first part of the week hot and sunny we decided to save a trip around the city for later in the week .

My greatest pleasure for my birthday will be to spend a day around the pool, feeling the sun on my skin, watching the butterflies and the boys bobbing around in their rubber rings and maybe sneak a trip to Christmas Tree Shops in. They don't sell trees, they sell all sorts of "crap" my husband hates and I love!  

My family know me really well but with the wonder of Pinterest you can have a fantasy wish list all year round! Just incase anyone wants an idea! 

Here are a few things I would LOVE. I would be thrilled with any one of them!

From left to right; pretty plates, delicate earrings, rustic crockery, iPhone case, photography backdrops,  sweet tape, a tripod, the sister book to one I have already and wooden charger.

From left to right; colourful napkins, food photography guide book, bronze bowls, magazines, a peppermint chair, more magazines, a wooden filing unit, a sweet book a tray for anything and everything.  

Of course I am not expecting half of these, this list will be going forever!

What's on your wish list?!  

July has been an emotional month. 

An end of an era month. 

I like happy endings, but this month seems to have been full of endings, some not happy at all. 

We lost Richard's Grandma at the grand age of 99 and 4 months. Bless her heart, she told everyone she was 100! I had known Mabel (yes our dog is named after her and actually she loved that) for 14 years. She treated me as one of her grandchildren and I know we made her so happy taking our two boys to visit her often. 

She made a room feel happy. She burst into song for no particular reason, loved old fashioned Christmas family games and had a wicked sense of humour. Some of Rich and my best loved in jokes come from her sayings. 

I felt like I lost a Grandma too.  

It makes you realise the bond you have with those around you. That Rich, as his mother's only child is responsible for her, but that actually I am responsible too. That it will be me doing her hair as she gets older and writing letters to keep in touch, between visits. My mother in law is super fit (she plays tennis several times a week) so old age is a good way off! But honestly, I am quite happy to have two ladies to look after in 20 years and of course my father in law!

My in laws are moving too. Moving from the house they have lived in for 26 years. The house Richard has almost all his childhood memories in. The house where we first kissed when I was 16. When I got my car stuck up their driveway and had to get his parents out of bed to haul my car from a tree.

It feels sad for them to be leaving their house, but it feels like the right time too. They are starting a new chapter in Poole in a glorious house, if they let me blog some photos I will!  

This month has also seen the end of preschool and nursery for both boys. 

Sammy left both his preschools to start at the village school in Banwell in September and Ollie will start at the local Pre School, which means saying goodbye to the nursery the Heath family have been proud to be part of for 3 and a half years.

We had Ollie's last parent's evening at Little Bears Nursery on Monday evening and when I looked across at him, I saw a boy staring back at me, with a goofy smile, hair sweaty from suncream and flying in all directions.  

I was thrilled when I spotted the 'Learn to Dress Ollie Bear' toy in The Early Learning Centre! A perfect gift for his nursery buddies. 

A boy. Not a baby. (Queue an evening of feeling broody and desperate for a baby. But luckily it only lasts for a few hours.) 

We have been so fortunate with the childcare our boys have received. Wonderfully kind people who genuinely love their jobs and love the children they take care of. 

I cannot speak more highly of Hannah Tedder and Little Monkey's Pre School. Hannah goes above and beyond to encourage confidence and happiness in the children she cares for.

Little Owls has provided Sammy with almost, a home from home.

As Sammy has spent most of the last 2 years primarily at Little Owls I wanted to show them just how much we appreciated his time there. 

So instead of chocolates, wine and flowers I did something a little more permanent. Well for a year at least. 

I placed an advert in the local Post Office window. What better advertisement for a Pre School could there be than a parent's recommendation?!

My sister came to stay for a couple of days this week too. To make the most of the last month of her maternity leave. She will be back to work full time in September and Yasmin lu will be 4 months old. It's hard when everyday life means you need to go back to work earlier than you'd like, but I know they will make the most of every second they have as a family. Appreciate it maybe more than we do. 

I have adored Natty being on maternity leave. Some days we speak up to 5 times a day, even if it's just for a minute. We always have something to say and I love our Skype calls, where we carry on with our daily routine but have the laptops open. It has meant that my darling niece has got to know my voice, got to know my face - albeit 3 dimensionally! But she recognises me when I see her and that melts my heart.

Roll on the last week of August as the Broadleys and the Heaths are off to Southbourne for a whole week. 

We have arrived in New Jersey in America, Sammy and I had to literally run through the airport to get the last 2 seats on the first flight, we were given our staff standby tickets with just 8 minutes to get through security, leaving Rich and Ollie behind, but luckily there was space on the next flight, and at almost midnight we were all reunited. We are here to visit my brother and sister in law and see their new house for the first time. The house they will raise a family in and be our home in America. 

They are coming back to England for a week at Christmas, a week! Woo hoo!

And we are already planning my Mum's 60th celebrations.

Florida summer 2015 here we come! A family extravaganza!

Endings I have realised, don't have to be sad. They are often the start of a new opportunity. Patrick moving to America has been the most incredible opportunity for him, Sammy is ready for a new challenge at primary school and Ollie will thrive at Pre School surrounded by children slightly older than him.

Both our boys became more than a twinkle when my Granny passed away and when we lost Richard's Little Nan. 

I like to think they were making room for two new members of the family. 

Sad endings for happy new beginnings.

There are lots of new chapters starting in September, some I haven't shared yet, so watch this space. But it's not a baby, incase you were getting excited!