MY STORY
EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN STORY
IMAGE: ANNIE-SPRATT
HOW IT BEGAN …
YOUR WEDDINGOLOGY WAS BORNE FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. FROM SEEING A NEED TO DO MORE. FROM YEARS OF WEDDING INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE. FROM WANTING TO MAKE PEOPLE MORE COMFORTABLE SHARING THEIR OWN STORIES, AND THIS IS MINE.
MY JOURNEY.
HELLO. IT’S LOVELY TO MEET YOU X
I’M RACHEL. I’M A MUM, A WIFE, A BUSINESS OWNER; A FASHION DESIGNER WHO SPECIALISES IN BRIDAL WEAR DESIGN. I HAVE OVER 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY (WHICH MAKES ME FEEL OLD) I ADORE WRITING, I TALK A LOT! AND I THINK A LOT! I AM FASCINATED BY PEOPLE, I HATE SMALL TALK AND LOVE COFFEE! I ALSO LIVE WITH AN ANXIETY DISORDER, SUFFER CRIPPLING PANIC ATTACKS AND HAVE MORE RECENTLY REALISED THAT I ALSO HAVE OTHER NEURODIVERGENT TRAITS.
MY INCREDIBLE DAUGHTER, MAGGIE IS THE REASON YOUR WEDDINGOLOGY EXISTS. WE ARE ON A JOURNEY TOGETHER, LEARNING MORE ABOUT NEURODIVERGENT TRAITS AND TRYING TO FIND SOLUTIONS AND BUILDING BLOCKS TO MAKE LIFE JUST THAT LITTLE BIT EASIER. SHE IS AUTISTIC, WITH ADHD TENDENCIES COUPLED WITH ANXIETY. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED IN 2023 AFTER A LONG A WINDING ROAD, SPANNING AROUND 4 YEARS IN TOTAL. SHE IS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, AND A MASTER AT MASKING HER STRUGGLES, ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE LEARNING CURVE FOR US ALL.
WE TALK THROUGH THINGS A LOT, WE CHAT ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT CERTAIN THINGS CAN BE, WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE LIFE EASIER AND ALSO ABOUT HOW AMAZING CERTAIN NEURODIVERGENT TRAITS CAN BE. THIS IN TURN LEAD ME TO SPOT A GAPING HOLE IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY FOR MORE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT FOR COUPLES WITH NEURODIVERGENT TRAITS WHO ARE PLANNING THEIR OWN SPECIAL DAY.
YOUR WEDDINGOLOGY IS A SAFE SPACE, AN INSPIRATIONAL SPACE, AN EDUCATIONAL SPACE AND YOUR SPACE … WHETHER NEUROTYPICAL OR NEURODIVERGENT IT AIMS TO HELP YOU PLAN AND ENJOY EVERY ELEMENT OF YOUR WEDDING DAY.
THIS SITE WILL GROW AND DEVELOP OVER TIME AS MY OWN JOURNEY CONTINUES. IT WILL BECOME MORE, IT WILL STRIVE TO BE BETTER, IT WILL AIM TO HELP FURTHER. THERE ARE SPACES ON THE SITE FOR YOU TO SHARE YOUR STORIES TOO. YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR WEDDING DAY JOURNEYS AND I AM SO OPEN TO HEARING YOUR IDEAS AND TOP TIPS.
I KNOW THAT FOR SOME COUPLES THE THOUGHT OF PLANNING AND HAVING A WEDDING CAN SEEM ALMOST INSURMOUNTABLE BUT MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, WITH SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING WE CAN HELP YOU ACHIEVE A DREAM THAT YOU SIMPLY DIDN’T THINK WAS POSSIBLE.
THE WORLD OFTEN OPENS UP WHEN WE JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPORT.
I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE YOUR WEDDINGOLOGY JOURNEY AND I HOPE THAT EACH LITTLE STEP WE TAKE TOGETHER MAKES THE WEDDING PROCESS AS ENJOYABLE AND EXCITING AS POSSIBLE.
HAPPY PLANNING
RACHEL
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IMAGES: ANNIE-SPRATT
“It’s important to remember there is a spectrum of experiences. It’s likely that these labels could apply to people in your own life-perhaps your boss, neighbour, friend or family member or even you.”
— Jenara Nerenberg. Divergent Mind
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