About Me

First of all hello and thank you for visiting my website. Why the Wedding carer you may wonder, well here's why.

I've been the main Carer for a wonderful lady in her 90's for the last 5 years, let's say her name is Joan. Two years ago her granddaughter was to be married, the day before her own 95th birthday, exciting! The preparations and organising for the wedding day were all under way and going to plan and this is where my role as a wedding carer began. Fast forward to the wedding Eve and a 3 hour car journey in torrential rain to arrive in Oxford at the accommodation, Joan is entirely immobile so the accommodation was wheelchair friendly. She coped perfectly well all the way and was content, we played her favourite playlist of classical music and opera good and loud to drown out the deafening sound of the awful weather, it worked, and she let me shoulder all the responsibility of tackling the storm and the traffic, result! 

For me, the most important thing about  the whole event was Joans happiness and well-being. So, a fish and chips supper and an early night to be sure of waking bright and breezy in the morning worked wonders, perfect. I was up at the crack of dawn to make sure I was completely prepared myself, then to the main event, to turn Joan into the Belle of the ball, I did, from top to toe, I styled her hair first, curling and setting, applied makeup in lovely pastel peach and pale pinks with just enough lipstick to make her face glow with the pride she was so obviously feeling on the inside. I had already given Joan her manicure earlier in the week so her hands and nails already looked elegant and fresh. All that was left was to get Joan into her dress, place her hat on her coiffured hair with the hat pin, wrap her up in her beautiful cosy pashmina and corsage to hold it in place. To be honest that was the easy bit, the pretty and exciting moment when you stand back and say "Ta Dah".

All the hard work was in the preparation during the run up in the weeks before. Coping with the highs and lows of emotions, overwhelmed with excitement and talking nail varnish colours on one day, to being in the depths of despair and not wanting to be the lady in a wheelchair at the party on the next. Confidence, often at an all time low, needed to be built up. Joan found her confidence in me, I reassured her that throughout the day she would have total support. Toilet trips, nap break; all prearranged with the utmost discretion & dignity intact. I was Joan's right hand to her left, we made an awesome team, and yes, she really did steal the limelight, she was Belle of the ball as the guest of honour and revelled in every moment.