My first love.

I have always had someone I loved passionately and more than anything else. Before Andrew and I got engaged, before our first kiss and before we even met at the tender age of three, I was infatuated with one member of my family's household.

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Kimmy, our Cocker Spaniel had been in my family from the time of mum finding out she was pregnant with me, in late 1989. She left our family late in 2002 due to heart problems. The first syllable I uttered was me attempting to say her name. Since Kimmy, I have loved all of my dogs and I really believe they are smarter and more important than people give them credit for. For this reason, I am disappointed that I cannot involve these two beauties in the wedding ceremony.

If it were entirely up to me Id probably dream up some wonderful way of using them in the ceremony like these couples.

However, Andrew and I don't live together yet, so Bindi and Samson are only MY dogs, Andrew has two of his own, so it would be kind of hard to involve four dogs in one ceremony. Also, my mother and Andrew aren't too impressed with the idea, and it would be hard to arrange and make sure they're always being looked after.

So I'm settling for a nice photo before I leave for the ceremony.

Not long now until its only a year away!