I haven’t even got a ring on my finger yet I’m constantly dreaming up places to get married. It’s not that Craig hasn’t proposed (he did this within the first few months of us getting together) - I just haven’t found my dream ring yet. I want something unique, and a bit of history so am holding out for something I’ll truly cherish. I’m not being lazy about it though! It is really important to me though as I hate not having the same surname as Dexter. I already call myself Gemma Mills even though I’m technically still a Chamberlain.

Ring or not, I’m on the wedding venue hunt!

As a girl I dreamt of getting married in a church then celebrating in a beautiful stately home - but given I’m not religious (and Craig has a mortal fear of anything vaguely God-related - long story) Craig and I have often spoken about getting married abroad. I’ve fallen in love with the idea and I’m now border-line obsessive about it.

I’m open to the idea of a beach wedding, or a garden wedding but we want somewhere warm, sunny and beautiful that can double up as a holiday for our friends and family. Problem? We have NO idea where this might be. As we’re not in any great rush (I have to keep reminding myself this) we’ve decided that all our summer holiday’s will be scouting missions to find idyllic places that we can forge an emotional attachment to.

I don’t tend to get as involved as I should do with holiday planning. Craig’s a bit of a research fanatic (he spent months reading reviews of tv’s before we bought ours) and seems to enjoy this side of things. He spends hours trawling websites to find the perfect place and I have to admit he’s pretty amazing at it - so far our holidays have been really epic. He’s currently looking at Lake Como, Puerto Pollensa or one of the Greek Island’s for this years adventure. I have to admit, I can’t wait. We could really use a break after such a disastrous start to the year.

My part in holiday planning is shopping for clothes for the family and all the travel essentials. With my wardrobe looking decidedly tired (and sadly much of it is now too small - but less said about that the better!) I’ve been looking for affordable and pretty dresses for the beach. I could welcome in the sun with a Zalando summer dress! I picked out my favourites below, let me know what you think. There’s a style for every body shape and so many bright and vibrant colours. Let’s face it, I have to look stunning everyday so Craig will get as excited about marrying me as I am him!

I must admit it’s hard dressing for my shape at the moment. Since having Dexter I have new lumps and bumps that don’t seem to be in a rush to iron themselves out. According to She Know’s Beauty & Style advice on dressing for your shape, I’m a cross between a pear and an apple - now there’s a sobering thought!

Has anyone else had a wedding abroad? If so, let me know whereabouts - we’ll add it to our never-ending list of places to check out!