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01/06/2026

💍✨ We did it… I’m officially a married woman! ✨💍

What a magical weekend.

The weather was perfect, the venue was beautiful, and we were surrounded by the most amazing people. ❤️

Of course, there were a few wedding dramas along the way 😂 My Maid of Honour had to pay £200 for a taxi from Kingston when all the trains were cancelled (and didn’t tell me because she knew I’d panic!). The day before, we realised we couldn’t fit all the guests into the planned space and had to completely rethink the setup. Then on the wedding morning, my dress zip got stuck and it took 20 minutes and three people to get me into it! 🤣

But every challenge reminded me how lucky I am. From my incredible stepdaughter and her girlfriend helping save the day, to my husband’s best friend helping me into my dress before driving me to the wedding in a bright yellow Ford Mustang (my dream car since I was 4!) 💛🏎️

The highlight? My best friend and Maid of Honour’s speech. We’ve been friends since I was 18 and she had us all in tears. It was beautiful.

A day filled with love, laughter, happy tears, and memories we’ll cherish forever. Thank you to everyone who was part of it. 🥂❤️

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28/05/2026

Last run as an unmarried woman. 🏃🏻‍♀️💍

Wedding is on Saturday and honestly… I could not be more excited.

Of course, in true founder fashion, today decided to throw in a completely unplanned technical plot twist. What I thought would be a straightforward move from Microsoft to Google for the founder programme credit turned into a three-and-a-half-hour deep dive into domains, servers, Cloudflare, Outlook email issues, GoDaddy migrations, DNS settings, and the magical downstream chaos that happens when platforms stop talking to each other properly. 😅

You never quite realise how interconnected everything is until one tiny change decides to humble you.

But, crisis managed.

One thing I’m proud of is that I stayed calm, methodical, and solution-focused the whole way through. No spiralling. No dramatic laptop launches out the window. Just working the problem step by step, then reshuffling priorities and carrying on.

Now onto the final few commitments before the wedding weekend begins properly. ✨

Very excited.
Very grateful.
Slightly held together by caffeine and DNS propagation.

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27/05/2026

27/05/2026

There is something incredibly powerful about discovering a brand built with intention, passion, and sheer determination especially when it’s created by a female entrepreneur!

I recently came across and instantly fell in love with the concept. Beautifully crafted alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails, produced right here in the UK, designed to be delivered straight to your door.

Naturally…I had to order a selection for the wedding day, and I genuinely cannot wait to try them. 🍸💌

What makes this even more special is that the founder, Jennie Bayliss, is also part of the a phenomenal community of women who truly champion one another. The support, encouragement, celebration, and collaboration within this group is something really rare and inspiring to witness.

Because the reality is: building a brand from the ground up is not easy. Creating the vision, developing the product, launching it, marketing it, carrying the responsibility, showing up every single day with purpose and resilience, that takes courage.

So when I come across a business with fantastic feedback, an incredible product, and a founder with genuine clarity and passion behind what she’s building, I want to celebrate it loudly. 👏

Women supporting women should never be underestimated and neither should brilliant cocktails arriving through your letterbox. 😉 especially salted caramel martini! 🍸

If you want to check them out, have a look here:
https://lnkd.in/erMQgJSZ

Can’t wait to showcase these properly soon. Huge admiration for what Jennie is building. 💛

Letterbox Cocktails positions itself as an award-winning, family-run UK cocktail brand focused on handcrafted ready-to-sip cocktails and mocktails for gifting, weddings, and events.

26/05/2026

Now I met this amazing intelligent kind genuine woman through the … 💓

Sometimes in life when we put ourselves out there, show a bit of courage and self belief we create opportunities that may not have presented themselves if we had not done this.

I joined the BAWE - British Association of Women Entrepreneurs IWD event in March 2026 having joined in January as read some remarkable posts about the women members and loved how they elevated each other and found ways to help each other achieve their goals with no financial benefit just pure and simple kindness and respect

I remember feeling nervous walking into this event thinking I “won’t fit in” as I’m not as amazing as these women and I’ll feel inferior and be seen as such but how wrong could a person be!!

I instantly felt at ease and welcome by each and every woman in that room and actually felt equal and respected which I had never actually done before! Now that’s an amazing thing to be able to say!

I was inspired and empowered by every woman and Ali and I became friends and I’m even invited to speak at her summer event in June which I’m honoured to do!

This was an amazing gift to receive today especially after a few stressful days but actually now feeling bridal ready! 👰 💒

Thank you my lovely friend!

26/05/2026

Bridal experience?

What was yours like?

I’m not feeling well rested, chilled or relaxed 😂

Too much to do and of course my fiance mr laid back is like “don’t stress” 😂 trust me guys that doesn’t work well for a bride 👰 😜

26/05/2026

🚨 UK payroll professionals, this is your “save it before the panic starts in April” post.

The 2026/27 HMRC Rates & Thresholds guide is now live on DuraSuite. 🎯

From PAYE thresholds to statutory payments, NI bands, pensions, student loans, and payroll planning impacts, it’s designed to give payroll, HR, finance, and operational teams one reliable reference point instead of 47 bookmarked tabs and a prayer.

Because nothing says “character building” quite like:

“Why has everyone’s net pay changed?”
…at 8:02am on payroll day. 😅

🔍 What’s included:
• PAYE rates & thresholds
• National Insurance updates
• Statutory payment rates
• Student loan deductions
• Pension considerations
• Payroll planning insights for 2026/27
• Easy-reference format for operational teams

Whether you’re running in-house payroll, managing a bureau, supporting global mobility, or knee-deep in compliance reviews, this is built to be practical, usable, and actually readable.

📘 Access the guide here:
https://durasuite.co.uk/hmrc-rates-and-thresholds-2026-27

25/05/2026

🚨 UK payroll professionals, this is your “save it before the panic starts in April” post.

The 2026/27 HMRC Rates & Thresholds guide is now live on DuraSuite. 🎯

From PAYE thresholds to statutory payments, NI bands, pensions, student loans, and payroll planning impacts — it’s designed to give payroll, HR, finance, and operational teams one reliable reference point instead of 47 bookmarked tabs and a prayer.

Because nothing says “character building” quite like:

“Why has everyone’s net pay changed?”
…at 8:02am on payroll day. 😅

🔍 What’s included:
• PAYE rates & thresholds
• National Insurance updates
• Statutory payment rates
• Student loan deductions
• Pension considerations
• Payroll planning insights for 2026/27
• Easy-reference format for operational teams

Whether you’re running in-house payroll, managing a bureau, supporting global mobility, or knee-deep in compliance reviews, this is built to be practical, usable, and actually readable.

📘 Access the guide here:
https://durasuite.co.uk/hmrc-rates-and-thresholds-2026-27

25/05/2026

Another summers day - I won’t lie bit “too hot” for me when I don’t have a pool, a sun lounger, water sports and a pool 😂

But final bank holiday as an unmarried couple and went all the way to Horsham to have my engagement ring polished which was booked in and they were shut 😂 so we made most of nice weather and an empty award winning fish & chop restaurant which was a fave of Ollie’s mum & dad who sadly both died of cancer so we like to visit this place as often as we can!

Progressing SEO progress with the website as everything when you run a business has a science connected to it tbh! It’s not just a matter of “creating a website” and then you have a business….far from it!

I invest £00000s in this business and 14 months of long hours whilst doing multiple projects, nursing sick parents, planning a wedding and generally keeping life going and being the person everyone turns to for help and support 😂

I’m so excited to get married this weekend but also nervous - why?? I’m marrying the love of my life but I’m such a perfectionist I want it to be just perfect and for one day no drama, hassle or stress! With a cracked windscreen on Sunday and having to wait until 16th June for replacement as earliest appointment and other dramas this weekend it’s definitely tested my patience 😂

But hey that’s life and we just keep going and perseverance is key!

I’m proud of all I am achieving for once in life and that’s not something I easily say!

Check out the website:

www.durasuite.co.uk

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