09.05.2026 @uptomymoustache đź’—đź’Ťđź’’
Just forewarning you now the next few posts will be more wedding spam with more pics ✨
Al our love and gratitude to every guest who made this day so special.
We lost a dearest friend and brilliant human.
Lauren was the best of friends, and the best of us.
I didn’t have sufficient, adequate words to describe the pain of losing my sister; Lauren’s passing is no different. Except a couple:
1. fuck cancer (groundbreaking stuff);
2. If you hadn’t met Lauren, then I’m sorry to say you missed your chance an a one-in-million character;
3. We are now indebted to make at least 5 off-taste, highly macabre, cancer-related jokes in her name, per week.
The pain of grief is just as much a part of life as the joy of love. It’s just all meshed together, forming the same continuum.
She was the best of us, and I know the heartbreak we all feel - the injustice of it - shows how special she was.
She will always be my best friend in my heart.
I’ll be sure to force Mo to buy us all the cats in your honour, my dearest friend. He has no say in the matter thanks to you.
Rest in peace my darling.
#WWLD
Some incredible shots from @ontheundercard , literally just whipped out her camera for the love of the game and captured some beautiful memories on our wedding day. đź’—
(And thus the spam of stunning photography commences…)
Appreciation for the dress ✨
Hair and makeup by the incredible @amandathorellartistry who helped me feel my best most glowing self on the day!
Skincare and prep during the run up all down to @votarylondon 🧴
Belated april dump✨
No reading reccs for now due to whirlwind prep and processing it’s the last month before i legally become a SALHA đź¤
Substack posts and science/philosophy content will kick into gear again later this month, my apollo cheese
A few things that have kept my skin (and brain) sane during wedding prep:
1) my @votarylondon power stack - beautiful ingredients that have helped reach some skin goals without damaging my skin barrier. Especially important as my skin gets more reactive with stress…
2) fresh air, green stuff, and finding ways to reduce rumination == fewer stress spikes, fewer stress spots
3) I don’t care whichever way you wanna look at it, eating more of the powerhouses like antioxidants and omega goodness is gonna support your skin barrier. I’ve also found home cooking when I can given work schedules to be a surprising helper antidote to burnout.
4) while I’m missing sparring and developing my jiu jitsu competitively, a month is literally nothing in the scheme of things, and to be quite honest my body has thanked me for it as I focused on less “feral” forms of exercise like pilates, lifting, and running. Also it gave me a much-needed break to lock into developing my coding skillset
5) reading books, sauna and social time at @armabjj - my skin is at its worst when I’m stressed or sad, so especially important when juggling wedding prep, a full-time job, and life’s responsibilities that you do things that support your values system and sense of self
Anyway here’s hoping I don’t wake up to a massive shock coldsore on the day eh :) :) :)
