Ruby News - A Day out at the races!

Today's blog is a little self indulgent and not at all wedding related but I don't care!  I had a fabulous weekend with my girlfriends, we all got dressed up and spent a day at Ascot for the King George IV Race Day.  I wore a polka dot Monsoon dress with my favourite butterfly fascinator from the Fascinator & Hat Shop, I first wore it last year but I love it so much that I decided to wear it again this year!

The day started early, a 9am rendezvous at the pub for bacon sandwiches and bucks fizz but such was our level of commitment to the day that we endured the early wake up on a Saturday morning!  So with picnic hampers packed, many, many bottles of fizzy and plenty of picnic blankets we headed on our merry way.

After queuing up at the entrance for what we later discovered to be a random check point (we are all too honest) we made our way into the race track.  For those of you who haven't been to Ascot before, it really is a sight to be seen. 

In the winners enclosure - can you spot Prince Harry?

The VIP boxes towering above us, champagne bars, music from the bandstand and the well maintained grounds are simply stunning, we weren't lucky enough to be in the VIP section but we secured our spot in the picnic area, pitched our blankets, cracked open a bottle and settled down for the afternoon.

The atmosphere all day was fantastic and the excitement and tension during a race was electric with everyone hoping for a win.  There were so many different groups of people from all over the country, next to us was a group of work colleagues from a gym, behind us a group of girls on a hen do and to the other side of us was a family enjoying a day out together.

It was a day filled with lots of girlie chat, laughter, people watching, interesting outfits (some stunners and some dodgy choices), very posh men in top hats smoking cigars and lots of ladies in big hats.  After several bottles of champagne, a few wins and a few losses, we made our weary way home, stopping off on the way for a Chinese takeaway - who says we don't have class!!!!

Lots of Love