Still feeling stuck as to whether-or-not head LFest-way this weekend? Let my (exceedingly condensed) Top 10 #LFestLoves tip you over to the YES side of the pool. Here is #HumpDayMotivation... And if that doesn't work. I know Ms. Heather Peace is in attendance. Nudge, nudge.
1. The Fire Pit.
S'more of that please! Nights like this are for LFest was made for... That, and toasted marshmallows. 2. Party, on!
Get ready everybody coz' here we go! 3. New Friends = New Family...
#WeMakeLFest. Aww, shucks. LFest is a community, as much as it is a festival! 4. R & R
#FreedomInFestivals A little quiet never hurt nobody. 5. Movie Magic.
Outdoor late night cinema? Erm...yes! 6. WORKSHOPS
Arts, Crafts, ZUMBA... and everything else inbetween! 7. Music
Radio 1, eat your heart out. 8. Camping
Breath in the great outdoors... and exhale 9. Comedy
Lesbian Comedians funnier than a very funnier thing. 10. Lastly... GIRLS,
GIRLS...
GIRLS!
Did I mention 2,000 lesbians? Also, GIRLS.
Decided? YAY! Join the #FacebookLFestival from 1pm Friday when I'll be running the social media show - tweeting, posting and getting stuck in my own sleeping bag live for your entertainment VIA @lfestevents and the LFest Events Facebook page. #LFestTakeOver Tickets and Day Tickets will be available on the door, or grab them ahead at lfest.co.uk/tickets. Keep track of the lesbian low-down with #LFestLive and #TweetsFromATent and #Gulp. I am very, VERY excited. Tweet at me & send your LFesty pics - I can't wait to share #LFest2016 with you all... I hope I've convinced you to join the party! Happy hashtagging, and HAPPY LFEST! Love Caitlin X
I'll be the first to raise my hand and say the search for lipstick-love isn't a ride in the park at the best of times... I mean, most nights you're in better luck of spotting a unicorn on a full moon, playing Scrabble. Yes, Scrabble.
But, fear not...my fellow lady-lovers... YouTubers, Megan Evans and Whitney Bacon - collaboratively known as Wegan - are here to make our love lives that the incy bit easier.
Much like the work of some Wonder Women...or GODS... the pair have dreamt up the ultimate solution to our woes.
The new dating website that brings together fem lesbians from far & wide.
Horray!
And guess what?! I was lucky enough to get an invite to their London launch party!
Horray, X2!
During the night, I found a cheeky moment or two to have natter with the girls..
...And let me add before news hits the press... I may have had to be air-lifted out by 11pm as a matter of emergency...
Their cake was that GOOD... Ok?!
Hey, Hey, Wegan! It's so amazing to finally meet you both.
I have actually just signed up to Find Femmes today, andhave to say I am mega excited to be apart of the community! I'd love to know what you think makes your site different from other dating websites out there?
There's no other site that really does what we do.
We used to get asked all the time by our followers, "how do we find a femme lesbian?" and "how did you find each other?" And we never really had a reply to give!
We were so frustrated that we didn’t have a clear cut answer and thought to ourselves, “What can do we do to help?”
People were always asking how we met, and we were getting a real impression from them - and of course from our own experiences - of just how difficult it is to meet feminine girls out there.
We did! Back in 2006. I mean, how we found each other was actually online!
We are so lucky to have found love, and now we just want to help others find what we have.
That's so lovely. I believe you have another reason to party tonight, girls?
Yes, we do indeed! We recently celebrated seven years of being together, and our third Civil Partnership anniversary. It feels like we've known each other forever! It's gone so fast. It's hard to believe...
Oh, amazing! Congratulations both of you.
Ahh, thank you!
And I love your reasons for creating Find Femmes.
I can't wait to have a proper go later on! It looks like a lot of time and energy has gone into it's creation. Can we expect to see a Find Femmes app soon?
We hope so! It's all very new and exciting. There are lots of plans being discussed at the moment... Stay tuned!
This party really feels like a celebration of everything falling into place for you both... a party, and also a recognition for a sparkling lesbian identity that's so often overlooked and made invisible...One of pink and prettiness! It's brilliant to see...
We're so happy you're having fun! Your dresses - and Muse Soho - both look stunning tonight! We can't wait to see the vlog...
And I have to say, I am loving all the glitter!
Thanks so much! We've spent a lot of time planning it. Now we're so excited to see it all come together!
I bet. And those balloons...and CAKES.
Well, I am one happy blogger.
Lipstick Lesbian, anyone?!
*I may - or may not - make a drunken appearance*
Documenting their journey from long distance sweethearts , to happily-ever-afters & I-Do's, Megan and Whitney now live blissfully together in the UK and continue to share their inspirational love story with the world wide webvia their YouTube channel, What Wegan Did Next. Check it!
Alfred Hitchcock was a man of Leytonstone, son of a green grocer and unquestionably the most famous film directors of all time... and yet, all I've seemed to manage today is achieving a minor skin burn on my index finger.
Jeez!
Get your priorities straight, Caitlin. Now we all know two things: this man Hitch was a genius, and London Town does Pop-Up Cinema events like Julie Andrews does swinging an empty suitcase, i.e well.
But this Summer, East London is really knocking it out of the park - and right over the fence into the most convenient cemetery.
*Sorry, Vicar!
Tickets are on sale now for this popcorn-fueled marathon of thrills, spills & not so many quills this July. Cancel all your plans, there's even a specially named ice cream in stock! #Chilling.
My Grandfather has always managed the softest of touches with his words of romantic wisdom.
‘I mean, if I were them, I’d be running a mile too.’
Thanks a bunch, Grandpa.
Evidently, the Disney Store was not the IDEAL place for a gift during the early stages of lesbian dating.
Who knew?
Probably the part of day where I was left struggling to leave the store with a life-size plush toy of Olaf, (and a bag of her ‘favourite’ bananas & shrimps sweets), was not one of my BEST dating decisions…
…Especially it being in aid of Date No. 2 and all…
Did I forget to mention that? Silly me.
Lesbians move fast, who knew?
But it’s CHRISTMAS! I say to myself … while carefully finishing off the last of her handmade Christmas card with all manner of love, sentiment and glitter glue.
(I don’t think beavers come more eager than this).
That’s my #DatingDoneBadly, guys.
Thank God, I kept the receipt.
Professional scribbler and wearer of scarves, Caitlin is a freelance, comedy blogger and aspiring great lesbian novelist. *So she likes to think.
When Caitlin is not picking her brain for a half-decent poem, or tip-toeing around potentially hazardous social situations, she is ordering raspberry daiquiris and re-watching the L Word. Again. Follow her on Twitter@caitlin_maggs and Instagram Caitlin.M.Maggs. You may be sorry.
Check out more of Caitlin Maggs' escapades over@PlanetLondon! PLUS! Let me know YOUR #DatingDisasters. I promise not to laugh (much).
