Although my graduation was a couple of weeks ago now, I knew I
needed to share this experience with you as it will stay with me as one of my
happiest moments. When you go to university you dream of your graduation day, being
able to collect your degree, wearing the gown and mortarboard, knowing you’ve
done yourself proud!
Before the big day itself, the first hurdle is finding an outfit
you’re going to feel confident and comfortable in. You may have noticed when
looking at graduation photos, each university have their own individual school
colour and Falmouth’s is Cornish gold. I decided to find a plain white dress as
it would stand out and not clash against the gown. I scoured the shops and my
usual on-line favourite stores for hours to find something as I’m not body
confident and I didn’t want to feel self-conscious. A part of me felt that I
needed to buy a crazy expensive dress as graduating is a once in a lifetime experience
but, I ended up coming across a white crochet bardot playsuit
from Quiz, which was only £15! I am a huge fan of the bardot trend
as I feel it’s incredibly flattering and feminine. After finding my outfit, I
realised it wasn’t about the dress but more about the shoes, as the gown covers
you up anyway. It also just goes to show that it isn’t always about the price!
With shoes, I bought some embroidered block
heals from New Look which were £32. I wanted to make sure they were
comfortable and not going to be giving me blisters and they definitely did the
trick! I can now go on to wear both the shoes and playsuit for different
occasions as they weren’t too dressy.
The day itself went incredibly quick but it started with an
emotional reunion with my two best friends Lucas and
Michael
who have been there for me since day one! I couldn’t imagine my university
experience without them, so being able to spend the day surrounded by loved
ones, just made it that bit more special!
When the time came around, we all headed over to the newly built
sports hall where the ceremony took place. We got called up one by one to shake
the chancellors hand (who happens to be Dawn French!) and collect our
certificate from one of our tutors. When sitting back down, we sat and listened
to many speeches, but the one that stood out for me was Dawn French’s! Being an
actress, comedian, writer and an overall amazing woman, we all knew her speech would
be special. But in fact, whilst she was talking, I started to feel emotional as
it sank in that my time at university and in Falmouth was over. Dawn’s exact
words were: “You may be leaving Cornwall but Cornwall will never leave you!”. I
was, and still am, devastated to have left Falmouth as its somewhere I feel at
home and I have never felt as happy anywhere else. I feel like I belong there
but hey, you never know, I may end up back there someday!
Once the ceremony ended, there was only one place for dinner and
that was at The Beach Hut in
Watergate Bay! My family and I have been going to The Beach Hut for four
years, we discovered the beach-side café when we went down to Cornwall for my
university interview. It’s also special as I took Lucas and Michael to
Watergate Bay when we were in our first year, so it holds a lot of memories. By
the time we got there, it was getting dark and I was exhausted so I didn’t manage
take any food photos (bad blogger, I know) but please forgive me, I will just
have to tell you about what I ate instead. As we were celebrating, I allowed
myself to have a cheeky raspberry and vodka cocktail. For my main, I had a red
onion and butternut squash tart and finally, I had a warm chocolate brownie.
The food is always amazing and I would 100% recommend The Beach Hut to anyone!
So there we go, my university experience is now over! I can’t
believe how quick the last three years have gone but I can now say I am a BA
(Hons) Photography graduate from Falmouth University. I am so proud of myself
for getting a 2:1 and I couldn’t imagine my experience any other way. I will miss
Falmouth and everyone there but, I am excited to see what my future holds. I am
going to carry on working away at my dreams and make them a reality.
I was thinking about doing a couple of blog posts about what to
expect when you go to university and how to deal with certain situations so
please let me know if you would like to see them!
Hope you enjoyed.
Speak soon.
L x
8 comments
Oooh, this is SO exciting! I'm so happy for you. Congrats, girl!! x
Lauraconteur ♥
Aww! Thank you SO much, lovely!! Means the world <3 xxx
Congratulations gorgeous girl <3
You deserve the world!!
You always manage to make me smile! ❤️ Love you to the moon and back!!! xxx
Congratulations girl! You made it!🌸
Aww congratulations to you on graduating! Wishing you all the best in life. xx
Coco Bella Blog
Thank you so much, girlie!
Aww, thank you so much! Means a lot <3 xx
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