The wedding was just amazing. Standing room only. Our entire church was invited to the ceremony, and to cakes and coffee immediately afterwards, and then 70 guests went on to the reception. The bride arrived to a guard of honour - flag waving children she works with - and she made it down the aisle, looking lovely in a silky cream trouser suit. Holly has callipers on both legs, and walks with 2 sticks, you see, and her new husband, Paul, took one look at his bride walking slowly towards him, and started crying. So did the rest of us. I cannot begin to tell you how broad his grin was or how much joy filled our church today. And when they were pronounced man and wife, the cheer nearly lifted the roof from the church. They came down the aisle to "Oh Happy Day" with bells pealing and the entire church clapping and cheering. Beautiful. Just beautiful.
And then I dashed back to the hall to make sure there were no more dead bits (yes, I am obsessive to the extreme when I do things for other people) and came home. Via the local supermarket for something I can nuke for supper, because I am not cooking tonight. Maybe not tomorrow either. Or the next day. Tonight I am going to watch the Eurovision Song Contest and wait for the key changes in every song, and see if the UK gets any points at all. That is about all I can cope with at the moment.
I am not even going to begin to consider where I am going to put all the wedding stuff when it returns to the fold tomorrow. Maybe I will leave it in the car for a month or so.
Right. I am going to go and nuke that dinner and get my nest ready for the evening. I hope your Saturday is as filled with joy as our has been!
Enjoy vegging on the couch. It's an art you know, that very few people are skilled at. I am a master... ;)
ReplyDeleteThey look blissfully happy and it sounds like a positively beautiful and emotional wedding. Now....go put your feet up and vegetate for a few days. You deserve it.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, 'twas just as I suspected it would be. Glad that you're taking it easy for the next few days. Gosh, if you're going into the business, you're going to need storage spots for all the necessaries, though you can think about that later...
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful wedding that must have been! You described it so wonderfully. Days like this are meant to be treasured forever. Happy Resting to You!
ReplyDeleteP.S. The green field you asked me about - that's our front lawn. I've just come home from the greenhouse with flowers for patio pots, herbs for another pot or two and peppers and a cucumber to plant in a salad pot, along with a tomato, lettuce and spinach for our daughter-in-law's birthday. I wish the wind would stop blowing though - this is day 4! But it is keeping the mosquitoes at bay - they are ferocious when it's calm.
Oh Linds, it all sounds so lovely. I think I heard the cheer all the way over here!
ReplyDeleteYou did an excellent job and deserve a nice long rest.
Sounds like it was an absolutely beautiful time. They were blessed to have you so involved on their behalf.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it was all magnificent!
They look so in love, so blissfully happy, just as it should be on this most holy and sacred of days.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you put words to paper, my sweet friend. I pictures it all in my head just perfectly, and wished I had been there.\
Cannot wait to see any pictures of the reception decor that you did :)
what a wonderful contribution you made to the wedding! Your floral bouquets were so pretty. I enjoyed reading your last few posts especially the story of your wish upon star. That was a special moment. Sometimes one needs to take a few minutes just to see the world as it exists around us.
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