The Wedding! Part 1

Date: 05 April 2010 14:43:26

Whilst we might be on honeymoon The Mister and I have agreed that it is a good idea for me to blog about what has been happening. It seems that we will forget all the things that have happened and this way we get to keep a record of it all!

So... SATURDAY 3 APRIL....our wedding day!

The day started well. With a relatively clear sky. The girls doing my hair and make-up arrived at my parent's house and all was calm and peaceful. The bridesmaids arrived and champagne and bacon butties were prepared. I was still calm. The day before the wedding I had been so stressed and tired but Saturday morning was a lovely time, relaxed and peaceful and just fabulous. Eventually the time came for me to squeeze myself into my dress. After having spent so many months preparing for this day it seemed strange to be all dressed up! Apparently though The Mister was distinctly less calm than I was. His best Man had informed The Mister that he had forgotten his suit trousers, so off they went to town to buy him a new suit (they wisely decided not to tell me this until during the speeches!)

My uncle arrived to pick my Dad and I up in a vintage car, and rather typically it started absolutely pouring with rain. This has probably annoyed me more than anything else because it has meant that we don't have any photographs of us outside the gorgeous church. So the moment arrived. I walked into church and it was the strangest feeling to have everyone watching me. I walked down the aisle to Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone. It is probably my favourite piece of music and usually makes me cry, but I managed to hold it together! Walking down the aisle to see The Mister was wonderful and I think he looked even more nervous than I did. We sang the first hymn and then was the wedding service. I was so worried that I was going to fluff the vows, but in the event it was the vicar who got The Mister's name wrong! All to soon we had made our vows and then we were married. It was wonderful! the rest of the service passed by in a blur. My cousin Grace sang the Bob Dylan song Make You Feel My Love whilst we signed the register (the last time I will sign anything with my maiden name!) Walking out of the church I just felt such a rush of love, not only for my new husband (heheh - I still found the funny!) but also for all the wonderful friends and family who had joined us to celebrate our special day.

It was still raining!! The Mister and I got back into the Vintage Car but we had to avoid the wet patches where the roof was leaking and we went to the reception.