The Wedding

Great weekend - I knew that August and Septemberwere going to be busy - what with work all week and then weddings at the weekends.  This weekend my nephew Nathan got married, a big family affair.  Emma and Tommy over came from Portugal, Alan and I travelled to Croydon and stayed in a hotel for two nights.

Being female I had a number of different outfits with me, as I wasn't sure what the weather was going to be like I decided to cover all the bases, just in case.

I took a green coat that I had for Emma and Tommys wedding along with a green dress.  But, also packed a pink Monsoon maxi dress with a cream top.  And, finally put in a purple Monsoon dress which is the one I eventually wore, under the green dress. Black heels but I did pack a flat pair of shoes in the car for later in the day, and other women guests did the same.

The service was held at St.John the Baptist church and we sang some familiar hymns Shine Jesus Shine and Jerusalam.Music during the signing of the register was the Beatles 'All You Need Is Love' and we all raised our hands and swayed - the photographer smiled and encouraged us to keep going so she could get a good photo.

After the service came the photo opportunities and everyone wanted to take a photo  -  a bit like a rugby scrum.

And then off to the reception - I didn't get a photo of the bride and groom driving away I was to busy changing my glasses to my sun glasses as the sun was so bright and hot.


A weekend away with lots of good food  I know I ate to much - good company- very good entertainment but noisy - is this just because I am getting older and my hearing is getting sensitive?  I enjoy loud music and dancing but am finding that even the Karaoke at the Pub is to loud. I enjoyed the wedding and caught up with lots of family news.