A Perfect English Wedding....Good Luck Peter and Katie
Its been an interesting and busy week.
Last Saturday I went to,
what can be described,
to our US cousins, as,
a
very English Wedding.
The ceremony, was held in a small, actually,
tiny church in the village of Slindon
on the outskirts of Arundel,
in Sussex, England.
Prior to the service,many of the guests
arrived for a champagne reception at
Slindon College, a school whose building is owned by the
National Trust and is set in the most beautiful grounds.
I know it well, as my son attended the school,
and shortly after my own marriage disintegrated
(actually, lets be honest,I was dumped!)
I was on the PTA and arranged a Summer Ball, during which I found myself strongly attracted to the young PE teacher...tee hee...
to whom I am now married....
(Perks of the job n'est pas??)
But, hey, that's a SLIDINGGGGGGG DOORS story for another time!
I digress.....lets return to the wedding........
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| Slindon College |
the service was gorgeous, amusing, touching,
the right degree of humour to counterbalance the serious bits...great hymns and even a rendition of
"Always look on the bright side of life"
all the key factors in a good wedding service.
Afterwards the bride and groom rode through the very English country village on horseback. Only problem was the groom's horse was a bit feisty in the churchyard and he had to exit..pronto.
I wanted to get shots of them on their horses and had to run like a thing possessed through the village to get a picture.
Peter, the groom, remarked afterwards I came charging round the corner like the paparazzi with everything flying everywhere.
but I got that one great shot and then...
off they headed for the reception
It was a great day and it was lovely
to catch up with a few people.
I had a little stroll around the village after the service
and then on to the reception
The reception was a lovely informal affair,
the sun shone,
the kids played cricket,
plenty of munchies,
a quartet
played music throughout the afternoon
and even the bride and grooms dogs put in an appearance.
All in all..a perfect English summer wedding
Good Luck to you both
