Denise and I got married on Saturday (and I promise I'll stop talking about it soon and get back to the knitting talk).
The day was perfect, the weather was just right, and the company was great. And Denise looked absolutely stunning in her dress. I can't believe how smoothly the whole day went. It was amazing, and everything just felt right.
Our parents were fantastic, and the amount of relatives we had attend was heartwarming. No negative feelings from anyone. We had lots of people comment that it didn't matter about laws or society, everyone could see that we truly loved each other and belong together.
I'm still trying to take it all in. Wow!
We've got an online photo album where all my friends and family who had digital cameras are uploading their pictures for us. There are just too many pictures to post them here, so it will be best to just give a link. http://s177.photobucket.com/albums/w210/geekandlawyer/
I hope you drop past and take a look.
Some of the details of the day. If anyone wants the contact details for any of the businesses we used, leave a comment and we'll pass on what we know.
Denise's bridesmaids/mates/attendants were her sister Angela, and friend Frances. Mine were Tessa, a friend since Kindergarten, and Peter, who is a mutual friend of ours. Poor Tessa was standing in the path of ants for a fair bit of the ceremony, so the pained look on her face in the photos was from the ants biting her legs. If it had been me, I would have being doing my ant slapping dance.
Our Celebrant was Merrilyn Williams. She helped make the day fantastic, and we've had a few people asking for her details. Although be warned, we had her booked for over 18 months, and we didn't get the exact time we wanted because someone else had already booked for same the afternoon.
The ceremony was held at Waterfall Gully in the Mt Lofty ranges. It was absolutely magical there, the ceremony was held with the lake and the waterfall in the background. Wikipedia has some great pics of the area and a bit of history too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall_Gully,_South_Australia
We also at the reception up at Waterfall Gully, in the restaurant located about 200m from the falls. The meal was beautiful, and the room was just the right size for everyone. It felt so cozy and warm and from what we heard, we got the seating arrangement pretty spot on. Everyone was talking. Some made some new friends. Someone, who will remain anonymous, went out drinking with her new friends, until 5am.
My mum made our wedding cake. She's been doing professional wedding cakes for... um... a long time. The bottom tier was chocolate, the middle was orange and poppy seed and the top tier was a fruit cake which we plan to save and use when we legally get married.
And the shawl, I'm sure there are pictures of it somewhere. Denise didn't get to wear it for long, the day was nice and warm, and indoors was quite comfortable. I decided two days before the wedding that I was going to edge it, and ended up almost upending the stash tower to find the right shade of green wool. I did manage to finish it, about the same time as Denise's hairdresser finished her hair. Talk about cutting it close.
And those beautiful cars are '57 Chevvy's. The people who live across the road from us do wedding cars, I've been eying them off since we moved into this place. I got to ride in the red convertible, and Denise and her bridesmaids got the sedan. A smart move with all that styled hair. The strange thing is, the owner of the cars, is also a builder, who helped build our townhouse. Very small world.
Anyway, I hope to return to our regular programming soon. Suddenly we have a lot of knitting projects and due dates, so I'll be back with plenty of photos.
Some of the details of the day. If anyone wants the contact details for any of the businesses we used, leave a comment and we'll pass on what we know.
Denise's bridesmaids/mates/attendants were her sister Angela, and friend Frances. Mine were Tessa, a friend since Kindergarten, and Peter, who is a mutual friend of ours. Poor Tessa was standing in the path of ants for a fair bit of the ceremony, so the pained look on her face in the photos was from the ants biting her legs. If it had been me, I would have being doing my ant slapping dance.
Our Celebrant was Merrilyn Williams. She helped make the day fantastic, and we've had a few people asking for her details. Although be warned, we had her booked for over 18 months, and we didn't get the exact time we wanted because someone else had already booked for same the afternoon.
The ceremony was held at Waterfall Gully in the Mt Lofty ranges. It was absolutely magical there, the ceremony was held with the lake and the waterfall in the background. Wikipedia has some great pics of the area and a bit of history too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall_Gully,_South_Australia
We also at the reception up at Waterfall Gully, in the restaurant located about 200m from the falls. The meal was beautiful, and the room was just the right size for everyone. It felt so cozy and warm and from what we heard, we got the seating arrangement pretty spot on. Everyone was talking. Some made some new friends. Someone, who will remain anonymous, went out drinking with her new friends, until 5am.
My mum made our wedding cake. She's been doing professional wedding cakes for... um... a long time. The bottom tier was chocolate, the middle was orange and poppy seed and the top tier was a fruit cake which we plan to save and use when we legally get married.
And the shawl, I'm sure there are pictures of it somewhere. Denise didn't get to wear it for long, the day was nice and warm, and indoors was quite comfortable. I decided two days before the wedding that I was going to edge it, and ended up almost upending the stash tower to find the right shade of green wool. I did manage to finish it, about the same time as Denise's hairdresser finished her hair. Talk about cutting it close.
And those beautiful cars are '57 Chevvy's. The people who live across the road from us do wedding cars, I've been eying them off since we moved into this place. I got to ride in the red convertible, and Denise and her bridesmaids got the sedan. A smart move with all that styled hair. The strange thing is, the owner of the cars, is also a builder, who helped build our townhouse. Very small world.
Anyway, I hope to return to our regular programming soon. Suddenly we have a lot of knitting projects and due dates, so I'll be back with plenty of photos.
