Well the day finally arrived when our princess was going to walk down the aisle with her prince...and though the skies were dull you couldn't take the smile off our faces, our gorgeous daughter was radiant and we didn't scrub up bad either.
The wedding was at 3pm so the morning was filled with the separate breakfasts for the girls and guys and the obligatory long preparation with some champas and strawberries thrown in and many photo's....FoB relaxed with a large mocha and the daily paper up in the historic town of Carlisle.
Then it was into the bridal car for the 20 min run up to Gretna Green , time to give my last fatherly advice and making sure not to miss our time slot....it is a bit of a production line in this area. Then we were at Anvill Hall,photographer, instructions - "stand here,do this"- the wedding song "at last" being sung by Claires close aussie friend, Rebekah..magically echoing through the cathedral like ceilings, walking down the aisle...then suddenly I dad to give her away..my baby..given to another man and a pom at that...so PROUD.
It was over in a flash, the banging of the the Anvil and that was it...camera's, flashes..confetti..and back to a family reception at the "County Hotel"... amazing, surreal..so far away from home and yet surround with family made this a day to remember. Just to finish it off it was off to the Aussie pub "the walk about"...and we had to pay to get in..the only real Aussies in Carlisle...a great finish see our daughter and hubby (Mr & Mrs Leckie) dancing to bruno Marrs "I think I want to marry you"...and so we fell into bed exhausted but full of the richness that family brings...thank you God for family.
The wedding was at 3pm so the morning was filled with the separate breakfasts for the girls and guys and the obligatory long preparation with some champas and strawberries thrown in and many photo's....FoB relaxed with a large mocha and the daily paper up in the historic town of Carlisle.
Then it was into the bridal car for the 20 min run up to Gretna Green , time to give my last fatherly advice and making sure not to miss our time slot....it is a bit of a production line in this area. Then we were at Anvill Hall,photographer, instructions - "stand here,do this"- the wedding song "at last" being sung by Claires close aussie friend, Rebekah..magically echoing through the cathedral like ceilings, walking down the aisle...then suddenly I dad to give her away..my baby..given to another man and a pom at that...so PROUD.
It was over in a flash, the banging of the the Anvil and that was it...camera's, flashes..confetti..and back to a family reception at the "County Hotel"... amazing, surreal..so far away from home and yet surround with family made this a day to remember. Just to finish it off it was off to the Aussie pub "the walk about"...and we had to pay to get in..the only real Aussies in Carlisle...a great finish see our daughter and hubby (Mr & Mrs Leckie) dancing to bruno Marrs "I think I want to marry you"...and so we fell into bed exhausted but full of the richness that family brings...thank you God for family.
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