Orange Wedding Day

Wedding day. We got up bright and early and left in a ridiculously over sized car (Escalade) to go to Steve's (not the toilet) for breakfast. We all had big fry ups, except for J who had forgotten we were going for breakfast, had a bowl of cereal before we left, and still managed to acquire various elements to make the meal up to the rest of ours.

Then we went to the liqueur store (LCBO) for some...liqueur. Rob and J bought a bottle of JD. This will feature later. We journeyed home in the same over sized monstrosity then hung around the apartment for a while. Cribbage...blackjack...

I arrived at the church to set up about 1. (I was doing sound for the day) But there was not much to do so Albert, Rob, J and I went to Second cup for some coffee. I had a very bad tasting Irish Coffee which went down nicely...into the bin.

We got back and the band had begun to arrive. John & Drew were practicing and there was some equipment around but no desk yet so that made for some problems. Jacob arrived with his significant other and we chatted. We played some 'Crazy 8's' which was a little crazy, I met some other crazy Andrew and the desk still wasn't here. By half 4 (the desk was supposed to arrive about 3) I was beginning to get hungry so went to a random pizza style place where my English accent got me nowhere and I had to literally point straight at the menu. It was so traumatic I don't remember what I ate.

I got back the desk still wasn't there...then it was. Only a couple of hours late. Maybe they thought with me being English I was on a different time zone so wouldn't notice...but that's just rude. After setting up, sound checking etc. I decided it was about time for a bit of socialising. Meh.

The wedding ceremony itself was incredible. Mark was crying as Beth came nearer and nearer..he said it was overwhelming but I'm not so sure...The personal vows, the worship, the attitude in entering into such an institution. It was very good. Pete Hardy made an excellent address from Ephesians... Bringing together the model of Christ and the Church & Husband & Wife, and the from Hebrew 12 to finish it off. It was done well.

I became in charge of music, which was fine but because I was pressing play on playlists I had to turn down multiple requests for some songs that I would have preferred not to hear anyways. Oh well.

Dancing...food...dancing...dessert...dancing...speeches...dancing. leave...everyone else leaves...we clear up...get out the church...and head to Mick E Finn's..cutting cake...dancing...couple. A bar. Ramlin was awesome and drove us everywhere (I say everywhere...there then home), and after some good beer drinking moments - including hearing a story about a girl who's antics made someone behind the bar think she'd had a sex change - we set off back to the ranch. On the way home the radio played 'I've had the time of my life' and we all shouted along. A perfect end to a perfect day.

We got home about 2.45 (Finn's shut at 2) then I tried making some tea. At which point (conveniently) Ram & Becca invited themselves in for some tea...coincidentally...and pasta. Leftover pasta. But we couldn't find it so we just had to eat donuts instead. Ram kept starting levels on Mario then by 4 they had gone. Finally sleep...only by that time Rob had conveniently fallen asleep on a chair and was snoring like a crazy man.

Mark and Beth, now markandbethany made it a day for everyone, not just them, and that was just great.