Thursday, July 2, 2009

Churchly Blessed

On Saturday, Will and I then walked down the aisle together for a church blessing at St. Nicholas Church in Sandhurst, Kent. This was the day that we wore our fancy clothes, had our flower girls & ring bearers, our bridesmaids and bell ringers. It was another gloriously sunny day and the climax of a fairy tale wedding. The lady vicar was lovely, the readings by our brothers lovely, and the music... sorta lovely. The "choir" of two ladies and one man really didn't help with the congregation's voices. But the organist was outstanding. We walked into Handel's Water Music Suite and out to the Prince of Denmark's Trumpet Voluntary, both of which sounded amazing on the organ. The flower girls carried sweet peas; the bridesmaids carried peonies from Sylvia's garden, Will's buttonhole was a rose from King John's Lodge; I carried sweet peas, peonies, sweet williams, and an iris.

After the ceremony, we went back to the Lodge for drinks, dinner, and lots of dancing. It was a spectacular day and very relaxed. Everyone got to talk to everyone else. The kids got to play in the pool, or fall into the ha-ha. And all were amazed at the fabulous porter-a-loos, complete with burled wood panelling, sinks, James Bond and Steve McQueen photos. They were quite fancy.

These are only some of the photos of the day that I have managed to collect. I am sure that there will be more...

1 comment:

BaysYates said...

Wonderful. I am truly sorry we weren't there.