wedding: setting the scene

So here we go. Weddingy Wednesday is back!

I do apologise for the super-extended gap between the actual event and me telling you about it. But I'm ready to go now. So those of you who were out-weddinged in the lead-up you may want to switch channels for the next week. The rest of you, strap yourselves in.


Setting the Scene:

We were married in the garden of Mr You's parents house. They live on the banks of a big river in rural northern NSW, surrounded by cane farms. Other than Mr You's family, everyone else had to travel great distances to get there, most live at least 10 hours away, so they all made a holiday of it.

The days prior to the wedding were really really WINDY! And on the morning of the wedding it apparently rained (though I was too busy to even notice), and in town it rained all day. But during the wedding where we were the weather turned miraculously perfect. The wind vanished, the sun came out and the temperature was lovely.

We kept it small. Fifty guests all up, plus a few babies and children. So it was immediate family and close friends only.

Overall the mood of the day was relaxed as people soaked in the beautiful scenery.
Later in the night it turned into a big old party of course, but in the meantime...



We made signs to help people find their way:





The ceremony was under some big mango trees on the riverbank.
Mr You's parents have four church pews that came from the church his dad went to as a child. They are 100 years old!:



After the ceremony, our guests were drawn to the river. We had a day bed and chairs awaiting them, we pulled the pews over, and everyone spent the afternoon mingling and watching the sun sink over the wide river:









We had a marquee for the reception - which was lucky because just as everyone had sat down to eat, the heavens opened and it rained... Only for 10 mins though, just enough time to dry up ready for when we had finished eating and wanted to go back outside. I told you the weather was miraculous!:






So, that's the first instalment. Don't worry, I will be bombarding you with details. ;)