Huguebumba Wedding

[Huguenot]

Hi, many thanks all who tendered their bestest wishes, we had a brilliant weekend!

Caught this candid snap of mockers dreaming of big things to come....

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1294/542269865_8d70dfdea5.jpg?v=0

It poured down from Wednesday to Friday, so we were both resigned to the whole day being a bit of a washout, but Saturday dawned with glorious sunshine which stayed with us all weekend. Hurrah!

It was not without event, the breakdown of electricity and water provision at the critical time of 12pm resulted in Bumbalina and mockney's other half breaking into a hotel down the road and taking baths, before tidying up and fleeing away into the afternoon. The rest of us resorted to the swimming pool.

Order was fortunately restored at 2.30pm, giving the chancer boys an opportunity to clean themselves up (by which time a few proseccos had been shared to dull the nerves).

Bumbalina crossed the bridge at 4pm, bringing more than the odd tear to my eye, she looked quite honestly like a dream.

The ceremony itself caused much hilarity through the presiding official's inability to pronounce bumba's real name. She will henceforth be known as Roger.

Many speeches and entertainment ensued, and we had a live jazz band to fill the gaps. Food was exquisite, including 25 different antipastos, three courses and dessert. Highlights included scrambled eggs (yes really!) and gnocchi with truffle.

As all weddings should be, the wedding was completed delightfully by a police VAT raid on Monday morning.

Bloody marvellous.

Some candid snaps can be found at this flickr location. We're still waiting for the professional ones, and we'll append as soon as we get them! For some reason I can't sort the photos, so the wedding snaps themselves are on pages 2 & 3. Mockers, please do pool as soon as you get yours online?

Once more many thanks for your best wishes, and I hope you all enjoy the photos!

[georgia]

Lovely photos and congratulations to you both :)

[mockney piers]

A top description of events there huguenot. I'll just add that it was all terrific, especially the Italian sash on the civil presario, the scrambled egg, the weather, the setting. Well everything.

By the way that's not a calm dreamy look, that's a rictus grin of terror as I was about to kick off the speeches, but the jazz band decided to milk the ending of the tune for a further 2 minutes and I ended up looking like a spare part/idiot next to them.

I've a couple of snaps of the general environs here but as I'm ploughing through a near half a thousand photos chronologically, the wedding ones will go up tonight and onto the pool.

[Ant]

Sounds like a great time - congrats again to you both.

And Mockers, old chap, so glad you caught the bouquet! ;)

[Ladygooner]

Congratulations! Am welling up sitting at my desk and looking at the wedding photos!

[dulwichmum]

Congratulations to both of you. Bumbalina, what a dress! You look stunning. The groom looks beautiful too. It seems to have been a perfect location.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Bleedin' firewalls at work! Me can no see any pictures..

But words speak volumes and not only does it sound like a great day but isn't it nice to have a local community wishing someone so well too

I'm welling up now..