a most magical day

Greetings dear friends & readers

On Saturday my eldest son Aaron got married in my garden - we had a most magical day

The weather gods smiled upon us (though a huge thunderstorm went through the night before taking down 2 large tree branches)

Sarah is a minimalist girl & didn't want any fussiness - though I "sneaked" in an antique chair with a basket of dried rose petals for tossing

It was a beautiful day enjoyed by all ... I have no proper photos yet apart from a few snaps the Mr took for me ...

She put her posy together from flowers out of my garden which was special for us both

Sarah is one of 5 beautiful girls - imagine that . . . 5 daughters??!!

(Sarah is 2nd to eldest - I think this photo is eldest to youngest on the left)

They both chose to have no attendants - Sarahs Mum & myself were the witnesses

me & my two boys . . . one having a wee nap !!!!

I dont know about you folk, but I just HATE photos of myself !!!

me & my little tiny Mum . . .

I Love the sign just behind my back end !!!!!

Now, because I always want my blog to be an honest place &, lets face it, I dont live in a world where everything is all sunshine & roses - I live in the real world, let me just say this.
The weeks prior to the wedding were not ones I would want to repeat in a hurry. The work load felt huge, often overwhelming, coupled with the fact that November is my busy season for groups.
The cleaning, weeding & preparation seemed endless & energy levels were low
I wanted everything to be Oh So Perfect for everyone.

To tell the truth, most of the time, I just wanted to be in a cave, on Mars, with my eyes shut tight & my hands over my ears !!!!!

So when they both arrived for the wedding, I went around the front to greet them & walk up with my son ... & I saw in front of me, an actual bride & groom, it suddenly struck me, they are actually getting married ... I promptly burst into tears !!!!!

I thought they both made such a lovely couple, but yes, I am indeed biased :-)

Sarah is a very lovely girl & will be a wonderful daughter in law

The day just flowed so well & everyone seemed content to sit (in the shade mostly) & relax & enjoy themselves. We laughed lots ...

It was honestly a truely magical day :-)

Oh, & I must share with you my new wedding shoes ... made in Spain ... so comfortable to wear & my favourite colour too

The following day I had a group coming. Wendy from charlotte's web bought her very lovely church ladies out to the garden. Wendy was surprised I would want to host a group the day after the wedding. I confessed to her that I felt it should all still (hopefully) be tidy so it was perfect timing.

Oh it was so nice to just sit for awhile :-)

We had a lovely afternoon tea in the shade with china teacups - the ladies were in no hurry to rush off which is always the greatest compliment.
Wendy presented me with this delightful gift as a "thank you"