Happily ever after

The wedding was beautiful. In case you can't tell by the self centred and slightly neurotic tone of the previous post, I was feeling a little insecure about the whole weekend. As soon as I arrived at the Bride to be's house for drinks, dinner and a sleep over, all of that left.

I've been friend's with Georgie since we were in kindergarten. Which means that I've seen all of her brothers grow up, I was a regular at dinner for many years, and her parents feel like an extension of my family. Her dad was bursting with pride. I was standing with him on the Friday night, enjoying a drink, when he looked at his daughter as she greeted more guests and commented on how happy she looked. It was true, the smile never left her face! It was a really beautiful moment.

Getting ready the next day was great fun. We were up before the sun for the hair and make up routine. See below, me with the bride, hair done sans make up.



The result was well worth it though...I think.


It was so much fun being in the wedding party. Our main job was to keep Georgie calm, although she was really good anyway. Oh, and to find new ways to make her smile and laugh for the photos.
I have to admit, walking down the aisle was a little nerve racking, everyone standing and staring! My brother, niece, aunty and nan were at the church to check us (me) out, my brother even took a mini video on his phone of me walking.

The photos were great fun. We were whisked off to the beach to have fun in the sand, the boys in the bridal party were all really lovely and we conspired against the happy couple, yelling all sorts of inappropriate things. I'm sure they appreciated it though because their photos will be amazing!

The best part of the day was the dancing! I was getting a little emotional during the reception as I was surrounded by so many girls from high school that I didn't particularly like. It was quite intimidating actually, and I like to think I don't get intimidated too often. So my beautiful boy grabbed my hand and pulled me on to the dance floor. With a wicked grin he had me laughing in seconds and I think we were up for about 5 songs in a row. It was exactly what I needed and set the tone for the rest of the night.

So, wedding update over. It was a beautiful weekend, filled with love, tears and laughter. I feel very privileged to have been a part of it.