Australian Reception
Not many brides are lucky enough to wear their dress twice. On Sat. we held our Aussie reception, and we Leigh and I decked ourselves out again. Leigh was a little disappointed of the numbers of people that came, but I think it was great, as it allowed me to meet people on a more personal basis, and TRY to stick names and stories to them!
Leigh made and showed an incredible video from when we were married in Canada- which made me cry again! and I wrote a new song for Leigh, which was fun. As well I made an extended slideshow of us growing up, and pictures of who was who in our family, so that people would know my family.
Both Sarah and Mark dressed up again too, and MC'd the event. We did a bit of decorating as well, and when we arrived, we were surprised to find that the hall had just been previously used for a Flower show. They had extra bouquets left over (in a harvest theme) which i used for decorating.
Also Leigh's Grandma has beautiful rose gardens in her back yard, so we built our bouquets from her back yard. This time we used hot chili peppers AND berries on the guys boutinere's.
I had a great time meeting more of Leigh's family.
Photos to come when I get a chance to publish a larger post on a better phone line
Leigh made and showed an incredible video from when we were married in Canada- which made me cry again! and I wrote a new song for Leigh, which was fun. As well I made an extended slideshow of us growing up, and pictures of who was who in our family, so that people would know my family.
Both Sarah and Mark dressed up again too, and MC'd the event. We did a bit of decorating as well, and when we arrived, we were surprised to find that the hall had just been previously used for a Flower show. They had extra bouquets left over (in a harvest theme) which i used for decorating.
Also Leigh's Grandma has beautiful rose gardens in her back yard, so we built our bouquets from her back yard. This time we used hot chili peppers AND berries on the guys boutinere's.
I had a great time meeting more of Leigh's family.
Photos to come when I get a chance to publish a larger post on a better phone line
Comments
Oh I so wish I could have been there with you. Why the heck did God plant Australia so far away from Canada?
and WHY, WHY, WHY am I not surprised that Mark got dressed up and planted himself at the front (under the guise of MC) for all to see?
I really would like to see some pictures, especially of the flowers!
We had a great time and were glad to see that you and Leigh did too.
I hope you are having fun in Swan Hill.
Miss you guys