The Weather was Atrocious ... the day was Beautiful

Greetings dear friends & readers

Last Saturday my youngest son Kayne got married to Nicole

Despite the fact that the weather was appallingly bad  ... we still had a most beautiful day

My dear 85 year old Mum spent all last summer drying this pillowcase full of rose petals from her garden.

When I dry petals I pretty much fling them on a cane tray, wish them luck, cross my fingers & hope for the best.

Mum spreads every one out individually & carefully turns them each day with love & care

Although we planned to scatter lots up the aisle, Nicole asked me to make 20 paper cones & fill them with petals for the guests to throw instead of confetti ... I decorated them with a simple paper doiley & some jute string

Driving over to the city on the day - the rain pelting down, my wipers on full & my hair falling down rapidly . . . 
I decided to adopt a "glass half full" attitude
It was lots of fun helping the 3 boys get ready

Kaynes groomsman Simon snapped a couple of us before we left for the venue

One of the major factors in Nicole choosing the venue was whether or not she could have her little dog Karma there ... it was very important to her that Karma be a part of her special day

She behaved impeccably considering it was not quite like this at the rehearsal the night before & was most definately - the star of the show

There were a few occasions when we were asked not to take photos as courtesy to the professional photographer (& I totally understand this) ... plus for some reason, my camera was jamming on me frequently but I did get a few snaps throughout the evening

Nicole is a lovely girl & I count myself lucky to have her as a daughter-in-law

The photographer has released this one photo to Nicoles facebook page ... I was not aware they managed to get down to the grapevines for any photos but I think they found a brief break in the weather ... I just adore this image & look at dear little Karma 

(at the last minute Nicole put her bike in the car & took along in case she got the chance to use it in some photos)

It was a most special day enjoyed by everyone.

While raising my 2 sons by myself, one of the things I always tried to instil in them was how important family & friends are to you ... & not necessarily blood family either.  If you have people around you that love & care about you, you should be thankful & not take this for granted.  Many people are not so fortunate.  
I also wanted to teach them that in order to have good friends, you have to first be one yourself.  Kayne is very lucky - he was surrounded by good mates on the day & his best man & groomsman were wonderful.  Despite the fact they all consumed rather alot of alcohol they got up at the end of the evening & sang a song on stage (with the band playing) ... I was the only one left with a camera by then & I managed some good snaps

This was a totally impromptu performance

The song they performed was this one below by The Proclaimers.


(Many thanks to Catherine for teaching me how to post a video to my blog ... hope this works out okay dear readers)

I think this part was one of the really special moments for me as Kayne has a deep love of music.

Well dear friends, with a bus due tomorrow, lawns to mow & christmas orders to be made, I need to get focused ... 
even though I would far rather follow little Jinxy's lead . . .

. . .  & just put my head under the covers for a wee while  :-) (or a long while actually!!!)
Thanks so much for visiting here today & letting me share Kayne & Nicoles wedding with you all

Left over wedding flowers in the jars we decorated last post . . .  enjoyed now on my dining table

with much love & friendship,
Julie x0x0