However, that's not what I’m here to post about – no it’s
weddings!
A few weeks ago Fella and I attended the civil partnership
of a couple of ladies, H & P, and I have to write we had a fantastic time.
They had clearly gone out of their way to make everyone feel they were part of
their day and to ensure everyone enjoyed taking part too.
It was a triumph of organisation and we in the Big Gay Family
responded with a willingness to party above and beyond the call. Fella lost his
shoes; I lost a coat (that does tend to happen when the Big Kay Family gets
together). We got them back though, and
in the process we were able to thank them for letting us be part of their
special day. The venue, the ceremony, the reception were all wonderful. As
H & P are teachers they had structured the day like a school timetable; the
ceremony was Religious Education, the blessing was Assembly. And instead of
flowers as the table centrepiece each table had its own type of sweets that
people were encouraged to share.
One other thing we learned…
Fella and the Cheerful Fairy are NOWHERE. I mean, we know
the date; we have a preferred venue; we’re going to wear clothes… we’ve done a
tentative guest list – pleasingly more people than we thought.
But that’s it. We’ve been X years away for some time now but
the truth is we need to get all the details done in six months, perhaps less.
Because, of course, we need to start sending out ‘save the
date’ cards and then invites. And apparently that alone is a crucible of
passion and intrigue that makes Lucretia Borgia’s weddings seem dull and
uninteresting by comparison. People genuinely fell out over some being invited
to the reception but not the ceremony! We were afraid.
Clearly we’re going to have to Bridezilla this baby up. A
lot to think about and a lot to do. I’m glad we’ve had our eyes opened,
particularly in such a nice way. I think we can look forward to a lot more
posts about registrars and venues and stationery and wedding lists and
honeymoons and menus and clothes and hotels and…
2 comments:
Out of curiosity, are there "Wedding Management" websites you could try to use? I've often wondered just how many moving parts there are -- invite lists, seating charts, photographers, etc.
Oh no, we haven't found a website that covers all that - probably couldn't afford it we do! But we think we'll use some to co-ordinate RSVPs etc.
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