On the 29th August, 2009, my one and only sister, Amy Steele, got married. It was a special day. The ceremony was held in North London's Islington Town Hall. The room reminded me of a court room. Very old and grand - a fitting venue for such an occasion. I had my own responsibilities on the day. Not only was I in charge of playing the music throughout the proceedings (pressing the right buttons on the ipod at the right times), but I also read out a chosen poem. It was an excerpt from Captain Corelli's Mandolin, and I'm sure it was partly chosen for me because it had a line in it about volcanoes.
One thing about my sister Amy, and her now husband Jody, is that they are a little quirky. So it was no suprise to see Jody turn up to get married wearing a cravat and funky trainers. They both looked equally stunning however and the ceremony was fantastic, certainly worth flying over from the other side of the world to see.
It was a beautiful day, hot and sunny, so it was fitting that after the formalities everyone ventured to the pub garden over the road and sipped on Pimms. More family members soon joined before we were engaged in a deliceous Asian-Fusion meal for lunch, in a cute little restaurant just down the road, on Upper Street.
The final part of the day took place in the evening, where 100 people or so filled a cool bar - The Distillers, in Farringdon. True to their quirky form, the newly weds had hired an ice-cream van to serve 99's and other iced goodies to guests for the night outside the venue, and the Wedding cake was actually a tower of different flavoured cup cakes, stacked up to the ceiling. Yum. A salsa band played for large parts of the evening and with the alcohol flowing it made for a perfect night of partying.
Many of the guests headed upstairs to have their photos taken, in all manner of positions and configurations. The photographer was brilliant at getting the best out of the guests. Not that they didn't all look pretty amazing already of course, I'm just saying he did a good job thats all. I spent a lot of the evening talking (and catching up) with all the people that I hadn't yet seen since my return home just a few days before. It was a great night.
I'm not sure even now (almost a month on) that my sister can believe that she is now Amy Smith, but I do know that she is very happy, and thats all that matters. It was a fantastic day and a lot of fun was had by all. May Amy and Jody have a wonderful, successful and happy future together. x x x
Sunday 20 September 2009
Amy & Jody's Wedding
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It seems that you had a very enjoyable time at your sister’s wedding. And going by the details of the wedding that you’ve mentioned in the post, I think it was an amazing event. My sister is also getting married next month at the well-known venue NYC, and I’m super excited for her wedding.
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