Let the weather do its worst!
I first met these two
by Skype as they were London based, then we managed to find a weekend they'd be
up seeing Laura's folks in Glasgow and I'd be down in Edinburgh...so I popped over to
meet for a coffee near the station at Queens Street on my way back to Perth, so
we were able to do at least some of the planning face to face without anyone having to pay for flights!
...but all the plans
in the world can do nothing about summer rain in Perthshire, so as the
afternoon got darker and darker out on the lawn, the Inchyra staff and I
hatched a plan for what we hoped would be the most efficient system of getting everyone
inside the barn while still mostly dry if it decided to come down in sheets, as
it was threatening too...
... it did.
It went roughly
" Ladies can you please make you way inside and right to the back of the
barn as quickly as you can, Bride first!...and then if the younger gentlemen
can grab two chairs each and take them into the side room, we'll restart as soon as we can..."
It wasn't very quick,
and lots of us got at least a bit damp, but it did mean that I had long enough
to make up a few very bad jokes about getting the best value out of every room
they were paying for at the venue...and Laura potentially getting two grand entrances!
Folk say that wee
disasters like this can make the day, and it really can...everyone was in
stitches - including the bride, who was so relaxed and happy throughout and
just so excited about the whole thing, that it really could have rained cats
and dogs all day, and Laura would not have cared!
The same can't be
said for Daniel though...he was properly nervous as we set up, and the lovely
cheesy grin below did not really put in an appearance till the paperwork was
signed.
Major props too to
their great team of pals from London,
all of whom donned the kilt for the first time at the wedding, and wore them
with pride...though the photographer and I did offer some instructions on how
to sit down ‘politely’ in one... if only Kilt Hire firms issued instructions!
Congratulations and thanks to you both, such a lovely warm joyous ceremony!
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