Rhodes - Day 6 - The Wedding!

Hurrah! The big day has arrived, the day we've all travelled for, the day that Jen and Mark tie the knot and look forward to a future together, it's so exciting!

As you can probably imagine, the morning is taken up by preparations of getting ready and buzzing about but it's not long before we are all assembled outside the Chapel in St. Paul's Bay where the couple get to say their vows and commit to each other.

Jen, bless her heart braved the steep hill down to the chapel in some considerable heels and looked absolutely fabulous. Jim must have been very proud to give her away, and Mark even luckier to receive her as his new wife. The ceremony wasn't long, but poignant enough to underline the importance of what they were both doing and their commitment to each other and after some brief paper work the bride and groom were posing for pictures and enjoying the moment.

Phil had offered to take pictures for them so he was busy with that for most of the wedding and I helped out where I could, but after the official bit had been done we all went across the beach to the beach bar I had been at yesterday and sat and enjoyed champagne and wedding cake for several hours whilst enjoying everyone's company and speculating on the future.

Jim and I then taxied everyone from St Pauls back to the hotel where we slurped down several cocktails before eating a hearty meal of humus, pitta breads, moussaka, greek salad, stifado, klefiko and baklava all to be swilled down with plenty of wine. Except if you were Phil who decided Metaxa was the way to go, which I'm sure he'll regret in the morning.

After dinner more drinks were had and cigars smoked. Even Phil participated which is just, well, unheard of!

It was a truly lovely day and I'm so glad that Phil and I were able to make it out to Rhodes to enjoy it with them and the rest of the family and associated friends. Reminded me of our wedding day which whilst only this year seems such a long time ago now as this year has been so full of events that no one could have predicted, especially 3 other weddings!

None the less, congratulations to Jen and Mark, welcome to the club!

Posted by Abi on the October 12, 2009 9:00 PM