Jane and Richard: Special Edition
Jane and Richard's wedding. Lorraine and I took a bus into St Peter Port, and then a taxi up to Bordeaux Harbour to join Jane, Richard and June. The ceremony in two parts, one led by Jane was quite lovely with Buddhist chants, and our symbolic binding together with string, and mindful readings. Not long after this the Registrar appeared, a pleasant unobtrusive man who conducted the brief ceremony indoors. Some crying as you would expect. I cried twice. The deed done, we repaired to the garden to drink Champagne and take photos, and slice the cake. General hilarity, and Richard appearing with Camilla and Charles masks.
Today was also the day of the launch of the secret viral video for T-Mobile shot by Saatchis that Jane had been part of, and we were the 310th people to watch it on YouTube. Millions were to follow. Rather marvelling at how Jane managed to simultaneously get married and become a global cyber celebrity.
Then we piled into a taxi to head to Christies in St Peter Port for an excellent meal, before heading up the hill to Les Cotils for a party, with musicians, and Lester Queripel on the wheels of steel getting many dancing before the night was through. Lorraine and I had a great time chatting to everyone, and meeting new people. As best man I make a short speech which I negotiated without pratfalls. I said that Jane and Richard's souls rhymed. Managed, however, to retain the envelope with the pianist's money in my jacket all night, showing that you can take the boy out of Guernsey... Most importantly I think Jane and Richard had a wonderful time. Even executing their dance with poise and elegance.
Taxis home. Returned to the Barbarie having had a great day, and I am profoundly delighted that Jane and Richard were married, and feeling very honoured to have been a part of it.
Below Jane and Richard cut the Game Over cake, confetti, a rather surreal moment, a group shot before the evening kicked off me (looking characteristically dischevelled, the immaculate Richard, Jane looking utterly fab in her outfit, June and Lorraine, who had just legged it back from the self timer camera. And of course Jane in a still from the T-mobile viral video.
Jane and Richard's wedding. Lorraine and I took a bus into St Peter Port, and then a taxi up to Bordeaux Harbour to join Jane, Richard and June. The ceremony in two parts, one led by Jane was quite lovely with Buddhist chants, and our symbolic binding together with string, and mindful readings. Not long after this the Registrar appeared, a pleasant unobtrusive man who conducted the brief ceremony indoors. Some crying as you would expect. I cried twice. The deed done, we repaired to the garden to drink Champagne and take photos, and slice the cake. General hilarity, and Richard appearing with Camilla and Charles masks.
Today was also the day of the launch of the secret viral video for T-Mobile shot by Saatchis that Jane had been part of, and we were the 310th people to watch it on YouTube. Millions were to follow. Rather marvelling at how Jane managed to simultaneously get married and become a global cyber celebrity.
Then we piled into a taxi to head to Christies in St Peter Port for an excellent meal, before heading up the hill to Les Cotils for a party, with musicians, and Lester Queripel on the wheels of steel getting many dancing before the night was through. Lorraine and I had a great time chatting to everyone, and meeting new people. As best man I make a short speech which I negotiated without pratfalls. I said that Jane and Richard's souls rhymed. Managed, however, to retain the envelope with the pianist's money in my jacket all night, showing that you can take the boy out of Guernsey... Most importantly I think Jane and Richard had a wonderful time. Even executing their dance with poise and elegance.
Taxis home. Returned to the Barbarie having had a great day, and I am profoundly delighted that Jane and Richard were married, and feeling very honoured to have been a part of it.
Below Jane and Richard cut the Game Over cake, confetti, a rather surreal moment, a group shot before the evening kicked off me (looking characteristically dischevelled, the immaculate Richard, Jane looking utterly fab in her outfit, June and Lorraine, who had just legged it back from the self timer camera. And of course Jane in a still from the T-mobile viral video.
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