Day 138 to Day 140 - Wedding Bells

Backwell - A's House

Day 138 - All throughout the day we heard bursts of song from A&L - "I'm getting married in the morning ....". They are so well prepared that it is all very relaxed and everything seems to be under control. K headed off for her first hair appointment since leaving home while M picked up his rented suit, and in the afternoon we all headed out for dinner at a nice pub near the Clifton Suspension Bridge, along with a number of other wedding guests who had arrived from all over England, as well as A's friends and relatives from Denmark.

Day 139 (The Wedding Day) - We awoke to bucketing rain - a real surprise as the weather until now had been so beautiful! The house was full and bustling with activity, there were make-up and hairdressing ladies along with the rest of the troop that gathers on these sorts of days.

Miraculously the rain stopped as we were all ready to leave for the gorgeous old village stone church. After a lovely traditional service (with some not-so-traditional, but very entertaining readings) the vintage car was sent for to take the couple to the reception, however it wouldn't start. There was an attempt to push start the car, but to no avail. Eventually they headed off in a friend's Bentley convertible, we followed soon after in our Ford Fiesta.

It was a very long, but very enjoyable day. We had a delightful time, it was a beautiful afternoon and people were so friendly that we gathered many offers of accommodation for our travels, including from as far afield as Denmark. Around midnight we gathered up some of A's children and headed back home, while the die-hards partied on for a little longer.

Day 140 - Another busy day as the bride and groom (who had stayed at Redwood Lodge) arrived home, followed by numerous guests arriving for cupcakes and coffee throughout the day. As it was another nice day we headed to the nearby seaside resort of Weston-Super-Mare, had fish and chips by the sea, took a walk along the pier (with its amusement arcade), then a walk along the beach, where we were amused to see people sunbaking and swimming in temperatures where we were considering whether we needed a jacket.We finished the day with a lovely dinner with A, L and the children, with plans for an early start to tomorrow to travel to Cornwall.