When I was asked to sing at my cousin Paul’s wedding, I felt
very honoured. I have shared many happy childhood summer holidays with him and
I have such fond memories of this.
The wedding and reception was last Saturday at Hampton Court House, the website doesn’t really do it justice, unless you are lucky enough to be
able to afford to send your children to school there. It’s not obvious from the
website you can hire it for weddings but it really is perfect and a stunning
venue, I can highly recommend it. It was a Hindu ceremony which was beautiful
and truly harmonious. Di’s dress was spellbinding and the Indian sari’s were colourful
and elegant, I loved them and now would love to have one. Although the young
girls on my table couldn’t wait to change out of theirs for the evening reception,
I did offer to swap, was worth a try.
The weather was spectacular, you could never have predicated
it. Performing with me was Pete Duncan on guitar and Rufai Ajala on alto sax, we played outside the beautiful conservatory on a quaint patio, shaded by palm trees, it
wasn’t hard to imagine being somewhere exquisitely exotic! I love singing
outside, it’s my favourite place to sing. The soft breeze was also very welcome
in the heat but it meant my choice of a lovely floaty frock was revealing a
full frontal with every gentle gust! And my choice of black knickers made it
look far worse that it was...thank goodness I had some leggings on hand.
Apart from the slight wardrobe malfunction, it all went very
well. People made some lovely comments, which was great. For me it was an
unforgettable day, really beautiful.
Me with my first cousin Marc (father of the groom)
The Purple Park Trio
The captivating ceremony
Paul and Di (Mr and Mrs)
In the grounds, my mum, sister and cousin's Thom and Sky
Hampton Court House
The conservatory as night fell
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