Last weekend Hayden and I celebrated our Aussie wedding at
Wanda Surf Club in Cronulla. We couldn’t call it a wedding in the legal sense of
the word (technically it was a renewal of vows) but we had pretty much everything
you would expect to see: a celebrant, exchanging of rings, and dinner and cake
afterwards. Of course, it didn’t happen without a few mishaps. When I checked
out the venue last month, I noticed a gigantic cockroach - dead fortunately - in
the corner of the women’s bathroom, and when I went to set up on Friday night I
was greeted by the same little fella. This led to the not-so-glamorous task of
cleaning the toilets the night before my wedding, but by the next day they were
sparkling and ready to go. Unfortunately, I had left Hayden’s tie at work after
having it dry cleaned, so he had to make a last minute stop an hour before the
ceremony to pick up a replacement.
Once we got there, things started to come together nicely.
It was an unusually warm day for May, and looking out over the ocean you could
see whales following a yacht, spouting water into the air. There were just over
50 people in attendance, and once the ceremony was over we had a nice feed and
some drinks overlooking the water. I’m glad we got to have a ceremony in
America and Australia, and it seemed like the right thing to do to have
everyone share in us getting married, but it’s been really hard not to second
guess everything the whole way. Maybe we should have just flown Hayden’s family
over, or vice versa? I suppose there isn't much to be gained from worrying
about it now.
A friend of the family agreed to take a few photos for us - not bad!
I ordered this little hair pin for the December wedding but it didn't arrive in time. At least I got a second chance to wear it.
With Hayden's parents
The nieces and nephew
Cutting the cake (adorned with miniature Australian flag)
