Looking through the official photos this week, all 1,300 of them, I've come to realise how much I missed on the day, being wrapped up in the role I was playing. I barely got a glimpse of the vintage Routemaster London bus that took guests to the ceremony and reception afterwards. Completely missed the specially commissioned posters that had been placed in the display cases outside the cinema, shame on me! I also didn't get to see the PowerPoint presentation that greeted guests as they entered Birmingham's Electric Cinema (the UK's oldest working cinema). My defence on the last point is that I was receiving some much needed last minute direction from the registrar.
Still at least I didn't fall off the stage or fluff my lines. Managed to raise few laughs when I kissed the groom as well as the bride and made a few people cry (hopefully for all the right reasons) when I gave my speech at the reception afterwards. Ste has since told me that kiss made him feel like he was being welcomed into the family by a mafia don. I've told him he's got nothing to worry about unless he wakes up with a horse's head in the bed.
Most importantly of all it also shows what an wonderful circle of family and friends Toni and Ste have. A lot of people put in a lot work and gave up a lot time behind the scenes to make it a really special day for both of them. So thank you to everyone who was involved.
Now with that very special day behind us and the spring on the horizon I might actually get back to blogging about the things I set this blog up for, writing and hill-walking. I've had some very strange dreams of late (Not fifty shades of grey strange I hasten to add), that should in due course result in a new short-story or two appearing on the blog.