I usually try to avoid weddings like the plague since I inevitably am placed at the table with random people who want to tell me their life story between drinks and the first course. To top it off I am always forced to par-take in the infomous bouquet throwing...I never catch it, I try to avoid it and guess what, I am not superstitious. When one of my best friends, Kate invited me to her wedding, I was instantly honored and so excited, however did have a flash of a bad wedding scenario. Before I even asked she said, there will only be 14 people there. Whew!
Kate and Scott, two of my favorite people, couldn't have planned a more perfect wedding. It took place at the Prestonfield Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. The estate was an old manor house which had 10 rooms, massive vaulted ceilings with thick dark drapery everywhere and peacocks frolicking the compound. It felt like old Scotland should feel.
One of my favorite parts of the wedding day was getting ready. The girls all woke up at 7am to enjoy the full Scottish breakfast. It was so peaceful and grand and yummy! Then about 8:30, the boys woke up....and all silence ceased. We headed for the suite to get ready, do hair & make up, make sure the flowers arrived and smiled for the photographers who probably took 1,000 of the 3,000 photos just of us hanging out in the suite pre-wedding.
The vows took exactly 12 minutes and the signing of the documents 4 (I know because I taped it with Scott's camera...hope it turned out ok!). The photos of Kate and Scott after the wedding were magnificent. It was slightly dewy which made for some cool shots.
As we sat down for dinner in anticipation, I was blown away at how yummy the food was. I could have eaten 5 plates of the first course which was so carefully crafted. After stuffing the apple tart in my second stomache, thank goodness Kate suggested changing into our comfortable clothes, aka sweats!
After dinner, there was more lounging and eating/drinking available in this cool room where everyone could hang out on the leather couches with antler arm rests.
And then, there was a challenge! Kate's sister's husband wanted to play croquet. I have never played before but was challenged by Luke saying "women can't play croquet!" Oh really Luke?! We headed outside with 4 balls and 4 mallots and wickets (the little wirey things you hit the ball through). It felt a little like playing mini golf. Anyway, I proceeded to kick Luke's a** after what was one of the most frustrating but funny hours that day. Sorry Luke, you may need to line it up better next time :)
After my victory, I was surprisingly hungry again. The towering cake of profiteroles was screaming my name. Scott ate the top one, so figured I could dig in after that. 20 profiterols later, I was begging Scott to get me away from the table. I could have easily stopped at 3 but why deprive myself was my thought.
All in all it was one of the best weddings ever! Thanks Kate and Scott for inviting me to your special day. I hope you have fun in South Africa on your honeymoon!
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