Congratulations Rog & Lottie

Roger and Charlotte Weddell, married August 15 2009

Click the photo to see more images from their beautiful wedding.

Congratulations Pete and Anna

Announcing the marriage of Pete & Anna, at St James the Great, Idlicote.

The Bride and Groom

Click the photo above to see more photographs of the wedding…

England 2008 – we’ve arrived

Been a busy few days, after working in the office most of Wednesday we got to Dulles under heavy skies in the late afternoon.  Now I’m sat in sunshine in England, enjoying the accents on the BBC, and the good news that this afternoon’s wedding will be illuminated by glorious sunshine and warm temperatures up in the high seventies!

So where are we right now?  We’re here…

Walton Hall, near Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England.

Now to go and put on my suit and prepare for a fabulous wedding celebration.  Best of luck Pete & Anna!

Camp – Malik, The Wedding

What a fabulous wedding, from Owais arriving to the Imperial March from Star Wars all the way through to the riotous dancing late into the night.  A brilliant time was had by all, and I wish the happy couple all the best for the future.

You can see my photographs from the wedding itself by clicking this link.

and everybody danced

and everybody danced

When you’re invited to a pre-wedding Mehndi celebration, and the invite says “Ethnic attire” you make a bit of an effort, I wore a scarf (not much of an effort there but I couldn’t find a shirt that would fit) and Laura borrowed a fabulous outfit (thanks everyone involved) that meant we met the requirements marvelously.

The Mehndi celebration was absolutely amazing, with grand entrances for both the prospective bride and groom.  Both entrances were traditional in fashion, with the groom being danced in with brilliant live percussion.  The bride’s entrance appeared equally orthodox, entering under a canopy carried by friends and relatives, but the choice of music showed her cultural heritage with aplomb as we bounced in tothe sound of Dropkick Murphys – Shipping Up to Boston (Skreemr link) which was absolutely amazing, and had the whole crowd jumping!  The DJs managed this traditional twist and a whole series of cultural mash-ups with great skill, creating news twists by mixing bhangra with American rock standards like “Sweet Home Alabama”, Guns and Roses “Sweet Child of Mine” and Michael Jacksons “Thriller”!  They even played Panjabi MC‘s “Mundian to Bach Ke” which I remembered hearing on a BBC Radio 1 late night show (probably John Peel’s show) when I lived in England in the late ’90s.

• You can see my photos from PJ & Owais’ Mehndi by clicking here!

I won’t mention the fact that due to Laura’s problems telling time we initially arrived at 1pm for a 7pm event… so we drove back home and tried again 6 hours later!