I'm at the age right now where I still love going to weddings. I'm sure that by the time I hit forty years old, I may not be as excited as I get nowadays. I've been to a few weddings, but today was the first time a friend of mine was getting married.
The wedding was out in the Hidden Gardens of Caversham House in Caversham. I've never been to Caversham House before, but I've heard that it's quite a popular venue for outdoor wedding ceremonies.
The place was stunning. That is how every wedding should be though, so I was not surprised. The ceremony was held on the beautiful lush green lawn area over looking the Swan River. There were these gorgeous stairs that led to the lawn down below which the bride and bridesmaids walked down. The garden, flowers and hedges were so well kept and just so full of colour. To top it all off, there was a huge water fall type feature on the far side of the garden. It was so beautiful. I've never seen anything like it, and it just looked gorgeous.
As lovely as the venue was, what really made this a memorable day for everyone there was the love so evident between the bride and groom. I swear there wasn't a single dry eye after the vows were said. There was love and happiness everywhere I looked today. Even though I said I might become less excited about weddings as I go to more and more of them, I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing love being shared around.
I haven't yet reached that age where all my friends are getting married off, but my sister who is three years older than me certainly has. I became friends with one of my sisters uni friends and tonight we had the honour of being guests at their wedding.
Tonight was all full of new things. We had some pre-wedding reception coffees at a place called Metro Bar and Bistro on Mounts Bay. It was a very nice little place which had a stylish bar (including a plasma TV showing the footy) at one end and a small sectioned off area for functions such as wedding receptions, albeit very small ones as there was not a great deal of space.
My friend's reception was held at Lamont's Bishops House. The building itself is a restaurant, but there is an outside area for functions with dance floor, garden and beautifully lush grass. The catering was so great in that they cooked a vegan meal for me upon request.
I love the vibe of weddings; especially when you know many of the guests. There was so much laughter, chit chat, kisses, reminiscing and love in the air. The food was great. We were lucky that the weather was good today seeing as it was an outdoor area. We all killed it on the D-floor and we looked so good doing it. The bouquet was thrown, old friends caught up and new friends were made. The best part by far was the fact that there was a photo booth with a box of props to dress up and pose with. I love anything and everything that encourages silliness and I love the everlasting memories that the photos captured.
