Saturday, 8 November 2008

Brad & Chrissy's Wedding - Scotland - 3 September 2008

Brad and Chrissy's wedding was at Dundas Castle in Edinburgh. We had such a fantastic time there with the friends and family that had travelled from the US and Australia. The whole day reflected what was important to Brad and Chrissy, their family, friends, each other and laughter. I got to catch up with some of the girls from the New York hen's weekend and it was wonderful to meet the families on both sides.

Inge, Brad and Viv infront of Dundas Castle, the Keep where the ceremony was & the dark clouds failed to put a damper on the occasion!


Chrissy's beautiful dress was her mother's which had been made 57 years earlier! Chrissy getting ready, the boys taking their time relaxing and the amazing wedding cake!

Chrissy's Mum Mabel and her sister Yvonne helping her get ready. Chrissy having some pre-wedding photos with her family, sister Yvonne, brother Bubba, Dad Maccy and Mum Mabel.

Chrissy being walked down the aisle, Yvonne doing a reading, and the happy couple now married!


Bubba getting into the spirit, the happy couple arriving at the reception and Brad trying to cut the cake with the sword!!
Ben and Dazza, Yvonne and Inge, Jennifer and Kathryn giving their speech, Dazza displaying the tie he had to borrow from Ben after he couldn't tie his bow-tie!

Fireworks that had been organised, the first dance for the happy couple, and for the other happy couple, and Chrissy having some fun after all the stresses of organising a wedding!!

Everyone letting their hair down and enjoying the night. (LtoR: Chrissy, Keely & Brad, Chrissy & Ben, Inge, Jennifer, Chrissy & Keely, Nicole & Ben)


Dazza and Fran, the couple partying hard and Ben and Inge.

Manchester - August 2008

Ben and I had planned to go up to Manchester to watch his beloved Fulham play Manchester United at the legendary Old Trafford stadium. Unfortunately the game was postponed, but we decided to head up there anyway and had a great weekend. Manchester is a fun place and we had fun exploring the city, doing some shopping and sampling the restaurants and bars! Highlights include the bad traffic on the way up due to the filming of Top Gear! Me forgetting to take any trousers other than the yoga pants I had on, so on the first night heading out in the yoga pants with my Jimmy Choos! Going on the Manchester Eye! And indoor skiing at the Chill Factore!


Relaxing in the Level 21 bar in the Hilton, me laughing about the yoga pants with the Choos!


The Manchester Eye


Another fun night out in Manchester

The indoor ski slope

Positano, Amalfi Coast - August 2008

For the August Bank Holiday we headed to Positano for some much needed sun and beach time! The Summer in England had again been rather miserable, so it was wonderful to arrive on the Amalfi Coast to 30 degree weather and bright blue skies.

Ben and I spent most of our time either lounging on the beach or by the pool on our hotel's rooftop! We ventured out one day for a very strenuous (not!) boat trip along the coast to Amalfi, where a compulsory visit to the Emerald Grotto was included! It was a weekend of true indulgence as we treated ourselves to a dinner at the Michelin starred restaurant high up on the cliff, where the dessert was worthy of a photograph, and also managed to buy two new paintings from one of the many art galleries. Both paintings are by Italian artists.

We'll definitely be heading back there one day!

The view from our hotel room, getting some desperately needed sun & relaxing on the balcony!

Positano at night & from the sea, the cliff that the Michelin star restaurant is on!

The Emerald Grotto, Amalfi & Ben & I starting to get a bit of colour!
The amazing dessert and the end product!
Relaxing by the pool and soaking up the final rays before heading back to the rain!!