Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan King

We traveled down to the south of England to Guildford for Jon King and Sophia Crocombe's wedding. It was a wonderful wedding and a perfect day for all the festivities that followed. On Friday Ruth threw a Bridal and Lingerie shower for Sophia and invited about 15 ladies. It was a wonderful event, and all who attended had so much fun. The men meanwhile were busy picking up suit hire and a helium tank. Later that afternoon we all went to the church for the rehearsal and later to the reception venue to get an idea of what decorating needed to be done.

The wedding party all met at the Crocombe's house for dinner, deserts, and mingling that same evening. First thing on the morning of the wedding David, Margaret, Ruth, and I were up and off to the reception venue to blow up all the balloons, and to decorate the space. The band was there as well to get all of their equipment set up and do sound checks. Jon and his mates formed this band years ago and have basically grown up together and been connected for a

number of years. The wedding day was quite a rushed day, as soon as we finished the decorations we had to boogie back to the lodge to get dressed and back for the 2:00 wedding.

The wedding was a wonderful mix of British tradition with a bit more of a modern flair. We congregated in the front of the church for pictures immediately following the service. Pimm's and finger foods were served to all the waiting guests. There are typically 3 parts to a British wedding; the service, the reception and meal, and the “evening do”. Following the pictures we headed to the reception for the speeches and the meal. After the reception everyone goes

outside and mingles for a bit as some of the tables are moved to make room for

the dancing at the “evening do”. Jon and Sophia had set up a Facebook group to take requests ahead of time for the band to play. The band was fantastic, really kept the evening hopping late into the night, they even called Jon on stage at

one point to play a song with them. Can you guess... yes, “Johnny be good”.

Ah... how much fun it was.

So Jon and Sophia King got their grand send off as husband and wife, to a Greek island (the honeymoon location was kept a secret from Sophia).We now have the proper security clearances to discolse the general location. We all got cleared up, back to the lodge, and in bed around 2-ish in the morning. All and all it was a hectic, but glorious day for all involved. Be sure to stay tuned for more adventures in the south of England in the upcoming blogs.

Until next time...