A wedding in the country

Saturday evening Tom and I attended a lovely wedding in the country. Kim, who joined my company only about a month ago, was kind enough to invite everyone in the office + 1's to share in her special day. There are only 8 of us in my office. Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures!

One of the coolest things about the wedding I thought is that Kim's younger sister is a fashion designer for Karen Millen and so she designed Kim's wedding dress. How special is that to have her sister do her dress!

In England it is common for the wedding ceremony to be attended by close family and friends. Then there is be a meal, and in the evening the party opens up and many others join in the celebration. We were invited to the evening bit of the wedding. I think this is one of the main differences between English and American weddings. Also, Americans have many more bridesmaids, in England they usually only have one or two!

This evening do took place on the groom's fathers farm. It was lovely! The marque was set up alongside a large pond complete with ducks. They got so lucky with the weather too. Lately its been pouring every day, but Saturday was bright and sunny all day. The evening stayed warm until about 10 I'd say.

Tom and I spent the evening chatting to my colleagues. David, the founder of my company was there with his wife Susan, and our new Head of Customer Relations, Jonathan, was there with his wife Lisa. I enjoyed seeing my colleages outside of work and getting to know them a bit better. For a little while Tom spent time talking to David whilst I danced with Susan - luckily they have Amex in common.

After my colleagues left, Tom and I danced for a bit before retiring to our tent for the night. Yep, we camped for this wedding. Because it was out on the farm anyone who wanted was able to pitch a tent in a field next to where the festivities occurred so there was no need to worry about transportation home. Tom and I thought this would be best as we were about half an hour away from Hove and knew we would each have a few drinks. It worked very well. I packed loads of blankets and pillows, and two duvets. I had a very comfortable nights sleep.

It was a wonderful evening. But I knew it would be, everyone loves a wedding.

Love