It’s been a while since my last post, and there’ve been a couple of interesting happenings.
Phil, Dave and I got together one Saturday morning a few weeks ago and headed into Parramatta to do some shopping around for suits. At first, we checked out the retail shops in the big Westfield, but then decided it’d be better for us to look in some places which are actually specifically dedicated to wedding attire. We would’ve looked in about three or four places altogether, I reckon, but it didn’t really take us too long to find what we were looking for. (You’ll be interested to know that we didn’t go with the salesman who was trying to promote suits with “Colombian stitching” which is the “latest fashion” and that “soon everyone will be wearing”. If you ask me, it looks like cheap running stitch, and not the sort of thing you’d want to wear to your wedding. Obviously I’m not keeping up with the latest fashions!) The place that we did eventually go with has been pretty helpful, and had just the right kind of thing. It turns out that it’s much cheaper to hire than to buy. I know that not all of the guys wanted to hire, so it’ll depend on budgets if they want to buy their own. Just as I was about to commit, I realised that I probably should just check with Rachel before I booked anything in.
So, the following Tuesday she came and checked out the design
, carrying a little sample of the same material and colour as her dress, so we could match it up. I got to try on the suit, and picked a vest, and chose various aspects of style and design. Then Rachel pulled the camera out! That was unexpected, and you can see from my face that I wasn’t too impressed! We’re still trying to organise a fitting for Phil and Dave, which I hope to do soon. Copland (being interstate) will have to organise his through another hire place, and Gary has to send his measurements over to us from San Diego.
The other exciting event was our expedition into the city for our “pre-wedding photography shoot”. Rachel and I caught the RiverCat from Parramatta in to Circular Quay on a weekday we’d both organised to have off (Actually, now that I think about it, it might have been the same day we looked at the suits. Is that right, Rachel?). It was nice and sunny when we set out, but the clouds came over as we got closer to the city, and the wind came up, and as we got closer to the Quay, we could see that it was bucketing down on the east side of the Harbour Bridge (but not on the west side … bizarre).
We’d planned to meet Michael (the photographer) in the Botanic Gardens, and we’d figured that we’d probably be about 15–20 minutes all up. Because of the weather, the gardens probably wasn’t the best option, but it turned out not to matter that much, because he took us on an hour-and-a-half excursion all over the place! We had some shots near Observatory Hill, up on (and under) the Harbour Bridge, down by The Rocks … it was great. Using a digital camera, he kept spinning it round for us to check out the pictures. He’s a very talented man, and he also is very friendly, and made us feel very relaxed. That’s important … especially for Rachel, I think! He’s yet to finalise the photos and show them to us, but once he does, we can pick some nice ones and have them enlarged to display at the reception.
Invitations should be finalised this week, and then we can post them. That’s a very cool, fun thing to have completed, and it really makes everything seem quite real!
Pastor Dave has continued to work with us through the pre-marriage counselling course, which has been interesting and challenging for us both. It’s been a valuable tool, and I reckon an in-depth programme like that is something everyone should do before they get married.
We’re rapidly heading towards the “three months to go” mark, which is an exciting milestone. I’ve been heavily involved with rehearsals for Guys and Dolls at the musical society, and that’s kept me busy. I’ve just celebrated my 33rd birthday, and Christmas’ll be here before we realise. There’s not really that long to go, and I’m sure the time’ll just fly by.
It’s an exciting journey.
Phil, Dave and I got together one Saturday morning a few weeks ago and headed into Parramatta to do some shopping around for suits. At first, we checked out the retail shops in the big Westfield, but then decided it’d be better for us to look in some places which are actually specifically dedicated to wedding attire. We would’ve looked in about three or four places altogether, I reckon, but it didn’t really take us too long to find what we were looking for. (You’ll be interested to know that we didn’t go with the salesman who was trying to promote suits with “Colombian stitching” which is the “latest fashion” and that “soon everyone will be wearing”. If you ask me, it looks like cheap running stitch, and not the sort of thing you’d want to wear to your wedding. Obviously I’m not keeping up with the latest fashions!) The place that we did eventually go with has been pretty helpful, and had just the right kind of thing. It turns out that it’s much cheaper to hire than to buy. I know that not all of the guys wanted to hire, so it’ll depend on budgets if they want to buy their own. Just as I was about to commit, I realised that I probably should just check with Rachel before I booked anything in.
So, the following Tuesday she came and checked out the design
, carrying a little sample of the same material and colour as her dress, so we could match it up. I got to try on the suit, and picked a vest, and chose various aspects of style and design. Then Rachel pulled the camera out! That was unexpected, and you can see from my face that I wasn’t too impressed! We’re still trying to organise a fitting for Phil and Dave, which I hope to do soon. Copland (being interstate) will have to organise his through another hire place, and Gary has to send his measurements over to us from San Diego.The other exciting event was our expedition into the city for our “pre-wedding photography shoot”. Rachel and I caught the RiverCat from Parramatta in to Circular Quay on a weekday we’d both organised to have off (Actually, now that I think about it, it might have been the same day we looked at the suits. Is that right, Rachel?). It was nice and sunny when we set out, but the clouds came over as we got closer to the city, and the wind came up, and as we got closer to the Quay, we could see that it was bucketing down on the east side of the Harbour Bridge (but not on the west side … bizarre).
We’d planned to meet Michael (the photographer) in the Botanic Gardens, and we’d figured that we’d probably be about 15–20 minutes all up. Because of the weather, the gardens probably wasn’t the best option, but it turned out not to matter that much, because he took us on an hour-and-a-half excursion all over the place! We had some shots near Observatory Hill, up on (and under) the Harbour Bridge, down by The Rocks … it was great. Using a digital camera, he kept spinning it round for us to check out the pictures. He’s a very talented man, and he also is very friendly, and made us feel very relaxed. That’s important … especially for Rachel, I think! He’s yet to finalise the photos and show them to us, but once he does, we can pick some nice ones and have them enlarged to display at the reception.
Invitations should be finalised this week, and then we can post them. That’s a very cool, fun thing to have completed, and it really makes everything seem quite real!
Pastor Dave has continued to work with us through the pre-marriage counselling course, which has been interesting and challenging for us both. It’s been a valuable tool, and I reckon an in-depth programme like that is something everyone should do before they get married.
We’re rapidly heading towards the “three months to go” mark, which is an exciting milestone. I’ve been heavily involved with rehearsals for Guys and Dolls at the musical society, and that’s kept me busy. I’ve just celebrated my 33rd birthday, and Christmas’ll be here before we realise. There’s not really that long to go, and I’m sure the time’ll just fly by.
It’s an exciting journey.
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