Parking, plumes and polo necks!

I felt I needed to write a little about a beautiful wedding we played at in December.  It was the perfect way to round off the year.  It started a little hairily as the venue was in the centre of historic York and therefore I needed to find my own parking.  Now considering this was the Saturday before Christmas you can imagine the fun I had trying to park!  I was on the verge of abandoning the car in a rather illegal place when I had a flash of inspiration.  (Rare - these days)  I remembered I have friends in the right places.  (Not usually, but in this instance I did!) Luckily my lovely friends let me park on their residents-only-parking street and sacrificed one of their permits to my cause.  Hoorah!

When I arrived, slightly hassled and sweaty (we'll come to that later) I was blown away by the venue's decor. Fake snow had been placed all over the floor and white candles and pine cones were placed in large hurricane lamps.  Blood red roses adorned the tables.  Gorgeous.

Now as predicted the only draw back about this medieval building in the middle of winter is that it was ever so slightly freezing.  But I'd come prepared.  As had the other Key Largo Ladies.  They had on their lovely dresses and evening style cardigans.  I on the other hand was wearing a woolly skirt and a polo neck.  Hey - I feel the cold, OK? Now, whilst this probably conjures up the image of an old lady  (actually I am 40 now, so am getting there - ahem!)  I am hoping that I pulled it off with glamorous accessories; an extremely sparkly scarf, diamante jewellery and fingerless gloves!  O.K maybe not the gloves, but they were gold and metallic.  That counts for something, right?

Anyway, we played lots of lovely specially requested songs for the young couple, including 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight'  'Chasing Cars' and 'Greatest Day',  but the ultimate in wedding gloriousness came after the ceremony as the guests helped themselves to mulled wine and the new Mr and Mrs took a 'turn around the park' in a horse and carriage.  The horses were majestically beautiful.  Black glossy coats, white majestic plumes and 3 coachmen no less.  Amazing.


This has once again provoked an urgent need in me to have a wedding. So I'm thinking that maybe Hubby and I could renew our vows.  It's only 7 more years till our 25th wedding anniversary. Yesss.  How else can I have a horse and carriage? And I want a white velvet gown, vaguely Maid Marian in style. But don't worry, my poor fellow won't be wearing red tights.  Gulp.