It’s just gone 3am, and about 4 hours ago I was just leaving County hall at the end of a long and very exciting day.<\/p>\n
At 9am my alarm woke me and I got up, grabbed some breakfast and prepared myself for the day. An hour and a half later Gaz (Ross’ best man) picked me up and we went to Ross’ house. When there, me Gaz and Ben (the drummer) prayed for Ross before Ben left for practice at about 11. Then we chilled out for an hour or so, generally chatting and amusing ourselves, and making sure that Ross was nice and relaxed.<\/p>\n
At 12 we started to get ready, at which point Ross cut himself shaving. It wasn’t a small cut either, it was something of a gash which bled lots and left a nice mark. Gaz then drove to a nearby boots to try and get some stuff to cover it up, none of which worked. In the end Ross’ sister in law applied some of her makeup to it at Vineyard before the service started.<\/p>\n
By 1pm the three of us were suited up and ready to go, minus waistcoats and jackets. We decided to leave them off until just before the service, as it was going to be a long and rather warm day. We did have some minor issues getting the cravats, but they were solved with the aid of safety pins. Once at the church there were a few organisational things to be done, including talking to the photographer and getting some Grooms party photos done before the service began.<\/p>\n
The service itself was wonderful, it was a worship service and it really reflected on Ross and Sarah’s faith, which was just brilliant! As the mere Groomsman, I didn’t have a lot to do during the service itself, although I got the honour of being a witness and signing the register (in an attempt to share out the duties of the Best man between me and Gaz to make his life easier.), and then after the service I was supposedly in charge of bossing people around for the photos, although I didn’t really know anyone and don’t particularly like raising my voice in public, so that didn’t really happen.<\/p>\n
At 4ish we all filtered off in cars to the reception venue, County hall. There were a few more photos outside, some of the car and some of more people groups. With a few of the bridesmaids with Ross and Sarah by the river trent, which makes for rather a nice backdrop for photos. Then we made our way inside and had the obligatory lineup, then sat down to eat. Me and Gaz were on a table with the four bridesmaids plus two other girls, so we were feeling rather outnumbered, and Gaz was clearly extremely nervous about his speech so I’m not sure quite how much he enjoyed the meal, which is a real shame. The speeches were all rather good, and Gaz had nothing to worry about, he managed to sum Ross up very well considering they haven’t known each other for very long, and it was generally an excellent speech.<\/p>\n
Once the meal was over and done with there was a relaxed period where nothing much seemed to happen. The staff cleared the tables away to make room for the dancing, but the meal finished at about 6-6:30, and the evening do was scheduled to begin at 7:30 (and started a little later than that). So most of this time was spent milling around and chatting with people, which was rather fun for me as I went there knowing very few people aside from Ross.<\/p>\n
Then the evening do began with the first dance, which was suitably romantic, then we had a little live entertainment from a singer (I didn’t catch her name unfortunately), who had a beautiful voice. Then it was disco time, with the DJ playing a range of classics mostly from the 70s and 80s. By this time my parents were here, along with a few other familiar faces, which was nice, and since the music was just too loud for everyones fragile ears we found a quiet corner to sit and chat away in.<\/p>\n
The night continued until about 11 as I said, then I came home and have completely failed to sleep. I suspect it’s got something to do with the fact that one of my best friends has just gotten married. It may well be that on top of that certain female friends of mine simply refuse to leave my head (again, a result of having been to a marriage I believe). I suspect I’m also still buzzing somewhat from the excitement of the day. I had originally planned on going to church in the morning but I really won’t be up in time, so I think I’ll have to stick with the afternoon baptist service instead. Thankfully it’s at 2:30, so I can have a nice lie in!<\/p>\n
I actually came downstairs to try and relax, and write a short entry. This is a very long entry and I still don’t feel very sleepy. Nevermind…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s just gone 3am, and about 4 hours ago I was just leaving County hall at the end of a long and very exciting day. At 9am my alarm woke me and I got up, grabbed some breakfast and prepared … Continue reading