The Good things about weddings:
- You get to meet people you haven't seen in ages.
- Seeing a couple in love making a commitment to each other.
The Bad things about weddings:
- You get stuck with people you haven't seen in ages, for ages.
- Sermons about "A man and a woman".
- Hours and hours and hours indoors when it's a fab day outside and you want to go swimming.
- When people suggest that you get married too.
- Catch a garter? Oh puhleeease.
- Terrible DJ's and songs that only grandma, in her wheelchair, wants to dance to.
- Speeches by people who started drinking way too many hours ago.
- Having to go resuscitate the father of the groom or similar (this one happened to me today).
- Wedding gift registries.
- Gay guys can't officially get married here in Australia. Or is that a good thing?
Today's wedding was great though - even though I did have to work a little. There was no ceremony (that was something they sorted out earlier) it was informal - an afternoon tea, there were kids out & about having fun and no-one minded, and I got chat with people I really wanted to chat to. I missed the speeches while I was doing my thing. And I did manage to go swimming afterwards -
Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool is OPEN!! I'd say bring on summer but at 35 C (95F) today, it's already here!!
6 comments:
sounds divine. But your glass of drappier is still on the table at la vierge, getting warm... X
martin: oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. What was I thinking?! Happy Birthday.
It's a good thing. Can you imagine how many divorces there would be?
I'm sure you and The Frenchman have covered it with a partner-registration. In a way you're married.
angus: indeed
peter: we're registered in France - but Australia has no legal recognition in any sense.
I happen to think drunk speeches are a good thing. They're quite entertaining.
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