The wedding story

Well as you all probably know we got married on Friday the 12th October 2007

The run up to the wedding was as normal, hectic and fraught, strangely not for me but for everyone else!!??

I was chilled and just taking every day step by step, as everyone said I had done it twice before so I should be chilled!

We nearly finished the house, painting decorating etc but just ran out of time, we had so much help from the two girls, Ed and Helen who were magnificent, they helped paint, scrub, clean, make gifts and then serve food on the wedding day! Not sure what I would have done without them!

All our new Ozzy friends had pulled together to help us out in one way or another, Jenny next door was chief wedding co-ordinator and had made the garden look so fabulous it was tear moving. Robyn had given me numbers of people to hire equipment and anything I needed she knew someone who could help.

Matt and Liz helped with the food along with Ed, Helen and myself who did the prep work for Matt it.

Instead of almonds in a little bag for each guest we made stained glass sun catchers for each one, my glass teacher came over and we spent 12 hours in the shed with Ed and Helen just cutting, grinding, foiling and leading each piece, it was hard work but fun

The 8th came and everyone from the UK descended on us, it was great to see them all, Tims mum, his aunt, Luke, Bob, Tracey and their son Kieran.

The mum, aunt and Luke all arrived at the local airport where we fetched them from. All please to be off a plane and close to having a shower. 

Bo and Tracey came later as they had decided to fly on to Brisbane from Sydney and drive to us.

Much gardening, food prep and frillyness was going on.

There was the normal wedding stuff that happened, Bob and Tracy had a huge row at Cassys birthday meal and made it very awkward for everyone spoiling the evening for Cassy who had had a really nice day up until then.

One the day of the wedding Tim and Shirley fell out over him not introducing her to people, Tim was up to his eyes in sorting out stuff and not really thinking of things like that, after a blat on his bike he came back and all was made up, thank god!

All the girls got their hair done and then it was my turn, Luke picked the girls up and took them off once they were done, all looking very beautiful I must say!

I had my hair done and makeup and then Luke whisked me off to the hotel we were going to honeymoon at so I could get ready in peace and be relaxed. As we realised that the house was just too small for so many people and no one wanted to use Tims bathroom!!?? So it was a bit crowded.

Luke ended up staying in a local cabin as there was just not room in the house, which was upsetting for me as I wanted him near to keep me sane.

So Luke and I went to the room and it was great, peace quiet and relaxing!

We opened a bottle of strawberry champagne they had left for Tim and I, but as Tim hates champagne and strawberries Luke and I had it. We got ready and soon it was time to go! It seemed like 5 minutes rest before everything!

Luke went off in a taxi back to the house as the boat was cancelled due to high winds, which both Tim and I were very upset about.

So the wedding was to be held in the garden, which did look beautiful so I was not too worried, by this time we had resigned ourselves to the fact that if we could get married at all it would be good it did not matter how at this stage.

The fire thrower, juggler had disappeared off the face of Oz, who we had hired, the band had cancelled because they thought it would rain, and the wedding cake was not what I wanted as everyone would not let me just get on and make it they all wanted to put their fingers in the chocolate and not be helpful at all!

Colin a friend was picking me up in his corvette and taking me to the house, on the way there was a huge black heavy cloud looming over us. But as we travelled to the house it was behind us, I was hoping and praying!

We made a grand entrance in to the house skidding a bit and with great laughter!

It was all very beautiful, all our very good friends and some family were there, all the faces I could see were all smiling, it looked great.

I went to the house to get my flowers; Tracy did not get her flowers as they had been given away to Shirley to wear!? The bridesmaids should have both been wearing white, but tracy decided that she was wearing white with pink which clashed with my dress and Nicola looked like the perfect bride in her white dress, but I did not see Nicolas flowers so not sure if she had hers? Nicola refused to walk down to the bottom of the garden  So tracy did but not sure why, but she stopped half way? Luke and myself followed but the intro to the song was so long it had hardly played by the time I was there.

Tim looked great and was smiling from head to toe, we started to say our vows and the sky turned black! A bit more and the wind blew up, a few more words and the heavens opened and the eye of the storm was on us!

Thunder, lightening, and torrential rain! Gods fireworks!

So the wedding was stopped and we all ran into the shed!

20 minutes later the rain was still so hard that we could not hear each other talking! So the bar was opened!

Tim ran to try and Pat had thought he was doing a runner!

Half an hour later the intensity had died down enough to hear the celebrant and we continued, in the shed!

Not the wedding I had in mind al those months ago!

We said our vows again, nearly getting married twice; Tim had bought me a new ring which was a surprise! And the rain gently subsided and we went out to survey the damage.

The table cloths were dripping; the balloons had been ripped off and sucked up into the vortex of the storm.

The decorations jenny had made had survived and it still looked pretty

Luke worked like a trooper and got all the soggy cloths off and the party continued.

Matt the chef was running around in the rain and had got soaked to the skin! Bless him! But still carried on! What a trooper

The rest of the evening went on without a fault, to my knowledge 

Finally we said our goodbyes and headed to the hotel in a taxi.

It was dark and we could not see much on the journey to the hotel.

After a having a soak in the hot tub we hit the sack and like an old couple, fell asleep talking, waking later with the lights on 

The next morning we drove back to the house as we had to pick the dogs up from the kennels, only to see the destruction that had happened from the storm!

We saw 15 trees down; friends had had parts of roofs ripped off shade sails had been torn from their fixings, the boat we should have gone on had its life bouys ripped off, the sonar and parts of the cabin screening!

Then we realised how lucky we were that the wedding had not been totally trashed!

How lucky were we!

Just to let you all know, that we decided that I would keep my name so I am

NOT

MRS YVONNE TRIM

I have kept my family name of MILES, as there are no boys in the family I am keeping it on!

so I am still, MS Yvonne Miles

Long time no write

Well after getting in contact with a few people we have not spoken to in a long long while i thought i would start the blog again as it is easier for people to read or not and it does not clog up their inbox with useless crap! about people they have long forgotten!

Was shocked at how long ago it was since we wrote on the blog but fun going back and reading all about the stuff we did.

Well a quick up date for those who dont know..........

Still renovating the house!
we are on the last few rooms

Tim started new job with Queensland health 26th March 07 as IT consultant

Luke visited in March 07 for the first time and think he enjoyed it :) took his Advanced diving course PADI and passed diving on the last day with sharks! and me

Went back to UK again in July to run 2 more courses, Tim fed up coz i was not here for his birthday. Was blooming cold here as Tim put heating on!

October 12th 2007 Shirley, Caroline, Tracy, Bob, Kerion and Luke visited for our wedding. Mum and Dad could not make the flight as Dad is still not fit enough to fly :( but we spoke on skype which was lovely and we all cried

I went back to UK with Luke, we managed to miss flight i got into panic and Luke sorted it all out, great to have a son who is a brick in my life :) luv ya baby! Nice stop over close to Sydney airport (must go back some day). So had honeymoon on own in UK!

Back for Dads bday but a bit late for mums but we had celebrations anyway, ran two courses again and had fun, getting better all the time!

Back to Oz to warm days still working on house!

Dec we had xmas at home with a friend Margaret who was on her own, it was fun but Tim still longing for Xmas on the beach.

Jan met Kev and Julie Hill from UK who bought the whale watching boat that freinds owned. They want to employ me as marine biologist on boat for season! how exciting!

Feb my birthday Tim took me to Sexy coffee for birthday treat, a motorway cafe ! it turned out to be! but had the best iced coffee i have ever had in Oz

March back to UK to run some more courses, good time great staff saw loads of people and drank real ale, ate loads of curries (which we dont have here in Hervey Bay) put on weight and flew back to Oz loaded with marmite, mentadentP toothpaste, knickers, bras, percy pigs etc

Back to Oz weather just cooling down a bit, Tim still moaning about me going away, but spending loads of money on boys things while i am away.

Started working on whale watching boat doing eco tours, not quite what i was expecting as i ended up doing food for them for a while. A whale watch boat trolly dolly :) and a bit old for that!

Great mate, Dave (or Chippy as know to some) had a bleed in brain so was very seriously ill for a while, saw him when i went back and he still had great sense of humour and called me an ozzy bitch (it might have been witch but very sure it was bitch!) nice to see him and have a laugh, not as good as our pervious pub crawls, but looking forward to going out on them when i come back in Oct 2008

June went back to UK for more courses trying to avoid Tims Bday this time, hot and lovely, stay with the ever mad Judy!Suit case full of george at asda i came back to Oz

July had Tims birthday bash on whale watching boat with Julie who's bday was the day before a duo of crabs! watched the sun go down and drank loads (well they did i was driving!)

Not been out on boat much as they have not needed me bit dissapointing but looking forward to whale season starting 1st Aug

Have taken Reiki classes and now trined to Reiki II level, i play ladies league squash badly, I do meditation on Weds morning, we do yoga weds nights and Tim is actually getting flexible! Friday i am starting fire twirling, Time does hockey training Tues evening and plays on Sat or Sun.

I am still doing my glass classes when i can fit them in and i have just finished 3rd window for house.

So there you go all up to date now!

Will keep weekly blog for all to see what we are up to

hugs to you all
Y

dinner with Jim and Shirely when i was back in UK

Well we managed to get across town to Jim and Shirely's and eventually have dinner Sally Sat nav took us a peculiar way through town! So took ages, curry was well worth it though!