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Da dum da dum…

Finally, Rachel and Christian’s wedding was upon us.  After months of planning, almost 40 guests heading over to Bali and way too many incidents to mention (try two stolen/lost passports, an exhaust burn on the bride’s leg, slashed little toe – me, coral cuts, many upset tummies, a missed flight, expired passport, do I need to go on?) the time had come.

As we were staying with Rachel’s family in the most beautiful villa in the world (check it out – villamojo.com – it is actually more impressive in the flesh) all of the wedding day festivities took place around us.  Us lovely ladies kicked off the morning with a laid back pedicure upstairs.  Unfortunately Ollie decided to wake up as soon as we started and the boys were out gathering wine and cheese.  Luckily Obear has quite happy to sit on my lap for an hour and watch the ladies do their work. He also didn’t mind getting a bit of a toe shape and one of his toes painted as well!

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The rest of the day was a flurry of activity. One of the most popular activities was discussions about the weather.  It had been pouring down for the past 24 hours pretty solidly so everyone was holding their breath with respect to the outdoor ceremony.  As if straight out of a movie, a few moments before the ceremony kicked off, the clouds parted and the most beautiful sunshine filtered through.  It then turned into a sunset worthy of all of Rachel’s dreams and stayed pretty okay for the rest of the night (with the occasional refreshing sprinkle).

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One of my favourite moments was when Ollie saw me walking down the aisle and declared “mummy”!

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Of course Rachel looked spectacular, but no one would have ever been surprised by that.

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And she looked even better when she met up with Christian .  Love!

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While us members of the bridal party swanned around on the beach having photos done, Nick won another father of the year award feeding Ollie his dinner and getting him ready for bed.  He went to the bed for another evening in his stroller while the festivities kicked on around him.   Luckily as Nick undertook his role as MC and I gave my bridesmaid speech.

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Myself and the be-ay-ootiful bride.

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Nick taking a moment with his sleeping charge. 

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