One of the reasons I was back in Oz was for Pauline and Brendan’s wedding which I was honoured to be a part of. My biggest worry was fitting into the bridesmaid dress that Pauline had made in Melbourne – mainly because of the amount of eating I’ve been doing recently! Ha ha!

Weddings are no small thing that’s for sure – even my part of the wedding. There were the dress fittings and dress pick-ups (apparently I got off lightly with only two fittings – the other girls had to go at least four times and their dresses were still too long and missing padding!), pedicures and manicures, wedding rehearsals, hair to get done, make up to get done etc. But I didn’t mind all this as it meant I got to spend more time with Pauline. I was happy to see it was like she’d never left London – we were both still pretty much the same. I met her Mum for the first time as well and boy was she hilarious. I don’t think I stopped laughing – I can see why Pauline is so down to earth.

Oh, celeb sighting! But no photo unfortunately. After we’d had the Wedding Rehearsal we grabbed a quick dinner at Wagamama. And, eating completely on his own was Tom Williams who is probably known best for hosting The Great Outdoors. This was my attempt at a stalker photo when he was sitting in the waiting area waiting for a takeaway:

But I completely missed him! Sigh. What a hottie.

The night before the wedding we bridesmaids stayed with Pauline at her mother’s house – which was probably a good move considering we had to get up at the crack of dawn to have enough time to get our hair and our make up. Yes The Wedding Day was rather a long day but everything went very smoothly and all of Pauline’s planning was worth it.

Long though it was, the Day itself was actually a fairly relaxed day considering. We even had time to watch some Sex And the City episodes when we were getting ready prior to getting to the Church which was on in the background for inspiration. Getting our dresses on were the hardest – the buttons on those things were impossible but worth if for the impact on the dress, and getting Pauline’s wedding dress on was an exercise in creativity. Her dress was simply gorgeous and looked stunning.

In comparison to everything else going on during the day the wedding ceremony seemed to just whizz by – I think its nice when the ceremony doesn’t drag on too long though Pauline had a couple of guest readings including one by Leah. Being in the wedding I couldn’t really stalkerazzi the wedding but I did poach a few photos from other people:

The photographer that Pauline had hired was very fast when taking photos. It was like we’d barely got into position and smiled and he was off organising the next shot. He liked the technique of getting us to laugh and talk amongst us so that the photos aren’t of us just stiffly smiling for the camera and should seem more natural type poses.

The Reception was held at Port Melbourne Yacht Club. An absolutely dazzling venue on the sparkling water, especially as the sun started to descend.

Food was delicious. I didn’t mind that the starter of Lemongrass Beef came with salad (heh heh) – beef was mouth wateringly yummy and followed by the Chicken served with Black Truffle Butter. Divine. There was also a cheesecake later on but by then most people were off on the dance floor or drunk somewhere. Pauline, however, made sure to grab me so we could enjoy the dessert. A woman after my own heart!

Speeches were good and touching. Both Pauline’s speech and her Mum’s speech had me teary. Cake-cutting went off without a hitch and then the dancing.

I don’t think Pauline and Brendan could have had taller groomsmen. Very funny to be dancing with the tallest one! Pauline and Brendan had rehearsed a very special wedding dance. So sweet!

I’m thinking Pauline and Brendan had an amazing day by all accounts. Congratulations kids!