The Date is Set!

by harvestbird on 29 January, 2009

The Couple, Happy

We are getting married on Saturday 24 October 2009 at the Ilam Homestead with a party to follow at Bar Beleza, Christchurch.

These pages are a hub for our family and friends to follow our planning and preparations, and to display images and anecdotes from what we hope will be a great day for everyone.

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Some photos from the day

by harvestbird on 4 November, 2009

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Thank you to all our family and friends for making the day so special.  It was wonderful to eat, drink and be merry with you.

There is still some minor editing to do on Mike and Sam’s photos before they are uploaded into the album associated with this site, but the images are also on display on Flickr.

The slideshow below is of the ceremony itself.

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Animals, fish and fowl

by harvestbird20 October 2009
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The hens had their day on Saturday, at Rosebank, Willowbank and Indochine.
Below the cut are some of the animals they saw at the second of those three locations.

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To grow accustomed to this face

by harvestbird10 October 2009
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With a long-sighted father and a short-sighted mother, it was more likely than not that my brother and I would need glasses one day.  For both of us, that day came before childhood was out.  With great determination, I switched to contact lenses at fourteen, rejecting that large-lensed, plastic-framed spectacles that were the style at [...]

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The looming bride

by harvestbird8 October 2009
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Our wedding was one of several coming events observed today at a morning tea at my workplace, along with the comings and goings — including one other wedding — of my colleagues.  We were sweetly presented with outsize bunches of flowers and there were kind words and extensive catering.
My colleagues remarked on my equilibrium, two [...]

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On the Day

by harvestbird4 October 2009
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This post repeats the information in a note sent by post recently, now brought to you in handy online form.
We are looking forward to seeing you soon.

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Fittingly yours

by harvestbird3 October 2009
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The bridal party had its first fitting this week.  It was a strange but exciting feeling, to be expertly pinned in beautiful raw fabric.  Karen’s coat was all-but-complete and she was able to swish about the dressmakers in formal fashion.  Megan doffed her shoes but retained her stripey socks, all the better to experience the [...]

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Phrasing it

by harvestbird30 September 2009
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Every wedding is a gamble of a kind, against time, health and circumstances unforeseen or unknown.  Finding ways through this  – to declare sincerely a commitment, yet not appear overconfident in the face of fortune — requires consideration.  This is not without its own challenges when, as a friend of Megan puts it, one operates [...]

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