Photo: Hannah and Joe Wrigley outside St. Peter’s in Early after their marriage ceremony.
Hannah and Joe Wrigley were married at 16:00 on Saturday, the 11th of June 2005, after two years of being engaged and three years after they first started going out. In his Best Man’s speech, Carl Ebrey mentioned the part that he and I had played in them meeting and reflected upon the odds of any two people on this planet actually finding their very own soulmate. I’m truly happy for them and really hope they have a very wonderful life together – and I’m glad that it was a sunny day with few hitches in the process of getting hitched. Well done to everyone who worked so hard on this – my parents, Hannah, Joe, and his parents, and others – it really came off quite nicely. I managed to get a round of applause from the audience for my performance during the signing of the register so I think at least a few people must have enjoyed my rendition of J S Bach’s Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – Gareth also deserved applause for his bridal march piece on the horn, and indeed, everyone who gave readings or otherwise took part did their very best. Good stuff.
The reception, at the Old Mill, was very enjoyable and the late night disco was fun too. I enjoyed seeing Emma, Yang, Michael, Helen, Gareth, Kat, Kate, Gman, Dave, Jon and many many other friends and family that I have not seen in quite some time – and we took the opportunity today (Sunday) after the celebrations had ended to vow that we will do something together as a family next summer, hopefully hiring a narrowboat. Last night was special in another way for me because of one of the guests who came along – an unrequited love (and it always will be, I do know that), but I was still glad for the company, even if that’s all it was. In part, this is because the aftermath of a wedding can be very distressing for me, since I’m reminded of my own situation – but I’m still very happy for this particular couple and hope their honeymoon goes well (although I really don’t want to know about certain bits of it…). Joe is a very welcome new member of our family and now offically becomes my brother-in-law. Welcome, brother! 
Jon.
P.S. My Nikon Coolpix 3100 decided to self-destruct its LCD drivers before the wedding ceremony (though it still did actually take photos as it would later transpire). Thanks guys – I’ve ordered a replacement from Internet Cameras Direct and made a complaint with the aforementioned camera company – though my replacement is still from the same manufacturer, since it’s one of the only good brands that takes AA batteries.