The Big day
I always love an excuse for a road trip. Therefore I was super excited to make the trip to Bendigo, to the stunning Chateau Dore for Jenni & Nick’s wedding.
Jenni & Nick wanted something different for their wedding. With many guests flying from overseas to celebrate with them, they wanted a venue that offered it all. They wanted to make it easy for their guests and found a stunning venue that could offer them the ceremony, photo opportunities and reception all in the one place. In short, there is so much to love about this beautiful venue.
Jenni loves Winter so wasn’t fazed at all by the unpredictable Melbourne weather. Most importantly, with guests cosy and warm under blankets, the only thing that mattered was that she got to marry Nick – the love of her life.
Their ceremony was fun and light-hearted. Guests enjoyed listening to the many stories relating to this wonderful couple. Jenni is originally from the UK and therefore she feels very lucky that she found Nick, half way across the world. Meanwhile, Nick believes although are very different, they could not be more compatible. For all their differences, they share many things including a love of exercising and renovating together.
One of their guests shared this fun and lighted hearted poem called “Have you got a biro I can borrow? by Clive James. It was lovely to hear something that I have never heard before. The words include
Have you got a biro I can borrow?
Have you got a biro I can borrow?
I’d like to write your name
On the palm of my hand, on the walls of the hall
The roof of the house, right across the land
So when the sun comes up tomorrow
It’ll look to this side of the hard-bitten planet
Like a big yellow button with your name written on it
Have you got a biro I can borrow?
I’d like to write some lines
In praise of your knee, and the back of your neck
And the double-decker bus that brings you to me
So when the sun comes up tomorrow
It’ll shine on a world made richer by a sonnet
And a half-dozen epics as long as the Aeneid
Oh give me a pen and some paper
Give me a chisel or a camera
A piano and a box of rubber bands
I need room for choreography
And a darkroom for photography
Tie the brush into my hands
Have you got a biro I can borrow?
I’d like to write your name
From the belt of Orion to the share of the Plough
The snout of the Bear to the belly of the Lion
So when the sun goes down tomorrow
There’ll never be a minute
Not a moment of the night that hasn’t got you in it
Thank you Jenni & Nick for inviting me so warmly into your lives.
Celebrant Fiona Garrivan Celebrant
Photographer Schade Images
Videograph Jessie Obialor
Florist Eternal Vase
Venue Chateau Dore Bendigo