A special wedding at Chateau Dore
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 nameOn the palm of my hand, on the walls of the hallThe roof of the house, right across the landSo when the sun comes up tomorrowIt’ll look to this side of the hard-bitten planetLike a big yellow button with your name written on it Have you got a biro I can borrow?I’d like to write some linesIn praise of your knee, and the back of your neckAnd the double-decker bus that brings you to meSo when the sun comes up tomorrowIt’ll shine on a world made richer by a sonnetAnd a half-dozen epics as long as the Aeneid Oh give me a pen and some paperGive me a chisel or a cameraA piano and a box of rubber bandsI need room for choreographyAnd a darkroom for photographyTie the brush into my hands Have you got a biro I can borrow?I’d like to write your nameFrom the belt of Orion to the share of the PloughThe snout of the Bear to the belly of the LionSo when the sun goes down tomorrowThere’ll never be a minuteNot 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 CelebrantPhotographer Schade ImagesVideograph Jessie Obialor Florist Eternal Vase Venue Chateau Dore Bendigo