Mmm, wedding mania. That, and babies, seems to be the go these days. I have attended three weddings this year, two in the past ten days. Everyone else is having babies!

On that note, the girl at work is much recovered but still needing to take care of herself and the baby. But more to the point, Darius' sister had a baby in March, his cousin 's wife had a baby six weeks ago, his other cousin is pregnant again ... and one of my LJ friends recently announced her own pregnancy. Yikes!

On the upside, I didn't catch the bouquet! Whew.

The wedding ceremony itself (in a Catholic church in Willunga) was very brief, but the priest was a character and made us laugh a few times as well.

The bride wore a white dress with a beaded bodice and skirt with netting overlay. The bridesmaids (3) and flower girl wore charcoal gray strapless dresses with netting under the skirt. The groom and groomsmen (3) wore dark charcoal grey (if not black, maybe) suits with a thick-ish charcoal grey pinstripe. The buttonholes were orchids (only grown by one person in the whole of South Australia) and the bride had red roses with the same orchids dotted throughout. The bridesmaids had bouquets of red roses. The bride and bridesmaids and flower girl wore matching red sequined ballet flat style shoes.

Darius and the two other people he has formed a trio with played the processional and while the register was signed. Upon exiting the church, a Lithuanian wedding tradition was upheld - woven sashes in various colours are held by two rows of young and (usually) single people as an arch/guard of honour for the newlyweds, and bubbles were blown.

The reception (the Alma Hotel, Willunga) started a couple of hours later with a buffet of various foods, cold meats, cheeses, quartered chicken, salads (green, pasta, potato) and little hot finger foods - pies, pasties, mini pizzas, and spring rolls and curry puffs. The cake was made by the groom - alternating milk and white chocolate mudcake cupcakes (gluten free, the groom is allergic - also to potatoes, the pain!)

I polished off nearly a whole bottle of Scarpantoni Ceres Rosé (same kind as had at dinner in the car with Darius the other weekend), four glasses of champagne and a lemon Ruski and a glass of sauvignon blanc ... and I was both still upright, making sense, not maudlin, and not regretting anything I said! That is one hell of an achievement for me since I usually fall over after around a glass and a half.

Question of the evening, from the best man after first enquiring if Darius and I were together or related (the answer to both being no): "Does it bother you that you're both still in love with each other?" ... I nearly giggled in his face =X Of course it is, I think, not an inaccurate assessment of the situation but it's not a bother or awkward for either of us as I think one always has some love for one's first love. Whether or not that translates to the resumption of the relationship as a couple, I don't know - I suppose it does for some (actually, I know of three couples offhand who have parted only to come back together again with the benefit of that time apart, but that's besides the point).

Breakfast was barbecued bacon and eggs and toast. We had lunch (fish and chips) at the bride and groom's flat with all the family, and then we headed back to Adelaide from Port Willunga, via Moana where we dashed into the water and cooled off. Very fresh and chilly to start with but a pleasant temperature after five or so minutes of adjustment. We bodysurfed for a bit and then got out and sat in the sun to dry off. Lovely day, nay weekend, in all.

I made my flight (Qantas this time) on time and got into the house at 10.30pm. I was in bed by 11pm and I slept really well that night. I was exhausted from all the events!