I do
Yup. I bit the big one. No, wait, that's the other thing. Well to some it might seem the same, but not to me, not in the least. My wedding was - and I will say this myself - absolutely, totally and utterly, mind blowingly fantastic.
I will try and sum them (yes, them) up here, but this is the third, if not the fourth time I've tried it, so this time I've decided to cut it down a lot, and instead rely a lot more on photos.
On July 9th, I said 'I do' (actually I said 'ja' which means 'yes' in Danish) to my lovely, lovely girlfriend. We'd been engaged for just under a year, and had been planning it since about January. We had decided to get married in Copenhagen, have a small reception at our flat (we are lucky enough to have a roof-top terrace), have a small dinner for family and that would be it. The main party would be held the next weekend in the UK, at my parent's house in East Sussex. There, we'd have a ceremony so that it wasn't 'just' a big party. The ceremony was to be all the speeches that would normally be given during the meal, that way, when we did sit down to eat, we could do precisely that. After the ceremony, there would be the usual photos, and then a big old BBQ, cooked over halved oil drums (a fantasy of mine since childhood).
All of this we did, and we did it well.
Copenhagen was incredible.
From the design help for our website and invitation (below) from the sweet and talented Trine Falbe, our engagement shoot with the fantastic Amanda Thomsen, the kind words from Ayfar Baykal as she married us, getting our booze directly from Mother restaurant's supplier, our cupcakes from Agne's Cupcakes, having our hair and make-up done by our lovely friend Morten from Ladefogeddahl, and spending the long, warm, afternoon on the rooftop terrace - our wedding day was truly something remarkable and unforgettable (don't puke, it really was).
We were incredibly lucky to find Amanda Thomsen, a brilliant photographer who knew exactly what we wanted, and wanted to shoot more photos like that herself. After a great meeting with her, we decided upon an 'engagement shoot' so we could get to know each other, and be able to appear relaxed in front of the camera on the big day. The engagement shoot went perfectly. If you want to see a bit more, the shoot appeared on über cool wedding blog, Pretty Chic Blog which features modern Scandinavian weddings.
I won't bore you with all the photos.
We prepared at the flat, with my Mum and Dad and Uncle Ian and Auntie Ann over for family support.
Copenhagen City Hall is rather special. A beautiful building inside and out. We were lucky enough to be able to use the Council Chambers as opposed to the usual registry due to the fact that we had Ayfar at our side. We left, exhilarated.
Once we left the City Hall, as wife 'n' wife, I cycled the missus back to our flat. Our friends followed, on bikes or on foot, and we met back at the flat, where a kind ex-colleague of mind had agreed to help out by arranging the food and booze ready for our arrival.
The top of our building never looked as good as it did on that day. Full of those we loved and cared for, covered in bunting, corks popping and cupcakes slowly melting in the afternoon heat. It was just marvellous.
This is all I'm going to write about it. There's no need to go into more detail, and if you'd like to see more pictures, then you'll have to ask.
(Update) Or you can look here as our wedding got on the rocking blog, Rock n' Roll Bride!
(Update) It's now also featured on Pretty Chic Blog together with our engagement shoot!
It was, surprisingly (in all seriousness) one of the best days of my life. The other, was just around the corner.
I never thought getting married would be so spectacular. It might have been the booze, but as I stood in the sun, family and friends around me, and my one-and-only by my side, I felt invincible. Life? Whatever. I had it sorted. Bring it on.
