Wedding Dinner and Evening Reception!

6:00 p.m.

On this post I'm not going to say to much but include alot of photos although for our scrumptuous dinner we dined on Tomato and Chive soup, Summer peaches porkchops with chestnut stuffing together with creamed and garlic potatoes and to finish it off, profiteroles!
Mom and Lynn
Uncle Johnny
Head Table

Uncle William & Aunt Hazel

Cutting of the cake! (thank you to Aunt Coreen for baking the cake!)
Uncle Ray and Aunt Sandra
Enjoying dinner

Our first dance but Colin's first was to the theme tune of Match of the day! If only we had a photo of that..

Aunt Lynn and Uncle Jim (thank you for alot of these photos!)

Aunt Coreen and Uncle Houston

Alan, Clare and Tara

A portion of Colin's family

Aunt Ima and Aunt Ina

The Wedding Photographs!

3:30 p.m.

It was back into the limo with a wee bit of celebration bubbly to go to Ballygally Castle Hotel for photographs and the reception.

The weather was unstable with periodic downpours and mist and then 10 minutes later bright sunshine so the photographs were taken as we ran in and out of the hotel between downpours with the help of an umbrella. Eventually it cleared up enough that we could have some more photos taken at the hotel and on the beach.

Here are a few sample photos:

Mom, Colin, Heather & Dad

The Vandenberg's

The Black's

Ballygally Castle Hotel

Ryan, Tara and Philip That's us on the beach

Clare, Amy, Erin and Alan

Back on the beach

The Wedding Ceremony!

2:20 p.m.

We're a bit late but how many weddings actually start on time.

The "Guest Book Photograph"

I'm still not nervous as I walk into the church and see alot of Colin's cousins standing outside the church doors but once Dad and I are standing at the inside church doors to walk down the aisle, I can feel the flood gates start to burst...That's it, there open.

At the rehearsal, Colin did not turn around to look at me as I walked down the aisle as is Presbyterian tradition, so afterwards we decided that he would so I could focus on his handsome face. However, once I turned into Niagara Falls I couldn't look at him because I would have turned into the Irish Sea!!!

There were one or two leftover tears but the rest of the service was a fairly dry experience despite a 5 minute downpour that we could hear on the church roof. We made it through our vows and then it was time to sign the Register in the Minister's room.

After signing the Register we walked out of the church into the glorious sunshine!

Dad and Mom outside the church

The Bridal Party

Mr and Mrs Black

Wedding Day Mayhem!

Monday, 28 August 2006

9:30 a.m. - Together Ellie and Mom drove down to Shek Salon in Larne while Karen, Margaret and I took a taxi.

We had our hair done and after that took turns having our make-up done.

AT 12:30 we all piled into Ellie's car to go back to the house where the limo and the photographers were waiting for us.

It's time to get ready:



Gail fixing up Marg

Colin, Alan, Philip and Stephen

Erin and Amy Black are ready to go!!!

Please read on.....