After the baby boom of the last two years the wedding invites have slowed down considerably. When they do come it seems to be all at once with back to back weddings over the last two weekends, although both held in incredibly different settings.
Last week I headed up to Oxford for a very British wedding. The service was held in the majestic Christchurch Cathedral with the reception in the garden just behind, courtesy of the Dean of the College. I've been to Oxford a few times but this was my first in the famous College grounds. I mentioned there was a film like feel about the place which made more sense when I was told that the famous Hogwarts dining hall from the Harry Potter films is the actual dining hall at Christchurch College. I refrained from visiting it as I still imagine the scenes from the books at my old school whenever I read them and didn't want to shatter this illusion. Irrelevant of any Harry Potter resemblances the wedding was magical partly thanks to the amazing summer we are having backed up with croquet and lawn bowls to play whilst sipping champagne.
The second wedding was a much more local affair, held in a pretty Devon village. After the marriage with a singing vicar referencing Tina Turner there was a short rural walk back to the garden marquee for the reception. There may not have been the impressive buildings of Oxford University surrounding us but the stunning view of luscious green Devon countryside went one better. Thankfully there's no sign of an end to this fantastic weather which made for another wonderful day to enjoy with friends.
