Greetings BlogPickers! I thought that it was time for an update on this wet and rainy morning in Hebron, Kentucky! We are now in the home straight for the upcoming trip, as we depart this coming Saturday 24th July!
It is a little nerve wracking as we have only just started to pack! Sure, getting ready for only a month away is a lot easier than when we went to Spain for 6 months, but the wedding makes things a teeny bit more complex. We have so many things to take over for the ceremony itself, not to mention loads more luggage than normal too! Wedding suits, evening outfits and so on. And on top of that all the camping equipment too!
As for the wedding preparations, we just sent out the menu choices to our guests. We have had a lovely time sorting it all out as we both love to cook and eat. When we first started to work with Nick, the owner of Winder Hall where we are having our weekend, we asked him if we could make requests for the meal. He was thrilled with the idea, saying that he often cooks the same kind of thing over and over again. As he is a top rated chef, the idea of being able to stretch his wings again was something very appealing. So we took him at his word and spent many months crafting our menu! Here it is:-
1st. Pimiento Bavaroix (Red Pepper Mousse) - or - Parma Ham, Asparagus Tips, Poached Egg, and a foaming Chive Hollandaise
2nd. Vichyssoise
4th. Best End of Lamb, Crusted with Green Peppercorns, Mint, and served with a current sauce - or - Fillet of Pork, stuffed with Prunes and Sage, with a Sage Cream Sauce - or - Fillets of John Dory
6th. Local Cheeses and Crackers
7th. Wedding Cake and Champagne
After all of this we will be handing out a pair of stretchy trousers to everyone! Although it is only 8am in the morning, now I am starving....
More details of the wedding weekend will be posted soon. We wish that we had been able to invite everyone to come to the UK with us, but as that wasn't feasible, we will try and keep you all up to date via the blog instead. Of course, there will be all of our wild and wacky travel adventures too. Those of you who have been following our blog for a few years will know what we mean. Perhaps we can throw in a few more videos too!
So over the next few days we have to finalise elements of the ceremony and we still have to work on the actual important 45 minutes were we get hitched. We have music sorted, entrances and exits, some readings, and a sketch of the vows. Time to get busy though! We have, though, finally succeeded in choosing all the music for the evening event. It promises to be a totally random affair as both of us sat down and created playlists of some of our favourite music. We have everything from Bing Crosby to Lady Gaga, with a stop over on Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day, Spice Girls, and Vicky Carr. Quite eclectic to say the least!
Big Love,
David & James
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