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    By Amanda Smyth 15 Comments

    not a performance: the wedding wrap-up

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    I'll be straight up.  The true purpose of this post is for me to show off my ridiculously good looking family and share some photos from Ant and Flic's wedding on Saturday night.  Just as long as we both recognise this for what it is. Deal?

    Saturday was steamy.  The sun emerged from wherever it had been hiding during the week and shone gloriously for Ant and Flic's big day. We were standing outside of the church awaiting Felicite's arrival: five children in various stages of heat-induced unlikely participation.  I was backing the Little Sister out.  So convinced was I of her non-performance, I had asked my in-laws to sit at the back of the church so she had some familiar faces to be with during the ceremony.

    Father Mark stepped outside to wait for Flic.  I love it when priests to do that.  Fr Stan met me outside the church with a few steadying words before I walked down the aisle to Bearhands all those years ago.  Fr Mark said to the Dad looking after the other children "Now we're not going to make kids do anything they don't want to do.  Whatever happens happens."  I had no intention of making the girls do anything they weren't keen on.  Not because I was calm or embracing serene parenting, but because you can't make the Little Sister do anything she's not keen on.

    When Flic arrived Fr Mark said something I'll remember to tell my girls when it's their turn (in forty years!).

    This is not a performance.  We're well dressed and we have nice things to show how important today is, but there is only one outcome we need to achieve today and that's for you two to commit your lives to each other.

    Then we got started and what do you know?  The Little Sister walked down that aisle - forgetting to empty her flower petals on the floor.  After Bearhands reminded her about the basket, she dumped her entire petal quota in the remaining two metres to the altar and then held the basket aloft in triumph.  The Big Sister fulfilled her duties exactly as requested, then plonked herself down next to me on a pew and declared her dress too itchy and her shoes too tight.

    There were a few times during the ceremony when tears threatened, but I cuddled my two tulle-covered, sweaty angels, stroked their hair and, at points, gave them the look (universal mother code for "this is a church, sit up properly, and don't you dare take another step toward the alter").

    Ant and Flic promised each other all manner of things, kissed, signed the registry and just like that I gained a Sister-in-Law and the girls' a new aunt.

    Nan and the Big Sister
    Nan and the Big Sister
    Ants Hand
    flic's hand
    Signing the register
    Signing the register
    stained glass window
    Ant, Mausie, Flic and JC
    Ant, Mausie, Flic and JC
    Ant and I
    Ant and I
    Ant, Flic and our Nanna
    Ant, Flic and our Nanna
    my beautiful family
    my beautiful family
    The Big Sister
    The Big Sister
    Little Sister
    the cake
    the cake
    Us and Ant and Flic
    Cutting the cake
    Cutting the cake

    It was a fabulous day.  The speeches were the perfect combination of heartfelt and funny and the band kept the dance floor filled.  Ant and Flic chose 'A wink and a smile' as their first dance.  My three men loved their cufflinks and Bearhands did a fabulous job as MC.  He maintains that he ran out of time to make a gag about my Mum, but I reckon he chickened out. wimp.

    I haven't spoken to my Mother-in-law in eighteen months.                                                                                 I didn't want to interrupt her.

    what was your wedding day like?
    did anyone give you a pre-wedding pep talk?

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    1. Bec @ The Plumbette says

      March 31, 2014 at 4:10 pm

      Beautiful family and gorgeous Wedding! So glad the weather cleared for the day.

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      • Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says

        March 31, 2014 at 4:28 pm

        Thanks Bec - they were so lucky. It was raining again yesterday!

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    2. Jay @ Moodie Foodie (@moodiefoodiejay) says

      March 31, 2014 at 5:08 pm

      Gorgeous pix Amanda. My wedding day was great, although one of our groomsmen painted "Help Me" on the bottom of John's shoes so when he knelt down for the blessing, well you know..... with friends like ours xo

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      • Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says

        March 31, 2014 at 6:17 pm

        That's hilarious Jay - I hope you have a picture of that to share your girls on their big days!

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    3. Robyn says

      March 31, 2014 at 5:46 pm

      Gorgeous gorgeous all round! Love the photo of the big sister in the middle xxxx

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      • Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says

        March 31, 2014 at 6:16 pm

        I'm disappointed that I didn't get any pics of them walking down the aisle, but in all the excitement I was separated from my camera for a bit!
        They scrubbed up well, didn't they!

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    4. Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me says

      March 31, 2014 at 8:12 pm

      Oh my I have goosebumps and a tear in my eye reading that. Weddings, something about them, they always strike a cord with me. GORGEOUS photos and I'm so glad that it went off without a hitch. I see no mention of how you felt the next day.... xx

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    5. Sarah @ Slapdash Mama says

      March 31, 2014 at 9:18 pm

      So beautiful. I feel teary for you, for Fr Stan, and for David. Your post about Stan is beautiful. You are very talented xxx

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      • Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says

        April 01, 2014 at 2:47 pm

        Wow. Thanks Sarah. You win favourite blog comment of 2014 so far! 🙂

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    6. Dawn Pereira says

      March 31, 2014 at 10:37 pm

      Loved Bearhands mother in law joke and I am sure Mother in law would have lived it too. I was telling Warren all about the wedding and his theory is that David made sure the sun shone on Ant and Flic's wedding day.

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      • Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says

        April 01, 2014 at 2:48 pm

        I like the way he thinks Dawn! x

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    7. maxabella says

      April 01, 2014 at 3:10 pm

      You're right: you really are a ridiculously good looking family. Love the MIL gag. x

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      • Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says

        April 04, 2014 at 12:23 pm

        Thanks Bron - I'm nothing if not OTT proud! 🙂

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