Day 4: Greytown

The day started with 22 of us having breakfast at D’Vigne B & B. If this is how the day started, and we were all sober, it was going to be a goodie. Just like back in the day, lots of laughs with the boys telling embellished stories and ripping each other off big time. 

I remember visiting my friend Gill when Brad was a new born and thinking ‘if this is what babies are all about, I'm never having one’, the poor child screamed for 23 hours a day with colic. Today this handsome, successful, young man married his beautiful bride, Jess.

We walked to the old Catholic Church in town for a delightful ceremony officiated by an old Irish priest and a young Zulu priest. 

Guests were then shuttled to the Amanzi farm in busses. As soon as the couple got engaged last year, the mother of the bride started on making sure her garden was in full bloom – not an easy feat, with winter looming  - it was truly a fairytale setting. Like the garden every attention to detail for the reception was perfect, making the guests feel very special.

During photos, we were treated to a delicious farm spread of home made meats, cheeses and preserves. This was beautifully laid out on wine barrels. This was further complimented with drinks of your choice – mine was a few pomegranate G & T’s on tap. With this spread I would have been happy happy staying there all night. 

 

As the sun set, Jess treated us to her sabrage skills, a technique used for opening a champagne bottle, wielding a sword – with a nervous Brad holding the bottle. 

We then entered the marques that was decorated with natural greenery and fairylights, magical. After lots of amusing speeches, one ringing really true was the made by the best men (Brad’s childhood friends) about the old Brad and the new Brad. Never a truer word spoken in jest – Brad had really matured into a responsible and really respectable young man. 

After a delicious dinner, the dancing started and they played all our old sing/dance along songs – despite a vast variety of age groups, the dance floor was always full. We left the party on the midnight shuttle, while it was still going strong. 

What a wonderful and happy day.