A location wedding demands an incredible amount of organization and effort which my Becky managed brilliantly. Considering she lives in Singapore, most of the guests came from Australia and the wedding was in Laglio, Lake Como in Italy, a village made famous by your favorite star and mine, George Clooney (and no, unfortunately he was not home but we did check!)........it was a huge event with a couple of pre wedding events that lead up to their big day!
I'm not going to write that much.........but offer you a story of pictures. Because there were a few events I am going to publish two blog posts.......... Part One with the pre wedding events in Milan, the Friday night on Lake Como and the day before the wedding at a famous restaurant on an island on the lake and Part Two - The Wedding Day..........
I always felt that giving birth was the most incredible day of my life........the most important and the day my life changed forever; and it was, on Thursday 14th May 1982 at 4.41pm I gave birth to a healthy beautiful baby girl and I fell in love with her from the first moment she looked up at me.
The second most important day of my life was the day she married her man, Andrew, known as AJ and became Mrs Rebecca Jade Jackson and that was on Sunday 15th September 2013 at 4.00pm. Not that I am biased in any way at all..........but she glowed. She must have been the most beautiful bride ever seen!
The beginning..........Part 1...........Milan a week before the wedding!
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| After a group family dinner and lovely Italian wine in central Milan next to the Duomo, the gals kicked up their heels!! |
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| Michelle and I outside the incredible cathedral, the Duomo in Milan! We had a couple of events in Milan and somehow did not take photos........one night after a trattoria and a big group dinner we were able to get into the fabled and exclusive "Armani Club" in Milan........Raks, a dear friend of Bec and AJ's has "contacts" and whilst the queue outside snaked for metres, he was able to get us in immediately.......It really was one of THOSE places!! Wow factor and all! We even saw Giorgio Armani surrounded by a host of gorgeous models..........Definitely out of my league and age!!! |
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| After Milan we girls headed to the Villa on Lake Como for pre wedding arrangements and wedding dinner tastings!! |
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| The bride and matron of honor at the Friday night pre wedding function on the Lake! Best friends since grade 3!! |
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| Becky the bride, and her four bridesmaids!! Five stunning young women!! |
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| Mother and beautiful bride daughter..........Pre wedding function Friday night! |
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| That's me and my bud Michelle, I am almost bursting with excitement for my girls big wedding day!! |
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| Buddies from Australia, Amanda and Michelle! |
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| Sunset cocktails on Lake Como.........Friday night.............. |
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| Then came Saturday..........Becky had organised a fabulous lunch at a famous old restaurant on an island on Lake Como..........so 43 family and guests headed out on boats for a stunning afternoon! |
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| A beautiful warm Italian summer's afternoon.........the day before the wedding! |
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| There is no menu at this restaurant; you take the boat out there from the village and they serve you platters of food that continually keep coming all afternoon.........it's fresh, wonderful and oh so Italian......... |
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| Mish and Christal.........just chillin' in between courses!! |
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| Un altro grande giorno! | | |
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| After the long relaxing day on the island and waaaay too much food, we headed back to the Villa where we hung up Bec's wedding dress and elegant long veil. Luckily my four poster bed had the perfect railing and height for it to hang out. We put a towel over the rail to prevent the veil from creasing.......all ready for the big day.........TOMORROW!! |
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