It’s what we’d all been looking forward to and everyone wanted Claire & Chris to have a perfect (and sunny) wedding day. Unfortunately Ibiza in February is most unpredictable and the night before had seen a violent storm, so when me and Candy arrived the venue looked battered and most un-wedding like. Still, it was going ahead no matter what and there was no way they were going to be disappointed.
The idea was to create a romantic area on the beach with guests watching the bride’s arrival seated by the sea whilst the staff of the Hostal Talamanca worked on the patio organising drinks and aperitifs. The soggy weather was however firmly in charge of everything and there was nothing else for it than to try and clear an undercover area and get going with the gazeebo and chairs…
Thankfully Candy is not one to panic in such situations and within no time the venue, under dripping awnings and puddles became a wedding setting to be proud of.
I had offered to provide the couple with their wedding shots and was quite nervous that after all the wind and rain that this task would be very difficult and that it would then show in the pictures. However with such a happy bride & groom and an excellent set of family and friends who were all over the moon to be there, it was all a total pleasure. Every image in my opinion emerged well due to the superb atmosphere and general good feeling.
The ceremony itself was expertly conducted by Sonia, who may work in the British Consulate by day, but by night becomes Ibiza’s finest priestess, she did a great job and it was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present. And Amanda, chief friend and bridesmaid who was fretting over her reading beforehand, delivered her piece like the pro we all knew she was…
The relief that it was all over was then clearly obvious…!
With the ceremony finished and the group arranged and then rearranged for all the photos, it was then time to enjoy the dinner, and the obligatory room full of people swaying to ‘My way’… perfect!
Considering how much more of an influence the weather could have had on this day, I don’t think the blustery rain soaked scene outside could have mattered less. Everyone was looked after so well by the hotel staff and were so happy for Chris & Claire that a hurricane could have probably blown through reception and no-one would have known.
As the chairs and gazeebo bounced there way home in the back of Candy’s truck it was a job well done and certainly a pleasure to be a part of. Congratulations to both of them.
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