Pictures of the wedding in Sydney
Just a quick pictorial spread of the fun day we had with George and Jo who got hitched on a beautiful sunny day in Sydney. They have come together on a path that could tear apart most couples but they stuck together through it all.
A short rehash of their history: George dumped his ex Pip two days after she arrived in Singapore — this followed meeting Jo in Brisbane at a company conference. Jo was married, had a baby girl, lived in Brisbane, and was his colleague (some of his friends tease him that she’s older, so that’s supposedly another hurdle, but really, they are only 18 months apart). They kept up Skyping everyday for three hours and probably saw each other once a month for the two years that George was in Singapore. It was only last November that George returned to Sydney and she moved up from Brissy.
Here is their special day…
Since it wasn’t a religious ceremony, George and Jo opted for a celebrant and key family members read love poems.
On the extreme left is Lizzy, Jo’s little girl, and the other two are Lucia and Sophia, the kangaroos’s nieces.
Look who’s super sharp in their tuxes! The kangaroo and Hotel Burlington boss pose for a picture.
That’s us looking spiffy but dying for cocktails. The ceremony and photo-taking were in the sunken garden, but the drinks were in the upstairs bar.
Charles, the kangaroo’s younger brother who lives in London, stole the show with his zebra-print shoes. His wife, Alessia, rolled her eyes, “He gets his power from these shoes.” She shopped for a week to get her feather boa dress and she deadpanned, “Nobody is noticing my dress because they are looking at his shoes!”
The immediate family photo — quite a varied bunch. It was a fun party later. The bridal couple made a bubbly entrance with funky music, as opposed to serious string music. Instead of a traditional cake, they chose to serve pink and white frosted cupcakes with silver baubles. Delicious… Lots of wine and bellinis flowed and there was dancing after dinner. I don’t remember much after that because I got a tad tipsy and was literally carried to bed by the kangaroo. Should be a sign of a good night, eh?
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