A couple of weeks ago I went to my friend Jas’s wedding reception. I’ve known
Jas for just over ten years and we met at uni and were on the same course. We’re
complete opposites; she’s a northerner, I'm a southerner, she’s quite loud and
daring and I’m a little quieter. Somehow the friendship worked and we’d sit with each other
in lectures, hang out on nights out and on Wednesday afternoons go to clothes
shopping. Or rather I’d voice opinions and she’d get me the most embarrassing thing
in the shop for me to try on and try and make it look good. One of my favourite
memories was in first year when we were having dinner at the uni canteen and
her laugh was so loud that quite a few people started moving away from where we
were sitting. And how when we saw the Borat film within 30 seconds she had
started laughing and the cinema was quiet. I can’t help but laugh when
thinking of Jas.
The wedding reception took place on the 2nd at Manley Mere which was a bit of a trek, but it was worth the journey. I've been to over 30 weddings for work when I was a wedding coordinator, but this is the first I was flying solo at as a guest. There were supposed to be a couple of other people from uni attending but they dropped out last minute. I only knew Jas and had met her now husband Dave only once before. So arriving I didn't know anyone and I even asked one of the guests whether I was at the right place. Then Jas’s mum came over and asked whether I knew Jas or Dave and I ended up sitting with Jas’s family for the night.
It was a great night, and I even got my caricature done for
the first time. I had a portrait done when I went to Prague a few years ago but
with caricatures you don’t know whether they are going to bring out your bad
features or not. And as you can see I don’t think it turned out too badly, I
look pretty glamourous. The only annoying thing was while I was having my caricature
done they brought out the evening buffet and so lots of people were walking
past me with great food making me hungry.
With every dress I wear for the dress challenge I make a
donation to charity and I asked Jas whether she had a favourite charity. She
said dog charities are ones that are important to, so I donated £10 to BlueCross. £10 could pay for a health check for an unwanted pet. Blue Cross helps
unwanted pets find new homes and help sick and injured pets get better.The dress I wore was a green one, although it always comes out blue in pictures; and was from Dave as usual, but was originally from Warehouse.
Jas’s wedding was the first of 3 weddings I’m going to this
year. So keep a lookout later in the year for other dresses I wear.
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