The reception

Altar

We lit a candle together. These were our flowers — they smelled so sweet! — and next to them is a compass from Keith and Ceredwyn in Australia so we always knew where we were.

Kiss

Then we kissed again. We served far too much food and passed around bucketloads of mead.

Very serious lantern lightingMoroccan splendour

Very serious lantern-lighting. Our Moroccan-themed living room.

AndreaBruce and Jez

Andrea; Bruce & Jez

Kate and Chris Mary

Kate & Chris from Barefoot; Mary from Barefoot (we love our baristas!)

Mike WNatasha & Lars

Mike Wecker, an old friend of Doug’s; Natasha & Lars: she’s one of Doug’s exes and a fabulous woman; also our photographer for the night; he’s her fabulous husband and meat-preparer extraordinaire.

Who me?Runs in the family

Who me? What’d I do? Mr Sweet-and-Innocent. And as you can see from the next image, wickedness runs in the family. Look at the grin on those two.

Next page: cake and dancing