Padstow

Last week I went down to St. Issey with mom and dad. They stayed in their caravan and I rented the static for the week. I was really glad not to be in the tent this week. It was so cold! I could see my breathe every morning even in the caravan and was very happy and pleased with my new sleeping bag. The site the caravan is on is basically a field but it is so quiet and peaceful.

View from mom and dads caravan

In the caravan tent peg.

 We decided to take a walk around Padstow (mainly to stretch our legs but also to keep Dad awake). The weather was gorgeous. It was just a bit windy and cold.

The harbour

We went for a walk up the head land and over the hill to the lower beach. 

Taking a walk. 

Over the Camel Estuary 

Monument on the peak

Out to sea.

Windswept mom

Happy dad.

I also started to play with the panoramic function on my phone.

Lower beach

 The beach was practically deserted though the climb down was a little tricky as the steps were still under water.

On the beach 

Beautiful

On the way back, I messed up my knee. :( Which is nothing abnormal. But an ice-cream helped with the pain! :) And then fish and chips at home for dinner really made everything better.

We had a lazy Sunday, with Sunday lunch at the Ring 'o' Bells pub. 

Too interested in food.

After a very nice meal (though I have been paying for eating non-gluten free all week - though the sticky-toffee pudding was very nice), we took a walk around the back lanes. Though the cows freaked me out a little. They seemed to be waiting for us. To do something!

Watching!

And some people apparently need to be told the facts of lief when in farm country.

Really?

While it is right, you can watch rabbits playing just outside the caravan (they have a sixth sense when I get my camera out and run away). And there are some very nice  sunsets. :)

Kerry and Craigs Wedding!

This weekend was finally the big day. I drove over after work on Friday (I finally finished the course - Yay!). Most of the key players were already there.

We had a quiet night on Friday and were all in bed early. (I didn't get back from London until 1.30am on Friday morning so I was exhausted.)
Saturday morning started quite relaxed. Kerry had brought the ladies dressing gowns especially for the occasion.

Morning preparations. 

The hotel was beautiful. Kerry and Craig made most of the decorations themselves and it worked really well. I managed to get some photos before the chaos began.

Top table

The girls ended up in Kerry's room for a portion of the morning, chilling out.

Ready for the bride

We came prepared

Mom had been saving a bottle of Bollinger for this occasion. We didn't have much (we really didn't want Kerry staggering down the aisle) but it only seemed right to celebrate.

Champagne

The toast

Maid of Honour, starting as she means to go on.

Getting ready is not all glamorous! And we didn't plan the order of dressing correctly. Which required some interesting techniques to be deployed to correct these mistakes. (Usually that came down to me! Yes that is me under the dress.)

Sexy bride-to-be

Some sisterly duties are not very glamorous.

But it was all worth it! She looked absolutely amazing and so happy. 

Happy bride

Kerry and Craig go away in the campers often and brought Trevor (green in the top hat) and Doris (in her fetching veil) to join in the celebrations. They did look amazing and fun. Which king of summed up the whole event - Fun!

Camper van bride and groom.

And the cake was amazing. Not the usual wedding cake but perfect! And very tasty.

Cake.

Trevor Cake

Doris cake

A lot of cake

Very delicate

I didn't see Kerry walking down the aisle because I was sitting at the end of a row. But I did get to see Craig's face. She did look amazing and you could tell by Craigs face. (They both teared up. As did mom and dad.)

Groom sees the bride for the first time

Vows

Teary

Married!

The ceremony was only 15 mins long. After that it was photos, drinks and laughs!

Attacked with Confetti

With best man and father of the bride

And Dad hadn't really been drinking yet

Happy couple

All the brides maids

Family

I haven't had a big brother before but I imagine this is the sort of thing a sister should do. Instead of canapés, they had cupcakes. Kerry wanted to eat one but didn't want the icing so Craig ate it for her. And didn't think the photographer was around to witness this and record his method. He forgot about me.

To embarrass my new big brother!

Cupcakes!

The lunch was really nice and very posh!

Ready for dinner

As a wedding present I brought them some bride and groom bibs. They were partly a joke, but I also know how Kerry is. And they used them! 

Enjoying their bibs

The speeches were good. And fairly short. Mainly because all the speakers were really nervous. But they all did really well.

Nervous speaker

After lunch there was some time to relax and chat.

With the flower girl

friends

Mom side of the family

And then some of the evening guests showed up with their camper vans.

camper van invasion

The best bit was the chocolate fountain. I based myself in this room later in the evening. The chocolate was really good!

Chocolate fountain!!!!

The evening was also a lot of fun. Though dad chose a song for the father-daughter dance that made both mom and Kerry sob!

First dance

Father-daughter dance

With mother son-in-law

Lot of crying going on

It was also the birthday of one of the Bridesmaids. So she got a cake too! :)

Brides maid's birthday!

Page boy enjoying the song

My family enjoy a party

It was a very long day. even Kerry gave up with her shoes by about 10pm. Though the slippers were equally as cool in my opinion. (My heels got switched for flats at about 3pm - I don't do heels.)

The shoes got traded in.

Still going strong

The night finished at abut 12.30am and we were all very happy to go to bed. Well, some did continue it one of the rooms but I was done. Though there was time for some selfies beforehand. My cousin does like a selfie.

Cousin, brother-in-law and dad

mom and cousin

Cousin and me.

It was a fabulous weekend. Though driving back ... not so much. I was behind Kerry and Craigs camper and then Dad (who drove one of the happy couples vans). First Kerry and Craig pulled over. They hadn't broken down thankful (and surprisingly), just had to go back for something. Then 5 mins later I saw Dad on the side of the road. Thankfully he just couldn't get the radio to work! After that I figured I'd just leave them too it! Then I took a wrong turn and got a bit lost. We were all very happy to get home. And for an early night. :)