On Saturday James and I went to Robin and Carole's wedding. We set off in plenty of time and stopped at Elie for lunch, but service was rather slow in the cafe and we ended up rushing to Crail where the wedding took place. Luckily the church was on the main road and easy to find, we hurried in and were by no means the last to arrive. There were plenty of familiar faces of friends and family around the church, which was a nice shape with three sections of seats sloping down to the pulpit. Carole was a beautiful bride, her dress was gorgeous with a strapless bodice and a long skirt with a train, and her hair was lovely. The service was very personal and friendly. Then we went to the Fairmont St Andrews and checked in before going to the reception at the Kinkell Byre a short distance away. What an amazing venue for a reception! It's a big old barn and has deliberately been left very natural with stone walls and a patched up roof; it was lit with lots of fairy lights which gave it a great atmosphere. The tables and chairs had a pale blue and white colour scheme with beautiful flowers. We met up with lots of people while the photos were being taken, then sat with Bill, Katy, David and Sue at dinner. The speeches were lovely, it was a typical Scottish wedding with dinner and dancing, a really happy occasion. We had a great chat with Chris and Jodie who were there with their three gorgeous little boys. There were a few other children too including Juliet and Chris' two little girls, and they all behaved really well; it helped that there was a separate area for them to run around and relax in, so they didn't have to sit at a table for hours. After a brilliant evening we got on one of the buses provided back to the Fairmont. Our room was on the third floor and it had a view over the golf course. We both slept very well and in the morning we went down to a sumptuous breakfast in the Atrium area, then said our goodbyes and went to the spa for a swim.
Meanwhile Jamie had been at Accident and Emergency in Dundee! On Friday night he fell while crossing the road and thought that he had twisted his ankle but by Saturday it was still very swollen so he had it x-rayed and he has broken two bones in his foot! He is to wear a sort of "moon boot" for the next four weeks and it is very sore, and of course he can't drive yet, so on Sunday afternoon James and I went from St Andrews to Dundee to collect him and bring him home. He was pleased that we had the bigger car because we were able to bring home his bikes too, although he won't be able to ride them for a while! On the way home I got a text from David who is on his exchange trip in France to say that he enjoyed attending a wedding in France and said that there will be photos of him dancing because he drank lots of champagne and whisky! He said that the wedding had four stages, lots of food and drink and the party lasted from one in the afternoon until four in the morning. Marjory and Forrest then came round for tea with the children, we had a pleasant time chatting, they will be going to Crail soon for a holiday. Jamie and Ally have been chatting non stop since Jamie got home, they do like each other's company!
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