Dah Dah Da Dahhhh .... Wedding Day !!!

WEDDING DAY!!!! WOO HOOOOOOOO!!

The reason we were all here......Lisa and Stuarts Wedding!! It was a scorcher!! We all met at Blooms for breakfast, making sure we all had a good feed. We then walked back to the hotel to get showered and ready for the wedding. We had to put the air con on, it was that stuffy and hot in the bedrooms.

We were all suited and booted and decided to catch a cab down to Central Park instead of walking as usual, it was just too hot to be out there. Mam ‘hailed’ a cab quite quickly and we were soon heading to the Park. We decided to get dropped off at the Natural History Museum, which ended up being a good move for the air con!! We should have stayed longer in there but we decided to head down to see if we could see where the wedding was.

We had loads of time to kill so took our time in the heat. Central Park is so pretty and such a hive of business. We walked down and found a Pavilion overlooking the lake. It was beautiful !! It was just like the photos Lisa had shown me .... we’d found the place “Ladies Pavilion!”.

We found a little Pavilion and sat down in the shade, watching the terrapins in the water bobbing around. There were loads of them, really big too. Everyone else were in their shorts and t-shirts and here’s us in full wedding outfits .... not funny! Poor Mam had to take her shoes off cos her feet were hurting.

I was getting so nervous because it was past the time they should have been here. I was so scared that we were missing it all or that they were waiting for us. I had a walk down to the Pavilion and saw a minster lady standing waiting. She asked me if I was here for Lisa’s wedding ...... yey, we were in the right place!! Straight away she got on her mobile and at the same time I heard shouting, Lisa was walking down the hill.

Everyone was walking down ...... WOW, she looked beautiful. Her dress was gorgeous, her makeup and hair were stunning, and the flowers were really pretty..... she looked wicked!! She does scrub up well !! Stuart was all smart in his 3 piece suit, he looked a little bit nervous. I won’t tell a lie, I did shed a tear on seeing them both. This was it !! Leah was dressed in her princess dress and carrying a wand. Everyone just looked really lovely and happy, so exciting!! Stuart’s family had come over, his Mam, Aunt and Cousin which was nice and Lisa’s Mam Jill and Anne had come too, looking gorg!

I had started filming everyone walking down the hill towards the pavilion but I had really shaky hands and didn’t get anything. I did try again but the same thing happened, I was so nervous and teary ... couldn’t see a thing!!

Lisa was so emotional as the ceremony started, she set everyone off. The minsters words were so lovely throughout the ceremony. Couldn’t believe we were all standing there for Lisa and Stuarts Wedding, overlooked by the Manhattan Skyline, with everyone there ..... Awesome!!
They managed the vows and before we knew it they were “Husband and Wife!!!!!!!” Yey, there wasn’t a dry eye in the pavilion!!

Poor Mr and Mrs Boyes had to stand out in the sun for the photos, just no break from it. Everyone was just clicking away trying to get as many photo’s as possible for them both. They had them walking off road and dodging trees for photos. It was just the perfect wedding setting and perfect wedding. They even managed a photo in front of the Ghostbusters towers .... ha ha !!

Then the Minister asked for the Witnesses ........ ME AND BEN !!!! WOW !!! They had wanted to ask us but never found the right time, such a lovely surprise. My hands were shaking but I managed to sign, as did Ben ..... great stuff!!

After what seemed like ages and just before Lisa and Stuart melted we walked back up the road to where the cars were waiting. Everyone was saying congratulations to them both, so sweet ! A couple more photos and they headed off in the cars. We hailed a cab and made back to the Crowne Plaza Hotel to meet them.

Us four got there before them and eventually all found somewhere where we could all sit round together. Lisa and Stuart went to freshen up but were soon down to catch up with everyone. It was so nice sitting there with everyone around but yet really strange. We had a good laugh, catching up with everything and hearing about their busy morning. Everything went really well and Leah was a star ! Lisa and Stuart had given her a Bridesmaid Pack and it included a disposable camera. Well Leah was taking photos of everything and anything, so cute!

At 6pm we caught the cars down to Pier 81 on the Hudson River. We all met up outside and got our boarding cards from Lisa and Stuart. We walked down the boardwalk to arrive at our boat ‘Princess’. It was a massive boat but eventually we got to the back of the boat and had to walk the plank to get onto it. Poor Lisa in her dress!!

We all made it on board and had to go downstairs to the restaurant. We had great seats and Leah got a seat by the window. We were split onto 2 tables but were sitting behind each other. The staff was so friendly and helpful and we were given the menus. Wow A La’Carte Menu, it was lovely. So much to choose from, hard deciding what we were going to choose!

We all ordered what we wanted and toasted a drink to the Newly Weds!! Lisa tucked into her drink a Cosmopolitan Cocktail ...... ‘When in Rome!’ ......

Before long we got our starter, it just wasn’t big enough ... it was delicious!! Then at 8pm we set sail on our cruise around the Hudson. We set off just at the right time as the sunset was starting and it was just getting dark. The sunset lit the while sky up and it was just reflecting off all the buildings. It’s such a great way to see the city and so nice to be able to see it at night. We passed by and passed under all the 3 bridges ... the Manhattan, Brooklyn and the George Washington Bridge. We even got to sail by The Statue of Liberty, even stopping right by her for 10 minutes for some photos and to take in the awesome views.

Everyone had such a great time, the perfect end to the perfect day!! Lisa and Stuart even got their first dance on the dance floor there, with the DJ reading out that they’d been married. They got meet all the staff even the Chef came to say hello and congratulations!!

We were all docked and at 10pm and caught a cab back to Times Square for some more photos. It was packed as usual and everyone was looking and commenting on how beautiful Lisa was. We walked to the strip and Ben took some photos amongst everyone. With it being Fleet Week we even managed to get a photo from some passing sailors, we didn’t stop there ...... OH NO !! We even got a pic of Lisa with some NYC Cops ...... Awesome !! And again we didn’t stop there, we all walked into the M&M’s shop and Lisa and Stuart got their photos with “Yellow” the yellow M&M!!

After that we said our goodbyes to the Bride and Groom and thanked them for a great day. We called into Jacks for some more celebratory drinks. Calling into the English Pub for a swift pint too.

What a day!!