Jan & Mark's Wedding - 29 October 2005

On Friday, 28 October, my folks drove me up to the beautiful rolling green hills of the Natal Midlands - we stopped off and had a delicious bite at the "Squiggly Piggy" or some Cafe of a similar name (I can't quite remember it now!) ... and then we went on to Lythwood Lodge which is set in the hills of Lidgeton ... it was a magnificent backdrop for a fairytale wedding ... the only downer was the weather ... it didn't stop raining from Friday till late Saturday night!

On the Friday night, about 70 of us from the wedding party went to Notty's Pub in Nottingham Road which was heaps of fun and I bumped into Kathy McDonald who went to university with me ... hadn't seen Kath since I lived in London ... that was so awesome! She wasn't actually attending the wedding but was at the pub with her husband and friends for a night out so it was a chance meeting and such fun!

Anyway, I was so excited to see such amazing friends, people that I had lived with in London and had not seen for almost 10 years ... close and special friends who I travelled around Europe in a campervan with in 1995 ... and old family friends who have known me since birth!! Jan and I have been friends since we were babies ... we grew up together and went to pre-primary, some primary and high school together and it was such a privilege and an honour to be there at her wedding!! She made such a beautiful bride and the whole day was just fantastic ... the weather did not bring us down ... we partyed hard till the wee hours ...

The Chapel was so quaint and so beautiful ...


The theme was red/orange gerbers and chocolate brown which was just beautiful ... we all got momento bracelets (necklaces) to keep from our serviette holders which I am still wearing and have done every day since the wedding ... I love them!


The Bride ... Jan Schulze (nee Snell) !!


The Groom ... Mark Schulze


The Bridesmaids ... Mars (left) and Kirst (right)


The Bridesmaids Table ...


Girls just wanna have fun ... the best of friends ... forever, no matter where we find ourselves in this world, I know that I have these friends for life ... and that is very special!

Lynnie, Kaz, Me & Hayls


Ali, Pips, Kaz, Me, Lynnie & Sandy


Lynnie, Hayls & Adrian


Jan & Kirst


Lynnie, Me & Jan


Sandy & Kez


Kaz & Atholl


Table settings ...


What a hoot ... and what a wonderful weekend and tops to see Jan and Mark finally tie the knot after 10 years together! May God bless their marriage with love, happiness and many more exciting adventures in the years to come!!