wedding belle

 Yesterday was Pete and Nels  wedding day... perfect weather for a perfect occasion :)

Here they are walking from their house in Autugnac to the town hall and here are the mayor and her assistant that did a sensitive and charming job of reading official documents. Perhaps they knew that Nel would be carrying a spray of plastic magnolias lit by fairy lights because they gave her a beautiful bouquet of real flowers.

 Afterwards we wandered back to the house where the neighbours and a couple of mates waited to share Blanquette de Limoux and cake.

Gillie and I were the witnesses, Bob carried the rings, Alain kept his eye on things and Roland took photos and acted as Maitre d'., which was as well because there is a timetable that we could have forgotten in the joy of the day. (Looking forward to his photos which will be superbe, he is a perfectionist and he was very happy.) My snaps are scant and I have none of Kat, surprisingly.

cake-making Laura

Pipe-smoking Alan

Gillie, madame le Maire, adjunct, neighbours (forgotten names) Alan

After that Pete and Nel took Gillie and me, Bob and Alan to l'Odalisque in Limoux for dinner. It was brill.
I'm off to Isle de Brexit for a week now, bus from Toulouse to Victoria (23 hours, 90 euros return) Time for a rest.