It does make a change for me to conduct a wedding at a city centre hotel, so frequently am I out driving through the countryside searching for a castle in the mist. The Blytheswood Square Hotel is very grand and a wedding there is always special. I managed to park, there never seems to be a problem at the weekend, got organised, rehearsed the Band Warming where we pass the couple’s rings around their guests and then John and I waited patiently for the lovely Ann to arrive.
Theirs was a classic wedding ceremony and we began, as I said, with a Band Warming. There were three readings and they asked me to deliver one of them, which I am always delighted to do and then they opted for a Hand Fasting as they exchanged their vows. Very Scottish.
I will leave you with the hilarious poem that young Luke read out and that had everyone in stitches:
I promise to love you
When your jokes are not funny
I promise to love you
When you have no money
I promise to love you
When you’re sick and all snotty
I promise to love you
When you’re angry and grotty
I promise to love you
When you’re drunk and unruly
I promise to love you
When you’re hung over and drooly
And I promise to love you
When you drive me round the bend
I promise to love you
Because you are my best friend
What a superstar!