A friend of mine from the sailing club at South Cerney got married this weekend and asked us to play at his evening reception. The venue was West Oxfordshire Sailing Club, which I've not had the pleasure of visiting before. The band set up beneath an awning on the veranda of the clubhouse. It being October now, this was almost certainly our last outdoor gig of the year.
We were very lucky with the weather. There was a heavy shower as we arrived, so we delayed unloading the kit and setting up, but once it passed, the rest of the evening stayed dry. Insofar as the elements were concerned, anyway. The guests most certainly did not.
The groom is, obviously, a dinghy sailor. A very good one at that. He races an OK class dinghy at South Cerney and, to be honest, beats me more often than I beat him. The bride however, is not. Despite this, on Saturday she consented to be sailed down the lake by her new husband from the marquee where they held the blessing to the clubhouse that was the venue for the reception.
I have to say I was impressed. It was a blustery day on Saturday with gusts up into the 20's and, whilst it wasn't cold, it wasn't exactly warm.
It was a terrific party though, and a beautiful setting for it.
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