Apparently you look better in black and white?

I tried my best to make sure my wedding wasn’t too cliché.

I’ve complained on at least two occasions on this blog that weddings are generally the same and are far too cliché. I vowed that my wedding would never be cliché.

Unfortunately I opened the speech with “my wife and I” – which is as cliché as it gets, so I failed. But on the plus side it was a pretty good day… I should say “happiest day of my life”, but that too is very cliché!

Booked a honeymoon this week… amongst other places will be going here…

Pretty excited… so, anyone out there knows from this picture where we’ll be going…?

The Happy Couple

Happy New Year!

Good news… HughBo is Engaged to Miss Ali Payne!

Ali is a primary school teacher and a bit of a loud mouth. Her friends call her ‘Tosh’ a nickname derived from an alleged likeness to DI Tosh from The Bill.

Ali's Fat Engagement Ring... donations welcome

HughBo was pretty smooth if I do say so myself… a trip to see the Lion King (borrowed some old theatre vouchers), a 3-course dinner at a classy Pizza Express (£10 off courtesy of Tesco), New Year Fireworks (free), a bit of snow (free) and an engagement ring (£10 off from a Christmas present Post Office voucher).

Just shows that I’m still a romantic at heart…. “Will you make my decade?…”

She said YES… bonus.

Save the date:  Saturday 31st July 2010

Ps. I still maintain all weddings are the same

The wedding season slowly draws to a close with the exception of a few late ones. So I was happy to find photographic evidence of a little wedding prank played on my housemate and ex-co-cult-leader Mark:

Just so he didn't forget which shoe was which

Dad and Kim

Suspense over – there was a part 2… maybe even a 3rd…

In May 2008, my mum passed into glory – as Paul would cry “Gain”! Family life has been a bit weird since then, home isn’t quite the same, family holidays, Christmas is all different, mum’s side of the family seems that bit more distant, and I’ve got a pretty small family as it is.

But God is the God of new life and of new beginnings. Which is why it’s a good thing that my dad is getting remarried in October, to the lovely Kim. The reality is this just makes things even weirder… you get used to one change, then you have to start getting used to another change… families are strange things aren’t they?!

But it’s good for Dad, good for Kim, good for the two families, and good for the gospel.