Patrick and Stephane trip the light fantastic.......
Mike and Nicola
Jane & Marie O.
Helen braves the floor with Patrick!!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
2008-04-30 PARTY TIME !!!
Mr & Mrs Widgery hit the dance floor
Patrick and Stephane trip the light fantastic.......
Mike and Nicola
Jane & Marie O.
Helen braves the floor with Patrick!!
Patrick and Stephane trip the light fantastic.......Mike and NicolaJane & Marie O.Helen braves the floor with Patrick!!
2008-04-08 Cutting the cake !
Dave, (the Frenchman!!) gave a little speech................hip hip hooray !!
(for those who weren't there Dave is English, but someone thought he was a Frenchman taking the mickey out of the English accent :)
Us trying to look, as though we are cutting the cake !!
By the way thanks to Malc and Ginette for donating the wedding cake, by postponing their own wedding.....................cheers guys !!!
Dave going a little over the top with the chainsaw joke !!!
(for those who weren't there Dave is English, but someone thought he was a Frenchman taking the mickey out of the English accent :)
Us trying to look, as though we are cutting the cake !!
By the way thanks to Malc and Ginette for donating the wedding cake, by postponing their own wedding.....................cheers guys !!!
Dave going a little over the top with the chainsaw joke !!!
2008-04-30 After at the house
Time to relax, even the weather has been kind to us......
Here is Dave emerging from the beer tent !!
The throwing of the bouquet....................!!
Three wise men..........
the steps were a favorite place to sit, not too far from the bar...........
Almuth and Corinne at the bar !
Here is Dave emerging from the beer tent !!
The throwing of the bouquet....................!!
Three wise men..........
the steps were a favorite place to sit, not too far from the bar...........
Almuth and Corinne at the bar !
2008-04-30 At the Mairie
Getting the button holes fixed in.................
Me and my Témoin, witness, best bridesmaid !
This is for ANN..............Shoes are in THIS picture !!
Us and the Maire.........at least he wore his medals............
Outside with the confetti , the forecast was for wind and rain, look at the blue sky.
Me and my Témoin, witness, best bridesmaid !
This is for ANN..............Shoes are in THIS picture !!
Us and the Maire.........at least he wore his medals............
Outside with the confetti , the forecast was for wind and rain, look at the blue sky.
2008-04-30 Last minute decorating
Mike does a fantastic job of the car, all ribbons and bows !!
Yes those are even MORE peacock feathers in vases !!
balloons get inflated, lots of hot air from someone!!
Food gets put out, we have several donations of Salmon, meat 'cake' , tiramisu, sliced pork. Sarah and I made salads, pasta, rice and fruit...........Sarah made coleslaw, we boiled eggs, and made PIE.......and tarte aux pommes, the rest we cheated on and bought but it still had to be unwrapped, and sliced etc !!!!
We had some wonderful cards, most arrived after the party, but these are a few that arrived before. Hung over the bar.
Yes those are even MORE peacock feathers in vases !!balloons get inflated, lots of hot air from someone!!
Food gets put out, we have several donations of Salmon, meat 'cake' , tiramisu, sliced pork. Sarah and I made salads, pasta, rice and fruit...........Sarah made coleslaw, we boiled eggs, and made PIE.......and tarte aux pommes, the rest we cheated on and bought but it still had to be unwrapped, and sliced etc !!!!
We had some wonderful cards, most arrived after the party, but these are a few that arrived before. Hung over the bar.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
2008-04-29 decorating the cave!
Francine helping to decorate the cave.
we choose to put the crepe paper in stripe on the dust sheets, and decorate them with peacock feathers..............after all i bought 50 on Ebay!!
here they are, with the fairy lights above.
All plates and napkins had a lavender theme
and the tiny table scatters said vive la maries !
Sarah tied some lovely bows on the tables , and Francine made the 'Mary Quant' style flowers for the walls................phew !!!
we choose to put the crepe paper in stripe on the dust sheets, and decorate them with peacock feathers..............after all i bought 50 on Ebay!!
here they are, with the fairy lights above.
All plates and napkins had a lavender theme
and the tiny table scatters said vive la maries !
Sarah tied some lovely bows on the tables , and Francine made the 'Mary Quant' style flowers for the walls................phew !!!
2008-04-29 Preparing the cave....
After the concrete was dry and before we decorated we put up dust sheets along the walls to give a backdrop.
Dave preparing the 'bar' area ! (also note the flowers for the bouquet have arrived)
Mike hovering the floor before ladies move in to decorate.....
Dave preparing the 'bar' area ! (also note the flowers for the bouquet have arrived)
Mike hovering the floor before ladies move in to decorate.....
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
2008-04-18 concrete gets laid....
Didier with a barrow, stephane and Rudy do the leveling.....
Rudy leveling the concrete in the cave...
Pierre, Stephane, and Didier dissus the next move !
Dave watches Lillu sink into the concrete...
Rudy fills in the trench left by the leveling wood, and 15mins later all in finished..
Rudy leveling the concrete in the cave...
Pierre, Stephane, and Didier dissus the next move !
Dave watches Lillu sink into the concrete...
Rudy fills in the trench left by the leveling wood, and 15mins later all in finished..
2008-04-18 Concrete arrives !
On a beautiful morning in Cailho-le-Haut.........................when the rest of the valley were still in the mist...............We.....
had the delivery of ready mix concrete for the cave, it arrived via the piste vert, ( forest track) as the truck was not allowed to come up the usual route because of a weight limit on the bridge at the bottom.
Fortunately the driver is local to the area so knew the way, unfortunately no one told us that, and Dave and Rudy dutifully waiting in Premian to meet the truck, missed him and ended up chasing him up the rough track.....good job we have the 4x4 now!
He drove into the drive no problem, and the wheelbarrowing began, in haste as the drop off time was limited to 30mins, or we had to pay an extra 60€...........it was a bit like formula one for a time!
here is Alain getting a barrow load, even though he got there a bit late and some went on the floor!
had the delivery of ready mix concrete for the cave, it arrived via the piste vert, ( forest track) as the truck was not allowed to come up the usual route because of a weight limit on the bridge at the bottom.
Fortunately the driver is local to the area so knew the way, unfortunately no one told us that, and Dave and Rudy dutifully waiting in Premian to meet the truck, missed him and ended up chasing him up the rough track.....good job we have the 4x4 now!
He drove into the drive no problem, and the wheelbarrowing began, in haste as the drop off time was limited to 30mins, or we had to pay an extra 60€...........it was a bit like formula one for a time!
here is Alain getting a barrow load, even though he got there a bit late and some went on the floor!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
2008-04-16 preparing for the concrete
the plastic is laid on top the gravel, and the reinforcing wires laid above the plastic, the wood is for levelling the concrete.
see how big it looks........big enough for a party??
That's a good idea, lets get married, so we can have a party in here, 2 weeks, OK that sounds good !!
see how big it looks........big enough for a party??
That's a good idea, lets get married, so we can have a party in here, 2 weeks, OK that sounds good !!
2008-04-16 the gravel gets laid.......
looks a lot
it makes the cave seem bigger somehow, just lighter i suppose.
we employed child labour, he's good, but does have to break off occasionally to shoot a passing Indian (for those of you who don't know, Lillu is usually a cowboy)
must be a pastis break for grown ups, but the kid kept working !!
he is also a poser !!!
it makes the cave seem bigger somehow, just lighter i suppose.
we employed child labour, he's good, but does have to break off occasionally to shoot a passing Indian (for those of you who don't know, Lillu is usually a cowboy)
must be a pastis break for grown ups, but the kid kept working !!
he is also a poser !!!
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