Saturday dawned with brilliant sunshine but a fresh wind and the view across Lake Wanaka was stunning.
Off we went to the wedding having decided to take the campervan for the ceremony and then come back to the campsite for a short while before the evening celebrations. This proved to be a very good move since the ceremony and following drinks etc were all outdoors and the sun was fierce. It was good to get some respite for a short period.
The wedding was delightful and the non religious ceremony was conducted by a lady from nearby Cromwell. Jessica looked absolutely lovely and it's very clear that she and Dave are well suited to one another. What can I say about the setting, just awesome and quite simply the best setting for a wedding we have ever seen..
Whilst the register was being signed we heard strains of Fields of Gold and I whispered to Rosemary that this sounded like the Eva Cassidy version being played. However, when we looked right we were amazed to see that it was Jo, Ali's wife who was singing. We had previously no idea that she had such a wonderful singing voice. I offered to be her agent for a paltry 20% but I'm afraid I was given short shrift!
In typical David Dixon fashion it was decided that the best way to celebrate his marriage was to take Jess, Ali his best man and Jo, Ali's wife on a helicopter ride to Roy's peak and back. The views must have been stupendous.
After the witty, and often very emotional, speeches we enjoyed more excellent Kiwi food and wine followed by dancing until we left on the minibus at 11:30.
The speeches and dinner were hosted in an annex to Rippon Vineyard's tasting area and featured a series of large transparent plastic windows looking out on to the lake and the mountain skyline of Wanaka. The colour and shade changes that took place as the sun set were rivetting and something never to be forgotten.
Off we went to the wedding having decided to take the campervan for the ceremony and then come back to the campsite for a short while before the evening celebrations. This proved to be a very good move since the ceremony and following drinks etc were all outdoors and the sun was fierce. It was good to get some respite for a short period.
The wedding was delightful and the non religious ceremony was conducted by a lady from nearby Cromwell. Jessica looked absolutely lovely and it's very clear that she and Dave are well suited to one another. What can I say about the setting, just awesome and quite simply the best setting for a wedding we have ever seen..
Whilst the register was being signed we heard strains of Fields of Gold and I whispered to Rosemary that this sounded like the Eva Cassidy version being played. However, when we looked right we were amazed to see that it was Jo, Ali's wife who was singing. We had previously no idea that she had such a wonderful singing voice. I offered to be her agent for a paltry 20% but I'm afraid I was given short shrift!
In typical David Dixon fashion it was decided that the best way to celebrate his marriage was to take Jess, Ali his best man and Jo, Ali's wife on a helicopter ride to Roy's peak and back. The views must have been stupendous.
After the witty, and often very emotional, speeches we enjoyed more excellent Kiwi food and wine followed by dancing until we left on the minibus at 11:30.
The speeches and dinner were hosted in an annex to Rippon Vineyard's tasting area and featured a series of large transparent plastic windows looking out on to the lake and the mountain skyline of Wanaka. The colour and shade changes that took place as the sun set were rivetting and something never to be forgotten.
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