Townsville and the Wedding

We have had a very warm and wonderful break in Townsville, staying with Peter's Dad at the retirement village at Rowes Bay, and helping prepare for Karin and Paul's wedding.  Catching up with Peter's family was an added bonus. I'm sure Peter and I are a kilo or two heavier as we indulged ourselves with plenty of eating out and sorbets/ice-cream at Juliettes on The Strand.

The Wedding

Prior to the wedding Karin's bridesmaids organised a day trip to Magnetic Island for her Hen's Party. The day was beautiful and we spent most of the time relaxing in Arthur Bay swimming and picnicking there. An evening meal at Cactus Jack's finished off a lovely day.

Karin and Paul's wedding was held in the Queens Gardens under a huge Rain Tree. What a perfect spot as the filtered light kept the temperature down and provided a cool green backdrop for the ceremony and photos. Of course she looked gorgeous and Paul a very handsome groom. I noticed I was not the only one reaching for the tissues.

The Picnic Bay Surf Lifesaving Club on The Strand, was a great place to hold the reception and the relaxed tropical atmosphere overlooking the bay provided the perfect place for a good party. Everything went according to plan and everyone had a wonderful time. Many people came from WA and I think they were very impressed with Townsville. The food was fantastic, the photographer did a great job and the decorations beautiful. Excellent organisation everyone.

The photographer provided a box of dress ups, masks, hats, wigs etc so that later in the night, when people warmed up, everyone had a lot of fun on the dance floor. What a great idea. This is my sister, Linda and the bride in party mode. Even Billy Connolly turned up in the form of my brother Geoffrey. There was a very daggy mullet wig that he put on and everyone was amazed at the transformation. Unfortunately there is no photo evidence of that yet.