BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!

Subject: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: JennyO
Date: 18 Apr 10 - 11:47 PM

Some of you already know about the internet romance that has blossomed over the last couple of years between myself and Rob Williams (Quantock). We met through the Mudcat group on Facebook in October 2007, and there was magic in the air from the beginning. In 2008 we met in the UK for the first time, and confirmed very quickly that this was indeed the love of our lives and that we are soulmates. We met some of you then, and spent a lovely 2 1/2 weeks going to Bromyard festival, to sessions, and visiting his family.

At the time, Rob was living in the US, although he is English, so there were a lot of logistical problems to sort out as to how we could be together. We decided to both relocate to the UK, and it's taken this long to overcome all the obstacles. We are now both in Sydney, Australia, and plan to get married at St Albans Folk Festival (St Albans in NSW, not the UK), on Sunday 25th April (Anzac Day) at 2pm. The details are here Rob and Jenny's Oz Wedding - on Facebook You will need to be logged in to Facebook to see it.

If you can't see the link, here are some details.

Jenny and Rob's Oz Wedding at St Albans Folk Festival, St Albans NSW - behind the Workshop Cabin - on Sunday April 25th, at 2pm. .

Directions from Sydney Area:
1. Leave Sydney via Dural heading north on Old Northern Road to Wiseman's Ferry (approximately an hour from Dural).
2. At Wiseman's Ferry, turn left on River Road to Webb's Creek Ferry.
3. Cross the river on the Ferry and continue on St.Albans Road for 20 km
4. Turn right onto Wallambine Street Crossing the bridge into St.Albans
5. Take 1st right onto Wharf Street
6. Take 1st right onto Bulga Street
7. The cabin is in Bulga Street, across the road from the Fickle Wombat Restaurant - well back from the road, in the block next to the camping

A few weeks after we are married, when my UK visa comes through, we are going back to the UK to live - in Aberdeen for a start, where he has a nice flat. I spent some months there from October to February - most of my belongings are there now, and it already feels like home! Later on, we will think about moving further down to the area near Dorset or Somerset, where Rob was born.

The only fly in the ointment right now is that my brother is supposed to be here to be the best man, but he is marooned in London because of the volcanic ash that is grounding all the aircraft. We are keeping our fingers crossed that he will get here in time! Wish us luck!

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 12:09 AM

Congratulations - sorry I can't get there.

Hmmm, ANZAC Day, strange portents.... :-)

Robin

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Joybell
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 12:52 AM

Ahhhhhh! So exciting. I so wish we could be there too. We can't, sadly.
All our best wishes and happy, happy, happy thoughts.
So wonderful.
Joy and her Truelove

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Bugsy
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 02:16 AM

Our very best wishes to you and we hope you will be ass happy as we have been over the past 42 years.

Cheers

The Bugsys.

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 02:27 AM

All best wishes - hope to see you when you're back in the UK!

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 04:10 AM

All the best to both of you lovely people.
I'm sure it will be a great occasion.
Remember the invitation to come to Sutherland for a visit still stands.

John M

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 04:21 AM

Congratulations!!!

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Micca
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 04:43 AM

All the best to both of you it couldnt happen to 2 nicer folks, I hope we can meet up again when you are "resident", if you want to come to London aany time get in touch,(I might have excavated my spare room by then)

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 07:26 AM

How wonderful! Many and abundant blessings to you both for a lifetime of happiness and music!

Allison and Hunt (another internet romance! )

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 07:30 AM

Congratulations to you both! May you both have many years of happiness together.

Much Love

Khatt and Paul xxx

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Bobert
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 07:35 AM

Another Mudder-weddin'... Hooray!!!

B~

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: gnu
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 07:39 AM

Ahhh... ain't love grand! Congrats!!

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Anne Lister
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 07:52 AM

From a very happy internet couple (together for 9 years, married for almost 6) to another ... congratulations again and have a fantastic day. Wish we could be there!

Anne and Steve

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: GUEST,Morti
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 09:14 AM

Congrats, you two

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: catspaw49
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 09:25 AM

And I echo Bugsy........Karen and I were very lucky to have married our best friends.   Life is good. May it be that way for you as well.

Pat & Karen

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Maryrrf
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 10:27 AM

What a beautiful story. Congratulations to you both!

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: open mike
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 11:56 AM

congrats and blessings!

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: SINSULL
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 11:58 AM

Wonderful news! Be happy.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: ClaireBear
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 12:28 PM

That's lovely news to hear -- thank you for sharing, and heartiest congratulations.

Claire

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Charley Noble
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 01:11 PM

JennyO-

Congratulations from the States.

Charley and Judy

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Rowan
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 06:27 PM

Congrats to the two of you! I wish I could be there to celebrate with you.

Cheers, Rowan

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: bubblyrat
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 07:26 PM

Great news !! Look forward to seeing you ( Oz,no,Dorset or Somerset quite possibly !)
    RVM ,and KH, from "Facebook" XXX

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Janie
Date: 19 Apr 10 - 08:42 PM

Congratulations to you both!

Janie

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: JennieG
Date: 20 Apr 10 - 02:36 AM

Best wishes for a lovely day - can't be there, it's the wrong timing for us as we're in the middle of organising to move house.

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Hawker
Date: 20 Apr 10 - 03:50 AM

Dear Jenny & Rob,

So very glad that my first secret sanra and her lovely man are tying the knot! Kevin & I will be up on the Gower with Andrew & Carole when you are celebrating, I will endeavour to offer a toast to you up there. Its our 21st wedding anniversary on 22nd Hope you'll be as happy as we have been xxxxxx
Lucy

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: JennyO
Date: 20 Apr 10 - 11:49 PM

Happy Anniversary Lucy. It's a bit of a late start for us, but I hope we can make it to our 21st and beyond!

I'm sure we'll feel the glow coming from all of you who can't be there on the day! We are definitely planning another celebration for our UK friends when we get back. We're thinking we might have it somewhere down south, rather than in Scotland where we are going to be living for a start. It will be great to finally meet my Secret Santa, and others we haven't met yet, and of course to see again the ones we have already met! Life is good!

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: JennyO
Date: 20 Apr 10 - 11:51 PM

Oops, should have said 'Lucy and Kevin'. Wish we could edit our posts here (sigh)

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: GUEST,Nessie
Date: 21 Apr 10 - 04:29 AM

Just spotted this Jenny - congratulations!! Have a fantastic day, and we look forward to catching up with you back in Blighty.

Vanessa & George

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 21 Apr 10 - 09:45 PM

What a great story! Congratulations to both of you!

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 22 Apr 10 - 03:03 PM

Feresh!

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: ClaireBear
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 01:52 PM

May you be graced with a long and splendid life together. Blessings on you both.

Claire

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: vectis
Date: 23 Apr 10 - 07:09 PM

Have a wonderful day and a very happy life together thereafter.

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: JennyO
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 06:15 AM

Back from the festival, and our lovely wedding! It was hard work leading up to it as we basically did it all ourselves, but in the end, we had a lot of good friends who helped us pull it together. Bilbo and Lainey from the festival were a big help. They provided a tent and a gazebo at the back of the "Workshop Cabin" at the festival, and Black Joak Morris put up a very large tarp, where we had the reception. It was all decorated in shades of white, lavender and purple, and looked gorgeous!

The Wheeze and Suck Band provided the music, and a friend, Jenny Lees, sang a song she had written for me. My daughter Sammi, and freda underhill were my bridesmaids. My son gave me away, my grandson was the pageboy, and another friend Butch, stood in as best man after my brother was marooned in London because of the volcano and couldn't make it.

Just as well we had cover, as the weather was changeable at first, and just as my son's fiancee was reading the Apache Blessing and saying "now you will feel no rain", it was pouring down. But we all stayed dry. I've been told that rain is supposed to bring good luck, tho I'm not superstitious. I think we'll have plenty of that anyway!

The wedding also involved a handfasting, and we jumped the broom and walked out with Black Joak Morris forming a guard of honour. After that, there was more dancing by Black Joak, and Rob danced a jig. Our friend Arch Bishop put on a BBQ, and as well as the usual grog, there was punch which Rob had made. It went down VERY well, and of course we all had to sing "Fathom the Bowl"

The weather cleared up for the rest of the time, and as we had hoped, the reception turned into a good folkie session and kept on going well into the night. We were so glad we did this at a festival - St Albans has always been my favourite little festival too. It was very special to have all our folkie friends there and taking part!

Rob has set up a page on Flickr for photos from the wedding. We want anyone who took photos of the wedding to join and add theirs. They can be seen here:

Rob and Jenny's Wedding

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Charley Noble
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 08:20 AM

Excellent!

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: JennyO and Rob's Big Fat Oz Wedding!!!
From: Rowan
Date: 28 Apr 10 - 09:09 PM

Great stuff!

Cheers, Rowan