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and Camilo and i lit one central candle, symbolising the two
families coming together.
after the ceremonies, we had a drinks and canapés reception.
The venue lent itself to an entry down the grand staircase, so this
was the moment we saved for coming in to meet our guests. i
asked the oberon String Quartet to play Handel's
The arrival of
the Queen of Sheba
recognising that Camilo and i, from humble
origins, were making this rather grandiose entrance!
Shortly after the entry we were whisked away to have
photographs taken. The day was beautiful, so we were able to
make use of St James’ Park, and the square opposite the
Houses of Parliament. We returned to the reception later to
mingle with our guests and everyone gathered in the hall
below the rotunda for a large group photo shoot.
*****
all of the guests were called in to dinner, and our DJ played a
medley of love songs as guests took their seats. Camilo and i
came in to
Come what may
, from moulin rouge – an
expression of our love that segued into aretha Franklin's chorus
of ‘forever and ever’ from
I say a li le prayer
, before it went
too over the top!
When it came to the speeches we nearly came unstuck. We
didn’t have a best man, there were no fathers to say anything
and Camilo was too nervous to speak, so it was going to be down
to me. i’d been trying to think about what to say for weeks – and
still hadn’t prepared anything. The most important thing for us
was that the day was shared by our family and friends – Camilo’s
mother, my sister and four brothers and about ten nephews and
nieces, my cousins from north Wales… we had friends fly in from
ireland, Switzerland, Spain, australia, new York – even my long-
standing penfriend since i was about 16, who lives in South
africa. it was these efforts that made the day special for us.
This was the point i tried to make, as in an inspired moment i
Frank & Camilo