We calculate that there are just over 100 people to send cake to, in addition to those that’ll be given a piece on the night. Luckily, we found a good site that supplies personalised cake boxes. I reckon it’ll take a degree in mechanical engineering to assemble them though! Personal best is 48 seconds per box at the mo’ !!!! :)
We plan to box up the cake and post it time for ‘the 100+’ to get theirs on the day of the wedding.
I met Maureen today to pick up her completed sketch of Kelmarsh Hall, together with its doppelganger (we’ll use the doppelganger on the day in case any guests spill beer on it or it’s hit by a firework!)
As far the guests are concerned on the 14th, it IS the real thing (I can’t actually tell the difference!)
We’ll give you all an advanced viewing on the 26th November - the rehearsal day. The plan is that no-one else who’s been invited to the wedding will see it, until our wedding day.
So, just a reminder of our ‘cunning plan’ for the 14th:
- It is put ‘on show’ towards the end of the event (we need to agree where and exactly when)
- Guests are invited to sign the large white mount we’ve had put around it, as they prepare to leave the event
- We would like you, as Best Man/Ushers to encourage as many people as possible to sign. Ideally it’ll be a perfect record of who was there. I’m sure we can utilise the lungs of the Toastmaster to spread the word!
- It’ll take some judgement by you to ensure that as far as possible, the signatures are spaced equally around the frame (this could be tricky, so let’s talk about this on the 26th)
- We’ve purchased some pens (three of them) that are specially designed to write clearly (and dry quickly) on picture mounts. We’ll let you have those on the day
- Ushers: Would one of you be prepared to take charge of the sketch after the event? As lovely as it is, we’re not planning on taking it with us to Oz!
Any comments? email me at StevePalmer@StevePalmer.com
Adrian Widrich… (who was originally Adrian Smith, a business colleague of mine from Sainsbury’s)… who is now returning to his original name, as Adrian Smith, won’t be attending with his wife Edith, (and their new arrival, Emily), due to family commitments.
Andrew McMillan (my old mucker from my earliest days at Sainsburys c1974) and his wife Christine, won’t be attending. Andy’s been partially physically disabled since the late 70s, and he feels his mobility’s been getting worse recently. This makes any sort of travel very challenging for him.
OK, as you may know, we’re planning to give everyone a lottery ticket ‘on us’ on the night. Being a Wednesday, it coincides with the mid-week draw. As you also may know, the draw results are shown late on the TV – around 10.30 but the actual draw takes place around 8.30. I therefore have a cunning plan to have the results relayed to us on the night. Then it would a simple matter of asking Ralph or the Toastmaster to announce the results to the congregation…
Perfect!
Almost!
Our original thought was to place the tickets inside the keepsake and ask Best Man and Ushers to draw guests’ attention to it when the keepsake is handed out on arrival. Because of some complexity around date of purchase vs date of the draw, I’m advised that the best time to actually purchase the tickets is the week immediately before the Wedding – easy!
But of course, the keepsakes will all be finished and tied with a ribbon, and I don’t think any of us fancy un-ribboning and re-ribboning! :)
An alternative might be to slip the ticket behind the ribbon… I’m just a tad concerned it might be a bit naff…!
If you have any ideas or thoughts, let me know by email – StevePalmer@StevePalmer.com or give us a call.
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Thank you…
David’s friend and colleague, Ralph, has kindly scored the song, ‘Unforgettable’ which will be sung during the Service. Rehearsals start as soon as David and Rosi can get together.
