kindly looked after Tegan and Fraser whilst I went out to dinner with Patsy and Kim - fab night at Earls.At midnight something crawled into my hotel bedroom - Chris had finally made it to Vancouver. Up to this point Chris had still been out on the prairie working but his boss had agreed to let him have the 36hrs in Vancouver for his cousins wedding (thanks Stuart). I have to say it made my weekend not only to have Chris at the wedding but more help with my broken arm.
Saturday morning Tegan and Fraser came bouncing into my bedroom to jump all over daddy, Chris thought he was going to catch up on some sleep!!! We opened the curtains to a beautiful sunny day - just what you want for a wedding. Breakfast was great as Chris got to see his family and especially his cousins who live in Canada. For us the morning was a slow start, however Tegan had to join Sheila and the bridesmaids to have her hair and makeup done - very exciting for a little girl. Picture right - Sheila's mum and sister - getting ready.
After 'sushi' for lunch as previously mentioned our hotel was surrounded by Chinese and Japanese restaurants it was time to get ready and make our way to Queen Elizabeth Park and The Seasons in the Park restaurant. To our surprise a limo had been arranged to take us all departing from the hotel to the wedding venue - the kids thought it was great.
Sheila and Alex had organised a series of family wedding pictures to be taken in the nearby gardens, much to the i
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terest of all the tourist people walking around, many of them Chinese who then started taking pictures of the wedding party - very odd.
After all the photos were taken we took our places inside for the wedding to start at 6pm. Sheila and Alex had kindly asked Tegan to be flower girl and she knew what she had to do during the
ceremony but we were still unsure of Fraser and if he would carry out his Ring Bearer duties. Just before the wedding ceremony started Sheila gave Fraser a silver badge to wear on his waistcoat - it was in the style of a sheriffs badge with Ring Bearer scrolled on it, I can't believe Sheila remembered it with so much going on, but it did put a big smile on Fraser's face and he loves it.
A little after 6pm the ceremony commenced with the 2 bridesmaids and flower girl walking in to take their places, followed by the guys (Alex's 2 brothers) and Fraser (so far so good) and finally Sheila and her dad. Sheila looked fantastic and her dress was absolutely beautiful. The wedding ceremony was lovely and with approx 50 guest it was very intimate and such a beautiful setting overlooking Vancouver.
Happy to say Fraser stepped upto the mark just at the right moment handing the rings to Sheila and Alex.
After the ceremony we had a fantastic dinner and the wine flowed very happily during the speeches. When dinner had finished we all went down a spiral staircase to a dance floor and the night was carried on with a disco. With 2 very tired children it was time to leave. Alex and his family were wonderful and we all had a great time together getting to know new people, always good fun. As far as I know Sheila and Alex's big day went without a hitch and they both smiled all day and night, many congratulations to you both. 
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