On the Friday night was the first of the wedding celebrations: the champagne party held in the subterranean villa where Amel and her family were staying. [View Full Entry]

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We have now made it back to the UK so hopefully in the next few days I will bring the blog up to date. For now I have new photos of the wedding in Winchester and a video that Maria-Jose took. [View Full Entry]

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25th September: The picture below shows us getting out of the car on the ferry from Dover to Calais We spent the night at a B&B just outside the town followed by breakfast with some hairy Belgium bikers. 26th September Then onto the autoroutes through France, Belgium, Luxembourg back to France and then Switzerland and a night stop with Amel’s friend Anila an Basal. Getting used to the concept of marriage, we have both been single for so long…. We are also now jobless and homeless, it will take a while to appreciate both. Definitely picked up one speeding ticket and [View Full Entry]

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Preparation for the civil service finished for us at about 1.00 am on the Friday, having finished work that day. Tim, however, was still doing things for us until 2.30 am. We owe so much to Tim for his help in planning and logistics and without him we would have never been ready for the day. The weather for the wedding was beautiful, summer had arrived. The service was lovely and Amel was really emotional. Although we did not have big expectations for this day it turned out just beautiful and it was lovely to share it with our friends. Thank [View Full Entry]

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We have one week and a few days to go before we meet with friends and family in Winchester for our civil marriage ceremony. Still lots of final things to sort out with regard to the wedding and also moving house so all is a bit hectic. I have one final trip to make for work up to Liverpool then I return stay with our secretary for the final few days as we will be homeless. Leaving do for Amel this thursday and for me next thursday. [View Full Entry]

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