After what seemed a long time from when it was first planned, Grant and Luke were married in Seattle over the weekend. It was a very special occasion made even more so by the number of Aussies who made the journey over for the celebration.
Grant and Luke came over early so they could get their marriage certificate sorted out.
Of course we also had to spend some time in Fremont Brewing – because beer matters!
The weekend started with a welcome party at the Mischief Distillery in Fremont (owned by our friends and neighbors Mike and Patti). Alice made a nice speech explaining how she had behaved at the airport when she picked them up at the airport but of course she couldn’t maintain her good behavior all weekend.
So she proceeded to produce shirt with Grant’s baby photo, unveiled the “sponsor” of the event to be Bundaberg Rum (complete with flag) much to Grant’s dismay and then showed a photo-montage of both boys from their baby photos through to present day.
The weather on the wedding day was brilliant for Seattle in October – some clouds early followed by a clear sunny afternoon and evening making for a great atmosphere for the photo sessions. The ceremony was very moving and the boys looked very happy.
Afterwards I had the pleasure of making a short speech and naturally, there was much merriment and of course dancing.
It was the Aussies who shut down the event even managing to extract some additional bottles of wine to be taken back to the hotel for an after party in the lobby.
Now the boys are enjoying a honeymoon at our Hawaii property.
All in all a truly great event and now it’s time for Alice and I to move house – more on that later.