...and the grand finale... Brendan & Frances' wedding!

Yes, the REAL reason why we had scheduled yet another trip to NZ was to participate in the wedding of Nigel's brother. So after all the preparation, the day finally arrived, on the last Saturday of our trip.

Brendan & Frances had organised 2 cute dresses for the girls, and even had them altered, Nan (Shirley) had made some cute little bolero jackets for them to wear on top (being winter!) and we went hunting for some stockings & shoes. (Which was MUCH harder than you think!) So the day arrived, and ...

Whoops! There were still a few glitches to iron out. Emily's dress was STILL too long, so Grandma did some loose hand-stitching to take it up, and ensure she wouldn't trip on her big journey down the aisle....

The HAIR took a while to achieve. It had to be 'just right' and show off both Emily's long hair, and Zoe's beautiful curls...

We found out that the track pants the girls wore 'in the meantime' left nasty blue fuzz marks all over the stockings!!!

But we thought they scrubbed up pretty nicely!!! Just like the groom himself, and Daddy.

We had to keep them occupied for a while, before their big moment...

But when it came, they did fantastic! They were told to walk slowly and smile, and they did both of those things very well!!!

Emily was brave enough to stay on the stage during most of the ceremony...


Zoe, on the other hand, needed some familiar arms to keep her happy...

All in all, we were VERY proud of them!

The whole wedding was a brilliant success, and a very special occasion. We wouldn't have missed it for the world.