My brothers wedding

To attend my brothers wedding, that we have been counting down to, meant a trip to NZ to catch up with family.

We got to stay with family and have several get togethers before the big day.

The wedding was a great day / night even if the weather didn't behave itself! Don't seem to stop the smiles either!

It was the first time I had been back with my family since the loss of my beautiful mother so it was nice to be back together again with something happy to bring us together. We did still shed a few tears, knowing that she would have enjoyed every minute, seeing her baby get married and begin his life with his new wife.

The speeches were funny, the company lovely and the food and music was fabulous!

We really had a great time and stayed til the very end! A sign of a great wedding!!

Here's some pics of the day.

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