Our wedding day – 21 February 2014

Pink ladies and white flower girls

Relaxing with grandchildren by the pool

There must be someway to get this Skype working

Picnic time

Who’s wearing the prettiest dress?

Can’t I have just one more sweet before I go back in the pool?

Smile

Get us to the church on time

Spreading flowers is so exhausting: Lois’ son James and granddaughter Talia

God our Creator, be with us now as we celebrate the marriage of Lois and Peter Give them your blessing. Grant them happiness, wholeness and long life together and help us to support them with our love.

What’s going on?

The bishop and his wife

Honestly, this wasn’t quite what I was expecting when I planned this sabbatical

Hmmm

A little speech

Our vows: With my whole self I honour you. All I am, and have, and hope to be I share with you.

Just a tad happy!

You and I Could belong to each other If you need a friend I’m the one to fly to If you need To be loved Here I am Read my mind

Mission accomplished – rings delivered

Blessing the rings

May the Holy One encircle us both with love, and give us grace to love, honour, cherish and support each other wherever our journey may lead.

Peter and Lois, you have declared the love you have for each other and your hopes for the future. You have made promises to each other, and have symbolised these by joining hands and giving and receiving rings. May God enrich the life you have chosen, and fulfil your hopes. We welcome you now as husband and wife.

Eternal love never fails; our love needs to forgive and be forgiven. As we pray and forgive we minister reconciliation. Those who marry are God’s ministers to each other of reconciliation and change. As they grow together, wife and husband foster one another’s strengths, they provide each other with the reassurance and love needed to overcome their weaknesses. From this beginning God draws them now to a new life. They become awake to each other, aware of each other, sensitive to each other’s needs.