The minute you walk in that joint…
“All I know is we’re going to Melbourne,” Learner Dad announced when we were talking about his Buck’s night. “Is that what your groomsmen have organised?” I asked. “No, but that’s what we’re doing,” he...
View ArticleGet the picture?
“I’ve put her up on Facebook already. Is that bad?” I heard someone whisper after the bride had walked down the aisle. I was shocked. Dozens, possibly hundreds, of strangers were privy to this poor...
View ArticleCry me a river baby
He stood there nervously, moving from one foot to the next as he waited. He smiled and joked with the people around him until, suddenly, everything went quiet. She was here. His bride. As she walked...
View ArticleWithout this ring, I thee wed
“I don’t know if I want to wear a wedding ring,” Learner Dad said seriously. I looked at him. “Just joking!” he laughed, poking me in the side. Hmmm. He’d made this joke about eight times now and I was...
View ArticleDon’t Dream It’s Over
Someone shoved me toward the dance floor. “Go on, you haven’t had a dance yet.” Confused I wandered toward the faint strains of All You Need is Love by The Beatles, a song Learner Dad and I had agreed...
View ArticlePre-nuptial agreement
My brother and his wife were married in a Catholic church and he was shocked to find out they were to have pre-marriage counseling. He thought it sounded like a bit of a wank. I did too. But, in the...
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