immediately upon meeting evan and kylie we just clicked…we laughed and told stories and learnt history and shared a love of flight of the conchords…we were so thrilled to be a part of this celebration…evan is greek (dont even ask me to try and ask me to pronounce his surname that contains every letter in the alphabet) and kylie hails from new zealand…evan’s mum and dad owned the same fish and chip shop in perth for over 30 years and have only just retired (dad quietly whispered to me he is bored, but mum’s face shows the relief) and well deserved family holidays were spent surfing in margaret river. kylie’s family flew in from new zealand to share in a sensational feast of food and wine and sunshine - quite a lot of sunshine. this day was hot - our hottest ever - inside the tiny greek church at prevelly i am fairly certain the temp was way over 45 degrees. there were over a 100 guests attending and tall strong handsome evan succumbed to the heat during a part of the ceremony, but recovered with fanning by lots of greek women and that all important sip of red wine…
the ceremony - oh my golly gosh - our first big fat greek wedding and what a treat it was…the whole service is sung - by not one but two priests. one sings and the other repeats - in song. it is busy. and there is so much that happens. the rings are put on by the priest and the best man. the crowns are placed on their heads by the priest and another groomsman. the whole entire bridal party walk “laps” around the altar. and it is all in greek. and we had no idea what was going to happen and when. (neither by the way did kylie or her family 
) we smiled when everyone else smiled, we prayed when everyone else prayed and mike - shoved in tight in a corner up the back under the watchful eyes of priest number 2 making sure he didnt cross “that line” - quietly asked a lovely greek lady what was about to happen. this kind soul took it upon herself to prompt/nudge/tip mike on all the important bits…thank you aunty lovely lady…
without any further ado…feast your eyes on the lovliness…
evan was still slightly off colour - but there were so many locations that were incredibly important to him and his new bride that he stoically walked up and over rocks and through forests filled with a million flying ants and a thousand angry march flies (entree served - check - 100 bites on legs - check) to enable us to capture these incredible pictures…
but the heat was just so unbearable that we retreated with energy from two packets of starburst to the margaret river hotel, enjoyed cold drinks and a cool breeze and then i spotted this light filtering oh so softly through this doorway…
off to watershed wines - which is our current fave fave fave venue - to meet up with the family and friends and dj darren (woot!)
just when we thought we had seen and heard and laughed all the “greekness” there was to be enjoyed..dj dazza cranked up the greek dancing and this did not stop until we were kicked out…these are mikes pictures (i was in the crowd with my arms around aunty and uncle)…
“Hi Kylie & Mike
Just wanted to again thank you for making our day, from the dress advice, through to the can of lemonade when it was needed and the drinks at the pub, you two are truely one of a kind. ? ?You impressed not only us but the entire wedding party and guests. Matt the best man is still singing your praises to all that listen and Evan’s neice spoke so highly of you two, to her Mum that she has either booked you or is planning on booking you for her wedding.? ?There is nothing stronger then word of mouth and we have nothing but the higest praise for you both. You truely added to the magic of the day and enhanced it with your jokes, laughter and love. We aspire to be as happy and content as the two of you are.? ?Loved meeting you and sharing the day, and I’m sure our greek wedding made a lasting impression, what a ceremony!
evan and kylie - we are still talking about your wedding - we had such a fantastic time, we were so welcomed by your families and laughed so very hard with your friends…(and we always enjoy that midnight latte at the caltex servo with dj dazza)…thank you thank you thank you…bring on the next greek wedding! we are primed and knowledgable and ready to rock! ’Ya sas!’ ’Na ’ste kala’
p.s. hey babe (george)…you won today…good and proper…love me (effie)