Bank Holiday Monday - rain

That means putting off cutting the grass when it was 'too warm' yesterday may not have been such a great idea!

The last post - cue lone bugler - showed I was half way through my countdown so I thought I'd better review progress. But first a couple of explanations.

As i said at the beginning, no video diary but this now seems to have taken on a momentum of it's own. I may even miss it when it;s gone. Team Best Man were all assigned code names; Jason was Shepherd, Jon was Moses and I was Preacher - presumably because I have to say something at the wedding. Steve, who came is as the fourth member of TBM I don't recall being assigned a name, how about D'Artagnan!

So, wedding things.

I received the invite a month or so ago and that has to be returned by the end of this month. Done. This morning actually!

Reading was sent through by Laura last week. Wasn't sure what to expect as the wedding is not really religious, unless there is something I haven't been told. The reading isn't religious! Had a practice muttering to myself over the laptop and it'll be fine.

Speech. Apparently this has to be vetted. Not sure how that's gonna work unless it is videoed or they put me on some sort of delay. I can say what I like. Bwaaah hah hah. Etc.

Apparel. Laura has bought TBM ties. I need a shirt and suit. Apparently we can get a discount somewhere if we all buy suits together. Best to leave it as late as possible given the recent state of my waistline. The shot in the film of me coming out of the ten looked like a baby elephant breaking cover!

The next two filming sessions are booked so Stag is coming on well. Steve and Chris get to do their bits this time and there's a lot of dialogue and bloodshed to be filmed. Sounds great.

Out for a meal at Jones' on Saturday night which got hi-jacked and turned into a champagne celebration - more of which later. I had mussels with Stilton to start. Sea bass - two pieces - about four times what you would get in Watson's and then Creme Brulee to finish. All good and fairly cheap. The mint with the bill finished me off - why do they do that? Spent some time in the Black Horse, under new management, feeling like a beached whale and needing a crane to get up. Best not buy the suit too soon....

WD - 73