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For those of you who brought us fruit trees as gifts, this is just to let you know that they have been planted and are going quite well.
The worm farms are chugging away producing a fine vintage of worm-wee which the plants are drinking up thirstily, and all the environmentally-friendly packaging and wrappings are putting much needed carbon back into the soil (via composting).
Thanks heaps to you all…..
Love & Lite,
Pete, Deb, Sophia, Jess & Maggie
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OK, OK…. its taken me a few days to recover, but I have finally updated this site….
WE DID IT!! HUZZAH!
And what a wonderful day it was for everyone. The weather deities kept up their part of the bargain and gave us a wonderful rainless day; our friends and family that were stuck behind flood-waters in East Gippsland made it up at the eleventh hour; and there was enough food and drink to satisfy everyone’s tummies!
Thank you heaps to all our friends who came to both ceremony and feast; it meant so much to us that you came to share with us this day. And of course thank you to everyone that assisted in some way. It really was a communal effort, and for us that was one of the most important things: that our community would gather and help bring it all together, just like in old times where weddings/etc were seen as community events.
And thanks also to all of you re: gifts. We were so pleased to see that you all put so much thought into how your gifts would impact environmentally. There were so many inventive ways of wrapping gifts, and giving cards, it was truly inspiring. And we estimate that the carbon-footprint left behind by our event was minimal compared to most weddings.
We are still trying to bring the house back to a relative state of normalcy, but we’re pretty much there. It seems strange not to see the marquee in the back yard! We will be heading down to Bruthen for a break next week, so we’ll finally be able to let our hair down.
We’re meeting with Niki (photographer) tomorrow to check out her pics. I will endeavour to post some images up when we get them. If others have nice photos they’d like to share, let me know and we’ll work out how to post them up.
A few people also asked for a copy of the ceremony. I’ll get onto posting that up too.
So even though the event is over, there’s still a few things that can be done here.
Again, thanks all for coming. We are truly blessed to count you all as part of our circle.
Mitakuye oyasin,
Pete & Deb
A little under two weeks to go, and I’m just starting my exam period.
There are no major changes to the proceedings for the day to report. But I do have the inside gossip on the weather, and it will most likely be windy. So rug up. Rain on the other hand may well hold off for us – but keep an ear out on forecasts and consult your local witch-doctor/shaman/medicine man/rain-maker for more info on this.
Just to remind everyone that Steph has some suggestions for gifts, and she is waiting for your calls. Of course, you may well have it all under control…
I would also remind everyone that it is a 1:15pm kick-off. There will be pre-ceremony drinks and nibbles at the BBQ area at the park. From here, you will be guided to the space when we are to begin the ceremony. A few words on that on the following blog entry…
Again all I can say is “watch this space…”
See you on the day!
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We’ve had a few people ask us about what we want as gifts.
This is just a reminder that Steph has a list of suggestions, and she is willing, and able (and ready) for your call.
The details are on the wish-list page as well as on the invitation you received, but here’s her number: 0411830920. I don’t think she has voicemail, but you can leave your number so she can call you back.
See you on the day….
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We have decided not to put anything up on the site in this regards….
So, for all info and ideas regarding gifts, please contact Steph. See the wish-list page for all the details.
We would like to stress what we wrote on that page. For us, the important thing is not so much WHAT you gift us, but HOW you did it! The greatest gift would be that you followed those suggested principles in terms of sustainable economies and environmentally-friendly materials, etc.
We even have some people who are offering to help organise something for the day as their gift, because they have access to those goods/services – this is going along with those principles too, because they are contributing to making the day a friendly, festive one!
The other thing is that we don’t want to be too dogmatic about it! We just wanted to make you think beyond the usual ‘material consumables’ box. Whatever works for you, whatever doesn’ stress you out or put you out…. this is the idea: keep it simple!
See you on the day!
Mitakuye oyasin,
Pete & Deb
Filed under: Gift wishlist
Hi,
Just want to let everyone know we haven’t forgotten about posting the gift wishlist on this site…
We have got it (more or less), but we need to sit down with Steph and finalise some stuff before we put it online.
So keep an eye on this site and we’ll keep you updated…..
Pete and Deb
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Check out the Gift Wish-list page for information and ideas for wedding gifts.
All enquiries should re directed to Steph, who is taking care of all this for us…
At this stage we haven’t got the wish-list uploaded. As soon as we finalise the list we will publish it for you.
