Lots of things are unbelievable. One is the absolute battle I am having now trying to use Typepad for my blog. This one is going to get two goes. I will try to include a load of stuff that was inexplicably missed off last week's when I published! Then there is the second thing. More of that later.
Hopefully.
Busy,busy, busy with the Toastmaster world right now.
I took two new bookings last week, both for september. One of them is at Stapleford Park.
Always one of my favourite venues, and just voted into the top fifty UK wedding venues. I was pretty pleased about this as it came from a direct recommendation from Michael and Louise's wedding in May. The recommendation came from Norman, Louise's dad. You can see a few of his thoughts on the day on the "sayings" page of my website, www.classinacoat.co.uk
The second wedding is at the Ettington Park Hotel near Stratford.
It is another new venue for me and is for Sheena. She seems a hoot and it promises to be a grerat day.
I am about to set off for a week's wrok at the gorgeous Framlingham Castle for English Heritage.
I can't believe I get paid for working in such fabulous places - which brings me seamlessly to the part two of my introduction.
Yesterday I was at Hagley Hall. A lovely and very well-organised venue.
It was for the wedding of Christopher and Liu Jia. Liu Jia, as well as being stunningly beautiful is Chinese and had quite a few of her relatives over from China for her big day. Her mother gave a speech translated as it went along by an......you guessed it..... interpreter! A skill I have always admired.
I worked with an absolutely top bloke photographer called Jamie, and Jamie's assistant for the day who was a bit of a card. This chap showed that he had graduated with honours from the Phil the Greek school of charm, tact and diplomacy.
The sun shone, which is never popular with photographers. However I did not think it appropriat that he kept calling out to the wedding guests, "Don't squint!"
They were Chinese.
Anyway, I will not push my luck any further and get this published.
Live long and Be Toastmastered
