Sentinel was repainted, spruced up and decorated with the flags of the countries we had visited to look smart for the day. The guests arrived for pre-ceremony drinks and gossip.
At 5.15pm Carolyn, our official NZ 'celebrant' arrived, and the ceremony got under way. Pictured is the moment of truth. (Get your hanky out here if you enjoy a good weep at weddings).
Music was courtesy of Lyn (clarinet), Linda (vocals and flute) and Mary Anne (piano). This was aboard Traversay III moored alongside us in Westhaven Marina, on which Mary Anne has a built-in piano. Click the photo for a short extract - your PC must be able to play MP3's.
Next the compulsory group photo. L to R, Jan, our sailing friend from Belgium; Raydene, just returned from 6 months in Antarctica; Larry and Mary Anne of Traversay III who we first met in Tahiti; Carolyn; Lyn; Andrew; Linda, Lyn's oldest friend from Colchester; Jane and Graham who we stayed with at Christmas and who were at Lyn's first marriage; and Ian from Auckland.
And then it was off for a slap-up nosh at Bill's Fish Cafe!
"The blushing bride."
(She did share that chocolate whisky wedding cake).
For our honeymoon, we went potholing in the Waitomo caves, luged on Mt Ngongotaha's concrete tracks, and visited the geothermal fields at Rotorua.
Click the picture on the right for a short slide-show of some of the sights in the geothermal fields.
