Marcus and Ali's wedding

Marcus and Ali's marriage ceremony started at 10:30 on Thursday and was held at the little church in Churchhaven next to the Langebaan lagoon. The reception was held at Strandkombuis in Yzerfontein. As luck would have it, the weather was just about perfect (but pretty hot if you happened to be wearing a suit).

Marcus with Sergio, who gave the message (as it was called in the program)

My parents playing preludes

Ali made the dress herself

Knot tied; contented couple

Julian, who accompanied the singing of the hymns, was a bit nervous about playing the postlude (Viva La Vida by Coldplay) and was to be seen staring at the score as the time for it approached

Alexander and Misha; Alexander spent lots of effort filming and photographing events

The flower girls, Klara and Miekie, wearing wreaths made by Ingrid

The view from the church

This is a stitched-together panorama I made of the reception venue at the Strandkombuis in Yzerfontein (the image is not perfect but gives a nice impression) (click on the image to see a larger version)

On the beach at Yzerfontein at sunset

Our family having a light supper before spending the night at Strandkombuis's B&B

A sunrise and a salt pan

Relieved to see the light of day: the mosquitoes spared our lives, but we were left with battle-wounds (particularly poor Neil)

Breakfast on a chilly Yzerfontein morning