Sunday, Day 5

I’m back in London after the fabulous wedding of Corrinn Miller Buland to Roger Elford in a church in the small village of Chiddingfold. The church is 1000 years old and lovely! The service was very traditional and conducted by a woman Reverend (Church of England). Beautiful bride and groom and well dressed guests with hats! I sat with Chris Gerwig, Karen Thomas and John Macfadden-the American contingent. The reception was in a tithe Barn 45 minutes from the Church. All the guests rode in a double decker bus. The day was mild and sunny and a perfect day for a perfect event. The reception included champagne, hors douvers, sit down dinner, band, dancing and was in the most beautiful setting. The Americans toasted Corrinn as a sweet tomato and gave the Brits a short rundown on the agricultural products of the central valley. Donna was a beautiful Mother of the Bride. We managed a couple of meals together and a long walk and good visit in the two days I was in Guildford. I was so thrilled to share such an occasion with them. It is hard to believe that Donna and Phillip have been married for 14 years, she and Corrinn made a total adjustment to living in England, Donna has gotten a PhD, Phillip an MBA, raised 5 kids to adult hood, moved 4 times and more. Donna’s son Matt and Heather are planning a wedding in California in May, they were in the wedding party and are another darling couple that Corrinn had met at UC Santa Barbara. Corrinn’s Dad and 83 year old Grandmother were in attendance.