Getting Civilised, Getting Unionised

caseopaya and I held our civil union ceremony on Saturday - a very modern marriage. About 100 or so of our dear friends found their way into the Old Council Chambers of Trades Hall which suitably seats about the same number. Somebody might think I organised it that way. It was very good to bring together a range of people from different areas of our life and it was delightful to see the level of animated discussion that this could generate. The proceedings officially started at 12 noon, the brief ceremony held from about 12.40 to 1.00pm (whereupon caseopaya received a white gold and diamond ring and I received a selection of Waterman pens including a Le Man 100 Macasssar), and was followed by more mingling for the next two hours. Of course, the law of averages applies at such events and it means that one can barely get about two minutes time with each person present. Nevertheless, there was further opportunity with a group of about 30 or so attending a late afternoon and evening reception at Willsmere.



I'd like to take the opportunity to thank Peter Abrehart of the Melbourne Unitarian Church for his role of celebrant, Devour It for their catering, and Bella Union for the hall hire.

In the last post we purchased a Freemason's Lodge in Dunedin. In this one there's our Civil Union. What's could possibly be next?