Five hours later I was woken up by a rooster crowing in the yard. Seeing Jaimie's farm for the first time in the light, I take in the whole view. I knew they kept some animals, chicken and horses mostly, but they also have a large pond and lots land around their house. I've never heard a rooster crow before, much less been woken up by one. This reminds me a lot of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer keeps a rooster named Little Jerry. Apparently Jaimie's family keeps an old microwave in the barn to stash the rooster in so that it doesn't crow at daybreak. If that works, I'll take it. I'll try and get some pictures up once my bags arrive- the card reader is packed in there.
So today was it, Jon's wedding day. The drive to the venue was about an hour, but was worth every minute of it. They had chosen an absolutely gorgeous spot in the Mount Tomah Botanical Gardens. It was a small grassy area backed by a gorgeous view of the Gardens and the Blue Mountains. The ceremony was incredible; Jon had done a great job in writing something that Jaimie and he would remember forever. The high point was when Jon presented Jaimie with roses of different colors, each with a unique and special meaning.
After the wedding, we walked around the Garden for some pictures. As the official wedding photographer, I think it is appropriate for me to say that there are some awesome shots of the happy couple. The Gardens were a great backdrop for the photos and contained some of the most incredible foliage I've ever seen. One of the most impressive plants was the Wollemi Pine. Its an endangered species that is incredibly old- sixty millions years ago dinosaurs would munch on the Wollemi's leaves. Its slowly been making a comeback since nearing extiction, but the Garden at one point had to hide the location of their Pine to avoid theft. Now that its larger, its enclosed in a large wire mesh cage to keep the thieves out.
Once done exploring, the entire wedding of 17 people headed off to lunch in a nearby town. The restaurant was pretty good, I ended up with salmon and Moroccan couscous. They menu had some more adventurous items like chevre stuffed zucchini flowers and a charcuterie plate with beef cheek rillettes and duck confit, but I totally chickened out on ordering them.
Jon and Jaimie had plans to go away for two nights to a small cottage nearby, so I left with Skye and David. Skye is Jaimie's sister and lives with her boyfriend Dave. I'm going to be spending the next two days with them until the J.J'.s get back on Monday afternoon.
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