– my plans were dashed because I wasn’t able to fly home. Instead, I spent
hours on the phone cancelling arrangements and saying in a matter-of-fact voice
‘well, whenever the volcano stops spouting then I’ll book a new flight. We'll see what the volcano is up to next week…’ I missed out on a get-together, a trip to the
sea and a meeting with my bank.
These trivialities pale in comparison to the
couple that I read about on MSN. The couple were stranded in Dubai, unable to get
a plane to the UK for their wedding reception. The wedding guests assembled in
Ealing, West London, and the exchange of vows still went ahead, and the wedding
guests were able to see the ceremony (in Dubai), courtesy of Skype.
couple that I read about on MSN. The couple were stranded in Dubai, unable to get
a plane to the UK for their wedding reception. The wedding guests assembled in
Ealing, West London, and the exchange of vows still went ahead, and the wedding
guests were able to see the ceremony (in Dubai), courtesy of Skype.
Could this become more
common? Far-flung weddings where parents and guests watch the nuptials with the
aid of Skype? It would make a good platform for the greens, they might include
in their election manifesto, ‘to reduce carbon emissions, we urge voters to
consider the environment before they fly huge distances for a wedding ceremony.
Anyway, why travel when you can skype-it?’
common? Far-flung weddings where parents and guests watch the nuptials with the
aid of Skype? It would make a good platform for the greens, they might include
in their election manifesto, ‘to reduce carbon emissions, we urge voters to
consider the environment before they fly huge distances for a wedding ceremony.
Anyway, why travel when you can skype-it?’
I re-produce the MSN report in full:
Wedding
guests had to watch a bride and groom take their vows over an internet
connection after the happy couple were left stranded by the closure of
Britain's airspace. Sean Murtagh, 24, who is originally from west London, and
his new wife Natalie, a 30-year-old Australian, were flying back to the UK from
their home in Brisbane for Saturday's ceremony. The couple married at a civil ceremony in
Brisbane three weeks ago and were holding a humanist ceremony for family and
friends in the UK. Sean's parents and Natalie's mother made it from Australia
to London in time but the newlyweds found themselves stranded when they changed
planes at Dubai on Thursday. It looked like their plans were in ruins until the
couple decided to use Skype to let the ceremony go ahead as their guests
gathered in Ealing, west London. The couple asked staff at the Millennium
Airport Hotel in Dubai if they could use a laptop in their room, but staff
instead became the couple's wedding planners."They have decorated the
lobby of the hotel. They made us a three tier wedding cake, set up a laptop
with Skype and a projector," said Mr Murtagh. "It's spellbinding the
amount they have done for us. It's been an incredible day. We were never going
to forget it anyway but we certainly won't forget it now." The couple's
parents had brought their wedding outfits to the UK so Mr Murtagh borrowed a
shirt, trousers, jacket and even cufflinks for the celebration, while the bride
wore a black, green and blue dress which she had packed for their short honeymoon
in Singapore on their way to the UK.
guests had to watch a bride and groom take their vows over an internet
connection after the happy couple were left stranded by the closure of
Britain's airspace. Sean Murtagh, 24, who is originally from west London, and
his new wife Natalie, a 30-year-old Australian, were flying back to the UK from
their home in Brisbane for Saturday's ceremony. The couple married at a civil ceremony in
Brisbane three weeks ago and were holding a humanist ceremony for family and
friends in the UK. Sean's parents and Natalie's mother made it from Australia
to London in time but the newlyweds found themselves stranded when they changed
planes at Dubai on Thursday. It looked like their plans were in ruins until the
couple decided to use Skype to let the ceremony go ahead as their guests
gathered in Ealing, west London. The couple asked staff at the Millennium
Airport Hotel in Dubai if they could use a laptop in their room, but staff
instead became the couple's wedding planners."They have decorated the
lobby of the hotel. They made us a three tier wedding cake, set up a laptop
with Skype and a projector," said Mr Murtagh. "It's spellbinding the
amount they have done for us. It's been an incredible day. We were never going
to forget it anyway but we certainly won't forget it now." The couple's
parents had brought their wedding outfits to the UK so Mr Murtagh borrowed a
shirt, trousers, jacket and even cufflinks for the celebration, while the bride
wore a black, green and blue dress which she had packed for their short honeymoon
in Singapore on their way to the UK.
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