Wedding Bell Goes Ding! Ding! Ding!

What an absolutely fantastic evening I had last night. It was Annie and Lynne's civil partnership, and for me at least, the highlight of this season. It is a major logistical issue to plan an organize a wedding, let alone invite along virtually the entire current choir, plus a number of dormant Pinkies, but they both pulled it off with panache.

We obviously couldn't show up without belting out a couple - and the small group put together a stage performance of Fields Of Gold, When You Tell Me That You Love Me and When I Fall In Love. The last was to be a surprise for Lynne and Annie, and Michael had worked hard to make the rehearsal tracks available beforehand. Tanya even sorted out an extra rehearsal. But even in warm-up in the mezzanine room, there was something decidedly ropey about it. Of course, being the Pinkies, the actual performance came together beautifully. I felt a pricking behind my eyes, and it moved a number of people in the audience to tears.

Then there was all the spontaneous singing on the dance floor. It reminded me of our trip to Copenhagen - if only they could have slipped Tragedy in there (even if it is a little inappropriate) it would have been identical. We rounded off the evening with a four-part harmony rendition of Angels, and I even got to dance a cheeky waltz with one of the caterers!

Thanks Annie and Lynne for letting us be a part of your wonderful day - I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and I am sure that all the Pinkies did too. I really love that we could share in your happiness, and have a whale of a time!