A Wedding on Chambers Island, Maroochydore

When I met Daisuke and Cate for our first meeting at rehearsal on New Year's Day, the day before their wedding, the rain was falling from the sky in bucket loads.  Cate had returned from Japan for Christmas with her family and Daisuke had arrived just that morning so much of the preparation was done via email.
We rehearsed the wedding at Cate's parents home as that was their back-up venue and just talked through what we would do on the Island should the weather gods smile - and smile they did.  May be Daisuke and Cate made some 'teru teru bozu' and hung them in the windows and sang: てるてるぼうず、てるぼうず
明日天気にしておくれ, いつかの夢の空のように,晴れたら金の鈴あげよ. (Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu, Do make tomorrow a sunny day, Like the sky in a dream sometime, If it's sunny I'll give you a golden bell)

Whatever they did, it seemed to work as Sunday dawned fine and clear and the wedding went ahead at Cate and Daisuke's favourite Maroochydore spot.  Cate looked quite lovely in a flowing gown with fabric roses over one shoulder and matched by her bridesmaids who wore a similar style in a teal colour.   To reflect the Daisuke's Japanese heritages, all of the bridesmaids and flower-girls carried lovely white parasols.

This wedding was conducted in both English and Japanese to cater for the Australian and Japanese guests.  After a lunch-time reception, Cate and Daisuke honeymooned at the lovely Rosebrook Cottages in Maleny.

大介とCate、しゅくふく　して　あげますね。