Official paperwork

Our decision to get married in the school chapel was dependent on the school chaplain's willingness to marry us. Unfortunately, we've been suffering something of an interregnum between the departure of the old chaplain and the arrival of the new, so there was no offical confirmation that we could actually get hitched on the day we'd booked. Whoops. Apparently there is no official wedding licence for the chapel, so we're having to apply for an Archbishop's Licence, which is dependent on the chaplain's support during the application process. Luckily, Adam (the new chaplain) arrived during the Christmas holidays, and he's more than happy to officiate; the paperwork was posted off today, and all looks promising. According to other colleagues, who have already undergone this process, the licence is a huge certificate, featuring the signature and seal of the big cheese archbish himself... quite a momento to have!

Rev Adam is in his thirties and has previously worked in parishes as well as being a school chaplain in Liverpool. He has officially been here at school for six days, and already has the entire staff eating out of his hand because he is so lovely. He spoke at school chapel this morning, and even the kids listened and laughed during the sermon (even the headmaster's daughter stopped reading her book to listen to what he had to say!). It was a bit of a gamble deciding to be married by a bloke we'd never met, but I'm so glad we took the risk: it should be a lovely service.

We sat in the pub last night talking to some of my colleagues about weddings. It seems that they had quite stressful experiences with their nuptuals, so I'm wondering where we're going wrong/right* but it all seems to be well in hand at the moment. Mind you, if I can organise a Guide camp for 200 people, I ought to be able to organise one day's worth of wedding without too much effort...!

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