The Bride Wore Black

 

Leann wore a very dramatic black gown, and sparkly things were a motif throughout the evening. Crystals replaced flowers in both bouquets and boutinieres

....and love shone all around. 

 

3 Weddings in 2012!

We attended a fantastic wedding last Tuesday in Melbourne. My third Australian wedding this year! (I guess if you stay long enough, you get to enjoy watching your new friends celebrate life milestones.)
On Tuesday evening, Rob and Leean got married, and it was great to be there to support them and join the party. Here's a look at some of the details.....

 

The menu..... (of course!)

 

Special red and black Smarties ordered from the States....

 

 

The very stylish place settings and Smarties to take home....

 

MeerCats and Elephants

So, since we're not really interested in horse races, or the big boozy shenanigans that happen at the Melbourne Cup on the Long Weekend, we found alternative entertainment. We went to the Zoo  with 2 very cool kids.

The Meercats were a highlight.

And the Elephant Sculpture display was alright too.



Summer is on its way!

It's getting hot enough to eat watermelon!

How Cool is Brunswick?

We were in Brunswick yesterday, just off of  Sydney Road.... a fantastic part of Melbourne where one can find heaps of great Lebanese food, Italian coffee and good eating and tasty local beer.
There's also some great graffiti:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A1

 

Oh yeah....in the first week of October, we opened a show I directed in the Melbourne Fringe Festival. (No, I didn't almost forget....it's just been a while since I've caught up on the blog!)

I had 3 wonderful actors (Josh, Adrian and Paul) who were stoked to tell the story of 3 guys giving away steak and A1 sauce in this little piece called A1 Rolling Steakhouse.

The boys did a great job in rehearsal (a very short  rehearsal period!) and the show kept growing and developing during the season. The last show was definitely the strongest.

It's a bizarre play, and short (8 minutes,) high energy and funny. We were the first show up in a double bill with Samara's show, House by the same playwrigh,t Richard Maxwell.  I think the A1 crew generated a good vibe to kick each night off.

We got a couple of reviews. One lukewarm, and one red hot! Check them out here!

RED HOT

TEPID



Guest Shenanigans

 

 Yep...those are my brownies on the tiered cake platter...there was so much cakey, sweet, chocolatey goodness on the cake and desert table that it almost became ridiculous. Almost.

 You can't count the shenanigans unless you have the "selfies".

 (Translation: Self portraits taken with your smart phone. Do you have this word back home?)