There is no better place to be than in the Villa del Mar, a private villa within the grounds of the Marbella Club which overlooks the main Marbella promenade. Located on the exclusive Golden Mile, the Marbella Club has welecome celebrities such as Grace Kelly and Jackie O, and weddings here place our brides in the same location where time has almost stood still.
This wedding was very entertaining. A tough gig for Irish comedien Dave Young who was a little out of his comfort zone. Usually playing to crowds in Benalmadena clubs, this couple were great fans and hired him for their wedding. However after a huge meal and many hours of drink poor Dave had to work overtime to get them going. In true style he did in the end, and even had their priest up as part of a mock boy band tribute.
I have learned at this stage to be prepared for anything and always carry extra shoes and clothes in the car. This day I had scheduled a quick stop to the hotel´s staff changing room to prepare as it is not good to turn up at a five star wedding looking like a sweaty two star planner. All going to schedule and dressed in black leggings and t shirt for the set up part of the day, all I had to wait for now was the delivery of the bridal flowers then off for a quick change. The bride had provided us with a picture of dark pink calla lillies which our florist reproduced perfectly. Unfortunately the shade was slightly darker than the bride wanted (warning, we never know what shade pink callas will be until delivery that day!!), and with a cry of "They´re plum, not fuschia", she threw the bouquet back at the poor florist who nearly died on the spot. Of course the customer is always right and with only one and half hours left till the ceremony, the florist had to rush back to the shop and re-make the bridesmaids bouquet. The bride was, thankfully, happy with her own flowers! With no time left I found a changing room in a beach club next door and like wonderwoman, I whipped on the pink dress in the picture above, threw in a few curls with my 1980´s little gas operated tongs and re-appeared looking slightly more five star.
Returning with enough time to check that the specially ordered barrells of Guinness and Budweiser were in place, I got the bride and her exceptionally large dress into the back of a white vintage rolls royce and raced ahead of them to the church. The dress was so big that the father of the bride had to sit in the front of the car!
The day went off well and as night fell, the pink mood lighting hit the palm trees as they swayed in a light breeze and the bride relaxed and smiled for the rest of the evening. There were more funny stories from this wedding, I couldnt possible write them but if you happen to be in the back of my car on a viewing trip, ask me and I just might spill!
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