The wedding of my daughter, Sharon, to Andrew (Drew) Cassell, took place on 2nd Aug 2002. They have known each other since traveling to school together on the train to Canterbury, a lovely city with a 1000 year old cathedral. The service took place at 2-00pm in the village church in Selling at , a small rural village surrounded by apple orchards in Kent, UK. The church dates from 1054, as can be seen in the photo. I accompanied Sharon to the church in Drew's father's Rolls Royce, which we used as a wedding car. We had rented a 50 car car park near the church, for the guests.

After the church service, two buses ferried the 120 guests back to my home, 2 miles away, where we had erected an 80 feet by 30 feet marquee, with a 30 feet by 15 feet catering tent attached. Guests were met with Pimms to refresh them on the warm summers day. Caterers served the meal, starting at 4-45pm followed by the speeches. My medication worked perfectly, and I was "on" all day, with no problems. I gave a fairly long speech with no notes. At 7-30 pm we were joined by another 50 evening guests, and dancing started in the end section of the marquee which was darkened with a starlight ceiling of flashing stars. Sharon and Drew left in the Rolls at 9-30pm to go on honeymoon in The Maldives, Islands in the Indian Ocean.
 

The church was built originally in 1045, but there is believed to have been a church or abbey on the site long before then. Kent was the first county to be converted to Christianity after St. Augustine landed in 597. The church was renovated in 1300, to the form it is in today. In 1843, an enormous cache of medieval glass was found hidden in a box in the East wing wall. This was the original glass of the great window, and it had been hidden for safety when churches were under attack. It was re-assembled and put back in the window. Again it had to be removed in WW 2 due to German bombing.