Christina’s Column
Christina Moorby (pictured with bride,
One of the great
Donna and young Kyle) is a year 9
things about the
student at Belper School. Christina
hotel was the
‘funny money’ you
recently attended a wedding in
just randomly got
Dominican Republic … for taking part in
any type of game.
Recently I managed to get away from the wind, Kyle had already got
rain and muck of Great Britain; to the beaches, 3,000 by the time
 
sun and sea of the Dominican Republic. It’s what we had arrived but had 40,000 when we left.
I definitely needed and if that meant attending a Everyone seemed to collect the money and then
wedding then why not! We could only go for a just give it to him.
week but my mum’s friend Maureen (the mother
of the bride), Andy (the groom), Donna (the One game saw me paired up with a happy
bride) and Maureen’s grandson Kyle all had a looking French man; he had mastered the art
week’s head start on us. At least by the time we of throwing a real egg to me which I caught
arrived, they’d got to know the area and so were without breaking it. Unfortunately, when he had
useful tour guides for us! to turn round and throw it backwards, he wasn’t
quite as talented – he missed me completely
Trying to fit everything in the suitcase is always and hit a defenceless man passing by! The hotel
the worst bit in my point of view. After all the had everything including resident flamingos
excitement and happiness, you’ve got the and peacock, an infinity pool with swim-up bar,
mad packing and the mutters of what we’ve basketball, pool, ping-pong, giant chess, table
forgotten. The 9 hr flight was a breeze and even football, Xbox 360, Playstation3 and my
the 2 hour transfer to the Dreams Hotel (La favourite … a trampoline in the sea!
Romantica) wasn’t that bad. After pit stops for
beer (not for me of course!) and the toilet, we During the mad rush just before the wedding,
eventually arrived at our destination. everyone was nervous and Donna the bride was
shaking; I don’t think she realises just how
With the weirdly-long drive way, the hotel looked pretty she looked. I was a bridesmaid for the
heaven-sent. Donna and Kyle were chasing first time and carried the train. It was the dream
lizards at the entrance and gave the porters who wedding you’d imagine if you want it to be
were about to carry our luggage something abroad; set under a white gazebo overlooking
to laugh about. Way too quickly we’d started the sea with brilliant sunshine. There was only
eating dinner but we were happy and blissfully one last minute hiccup; neither the bride nor
unaware of the jet lag that would eventually set groom had any reason to be late (after all they
in. were getting married at the hotel) but nobody
anticipated this – the Judge who was performing
After that the rest of the days have all got a bit the ceremony was late! My dad was in charge
mixed up and I can’t remember them in any of the video camera and Maureen had already
order. Some of the funny moments still stick out started sniffling. A passing speedboat caught
in my mind. The day after the wedding, some dad’s attention and the video followed it but
Americans who were a bit self-centred, got as Maureen said, “it all added to the fantastic
married on the windy pier. Admittedly, lots of wedding!”
people including ourselves were having a good
old nose! Just as they were taking their vows, the Christina x
wind blew and the champagne glasses started
smashing on the floor. Everyone started to
whisper one word (apparently I can’t repeat that
word) making a few people snigger.
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