What a wonderful wedding! Big thanks to our MC Lauriston Muirhead, Father Peter Mcleod-Miller, Bridget Doyle (Baroness bride), Jim Sloan (MP) and Marjorie Glanville (music).
Congratulations to all involved and thanks also to those who joined us at the wedding. The order of service for the wedding is here.
This action aimed to draw attention to fossil fuel subsidies and political donations by the fossil fuel industry.
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Video:
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Photos:
- Crowd gathers
- And the local media
- Introductions by MC Lauriston Muirhead
- Introductions, why we are here, about fossil fuel subsidies, acknowledgement of country I will now hand you over to our very celebrated celebrant: The Venerable Father Peter McLeod Miller, Rector of St Matthews and Archdeacon of the Hume.
- Father Peter Mcleod Miller (with Jim Sloan as the MP in the background)
- The bride (Bridget Doyle) arrives
- May the wedding commence
- Attendees
- Attendees
- As promised, the bride wore “traditional white, with a touch of coal”
- I Desperatetake thee Filthyto be my lawful bedded partnerin sickness such as asthma, black lung, emphysema, mercury poisoning,coral bleaching, increased bushfires, extreme heat, water shortage and droughtand in health such as when we are really really rich and powerfuluntil early death do us part
- I Filthy take thee Desperate to be my lawful bedded partner in sickness such as reduced revenue for health and education lack of interest to listen to and act on what people really want and in health such as when we are really really rich and powerful until you losing your seat do us part
- The multi-talented MC was also the ring bearer
- Celebrant: And now the exchanging of the rings; Desperate: With this tax payer funded subsidy I from thee expect large donations to the party as long as we both shall profit Celebrant: And now Filthy: With this large donation to the party I from thee expect massive tax payer funded subsidies as long as we both shall profit
- Elaborate rings … exchange of gifts to seal the deal
- Attendees joined in the (reworded) wedding song to mark the end
- The happy couple leaving the wedding …