Yesterday my dear friends Da and Rom got married in a little church down in Castlereagh. Both being Thai, they wore traditional wedding attire, as did the wedding party. I was dragooned into a variety of roles, including MC, photo-gopher, setter upper and so forth. I am only too happy to help such kind and loving people and the day, though long, was very satisfying for all.

The day before the wedding a group of us had spent a few hours setting up the church and reception hall, it being a kind of do-it-yourself arrangement. It was just before the sun fell below the lowest eastern ridge of the Blue Mountains that I took this photo, looking out from the church grounds.