It was a full house at the sold-out Prince Harry and Meghan Wedding Bash held May 18 at St. Paul’s Anglican Church.
Ladies in fascinators, gin and tonics at the bar and Cornish game hen on the menu made for a true British affair.
Queen Elizabeth II is the head of the Church of England and, by extension, the Anglican Church in Canada. The theme of this fundraiser was chosen to honour this connection and join in the celebration of the young prince’s happy day.
The dinner and concert was hosted by members of the church to gather the funds needed to repair the roof on the upper hall.
“Our goal was to raise the $3,000 needed to replace all the hardware on our tin roof with the hopes of it lasting another 20 years,” said fundraising committee member Vickie Lamb Drover.
“Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, parishioners and friends of the church, we raised that and more.”
The supper was accompanied by a concert held in the round with a impressive ensemble of local performers. The final encore brought down the house with a quartet (vocal, guitar, cello and drum) led by Jardeth Hemmerling playing Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire.
The event proved successful thanks to the event’s musical co-ordinator, Sarah Whitbread, and logistics guru, Jody Thomas. Talks are already underway regarding making the event an annual occurrence in some form. Perhaps the royal family will oblige with another wedding.
