Avalon Fantasy Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Ok so looking at that opener your thinking ....what??? It is ( I`m thinking I shouldnt write "beyond belief" as I suspect it isnt...) But give me a break..Owls winging their way down the aisle to deliver your wedding rings????????????????? Hits head on the desk... To quote boris becker of years ago.. " You cannot be serious" Ohh but they are.... very very serious... its at this point that I find myself glad that I keep all manner of weirdo gubbins in pockets.. I`m just ferreting about for a sick bag... Its got to be a footballers wife/gf thingy....blah. Ok each to their own I know, its what makes the world go around..but honestly..I`ve been in the wedding business for some not inconsiderable years and this has to be the mickey take of the year.. I adore owls, I adore chickens. and fluffy creatures, and yes I humanise (sp) my darling chicks, but I genuinely draw a line at doing a wedding where an owl is let free by a handler to swoop gracefully along the aisle to drop off your rings... I wonder if I could train chikky?? LOL Just about to post this when I get a *tweet* back.. omg mr ferdinand of the football persuasion is said to be having the owl thing at his wedding....................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Could you be sure they'd drop them at the right point? And what if they, er, accidentally dropped something else on their way to the happy couple? (BTW, it was John McEnroe, not Boris, who did the 'you cannot be serious' thing! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Ive just read this 3 times trying to work out what you are talking about are you really serious someone is having owls (OWLS? ) flying down the aisle (or central walkway - aisles are the ones at the side - not the middle ) to drop off the rings and rio ferdinand is doing this more money than sense is coming into my head cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon Fantasy Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Ohh god yes.. sorry..the brain went into overdrive with the horror of such a thing truly happening..Laughing ... ee gads... I got this tweet, and remembered I had half read something in the guardian, double checked and thought this was insanity gone made...(if you know what I mean...) So yes I stand corrected you are absolutely right ! Sorry Boris if you`re reading!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon Fantasy Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 ok... right everyone..whatever I said about aisles, and tennis players..please ignore... I was sooo damned shocked about the owl flying down the middle bit to drop off the rings that I could hardly think straight... Seriously... google it.... I`m getting a glass of wine.. any one else.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 You're not imagining it ... take a look here. What's scary is that if you google 'Owls + wedding rings' it comes up with several companies offering this service, he's not the first! It would make me think of Harry Potter too much ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) I think you've already had a few too many. What are you talking about. Edited to add sorry my post crossed with yours Olly. Edited March 10, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I`m getting a glass of wine.. any one else.. oh yes please, can I have lemonade with mine, im at work in the morning (means I can have twice as much ) I wasnt meaning to pull you up about aisles , but I saw QI the other day and Steven fry was saying that the aisle wasnt the bit the brides walk down, but the central walkway (or whatever he called it) didnt sound as romantic clink! nice wine, where did you get it? slurp cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 you are right Cathy, everyone talks about 'walking down (or up) the aisle' but technically it's the nave, if it's the central bit of the church! Pour me a glass too, it's been a long day ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon Fantasy Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Seriously, when things are done in good humour I dont mind anyone pulling me up on things.. I was sooo dumbfounded at this notion that I couldnt think straight for typing! And this is the first.. its a nice glass of marlborough sauvignon blanc.. so chin chin everyone.. Here...you know I was thinking( this is not always a good thing) what IF someone cant afford an Owl service..(titter) hmm do any of the Omleteers here have obediant chicks that could scoot down and deliver not only the rings but an egg too... Bet that would beat an owl anyday! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 hey, my girls are totally obedient nearly as obedient as the cat, who will sit on my knee the second I ask her to (or is that just the second im about to sit down ) oh, maybe ive had a little too much wine go on then, another glass wont hurt cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 well someone posted on here recently about wanting to involve her chickens in the wedding in some way! Mine are very disobedient, although I suppose a trail of mealworms laid down the carpet might do the job ... so would lobbing a cherry tomato at the bride and groom, you'd have a chicken down the end of the aisle (nave) in no time! Maybe you should contact Rio and offer your services, tell him owls are old hat, everyone's done that already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 You better pour me a glass too. Can I have white. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon Fantasy Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 LMAO!..ok... so whos composing this little letter then.. *pours the wine and indeed the added lemonade... Dear Mr Ferdinand; You dont` know us, but a little bird has told us that you are considering an owl ring bearer, whilst this is an idea of sorts, we would like to point out that it is sooooooooo last year. All the very best people are using Chickens, not only for their innate good sence but that they will also make a delightful deposit of a golden egg (ok so I`m fibbing but someone down the back of the vestry could quickly gold leaf an egg surely?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Olly can do that, she's very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 - I hope you're all recovering well from your hangovers this morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 This is hilarious! How are all your heads this morning?? But now I have this image in my head of someone at the back of the church quickly lobbing a tomato down the aisle, followed by a bustle of chickens, feather bloomers flapping, racing down the 'nave' Priceless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Can I just point out that I was stone cold sober (so there's no excuse for me ) Promises, promises - I sat by the computer for ages, but no wine appeared. I love the idea of the gold-leaf egg, that could easily be arranged. You'd have to have a good aim with the cherry tomato though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 You're not imagining it ... take a look here. if you google' it comes up with several companies offering this service, he's not the first! Blimey this took me back to my youth. 35 years ago I was at a friends wedding. The couple were married in a country church then went outside into the church yard where they had a blessing. You couldn't marry outside in those days. The Groom's Harris Hawk (I think it was though I may be wrong) swooped down to deliver two blessing rings. the bride wore wild flowers entwined in her hair and looked like a fairy. The hawk had silver bits in his feathers. We all thought they were sooooooooooo coooooooooool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon Fantasy Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Waves good morning..my heads ok..I`m always like this... Sorry about the non appearing wine... thats the next thing.. we should be able to do the star trek thing and materialize wine in places...ahh well.. maybe in a few years.. You know it would be so blasted funny.. good money would be paid for chickens at a wedding pictures.. orrrr...That could be the next aim..to get on GMTV with the wedding thing they do each year!!! The Omlet wedding............................ Da, I still do renaissance weddings, although none of my couples have admited to any flying creatures.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 [quote name="Avalon Fantasy" Da' date=' I still do renaissance weddings, although none of my couples have admited to any flying creatures....[/quote] I just had a look at your website. Your brides and your creations are stunning. I should be 25 and getting married again ........................sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon Fantasy Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 chuckles.. ahh..Da, you can do the ren thing anytime.. I make headwear for films, ballets ect ect as well.. Pondering wether I should put available for funerals weddings and bah mitzvahs. Thank you very much for your kind words, I have always loved making such things..must have been a magpie in a previous life..anything sparkly and I`m at it..L Oh I was talking to my husband about the Owl thing..he too raised his eye brow and said... You know what..theres going to be more.. why? I said..well.. he says..next year warner brothers are doing an owl film from Kathryn Laskys books ..one being the Guardian of Ga`hoole Of course the fact that they have HP6 out in July this year too will just about *owl us out.. I feel we should really hammer home this chicken thing for weddings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 In a wonderful set of posts & replies my favourite bit was ... its at this point that I find myself glad that I keep all manner of weirdo gubbins in pockets.. I`m just ferreting about for a sick bag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Avalon I love your headwear on your site too. What an interesting and creative occupation. I can't see them at a funeral though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon Fantasy Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Chuckles, Thanks for the lovely comments.. you would be surprised where my creations have been seen, I suppose its down to the fact that whilst you see what you see onsite as it were, most of my work is bespoke, so someone looks at it gets an idea then we talk about their needs and its then that I find out usually. although of course not always where or how they will use it. Oh I`ve just had a thought, I wonder if I could do some swarovski covered silk bag for the owl to carry the rings in? L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
