A year in the planning, all our dreams came true today at Galle’s amazing Amangalla. Rachelle and I fell in love with the hotel when we were here on our round-the-world tour last year, and agreed that if we ever decided to do the do, this was the place we wanted to do it!
Amangalla’s perfect blend of incredible history and impeccable service makes it our favourite of all hotels. We are eternally grateful to Olivia and her wonderful staff for the stunning show they put on.
If you visited Ayubowan.asia or read any of our regular countdown emails you’ll already have had some insight into how special Sri Lanka is.
Nestling like a jewel beneath the subcontinent in the dazzlingly aquamarine Indian Ocean, this lush and ancient island boasts a tropical climate, beautiful white sand beaches, wonderful wildlife and an incredible cuisine.
Our wedding ceremony fused Sri Lankan tradition with Western influences and we are eternally grateful to Henri for the brilliant job she did jollying us through and conveying the magic of this special island of Serendip on such a special day for us.
My stag do cricket match was about as ad hoc game of sport as Galle has ever seen, but with the band, scorer, commentator and crowd looking on from the ramparts I certainly enjoyed myself enormously.
Zoe organized a truly wonderful ladies afternoon at Why Beach. Rachelle managed to get pretty much all of the Mr & Mrs answers right so I won’t hold it against her that she got the year we met wrong: the last nearly four years have been such a whirlwind of London, around-the-world, After the Apple and Far North Queensland adventures it’s been hard to keep up.
In my speech earlier I particularly wanted to remember my dear Grandmother Aline, age 94, who said she feared she would be leaving Sri Lanka in a coffin if she ventured this far form the safety of home: and wouldn’t be tempted even when I said I’d pay for the coffin!
More photos to follow asap…