First wedding of the year

My niece’s birthday party turned out to be her wedding reception. She and her fiancé had just gone quietly to the local register office to get married yesterday afternoon with a few friends and immediate family present. They got engaged on her birthday last year and were planning on getting married later this year, although decided to bring the wedding forward as their first baby is due in July. I was very glad I’d booked the night off (my sister had dropped some hints so it wasn’t a complete surprise) – it was great to be able to celebrate with them.