The wedding today has, I am told, a purple - and green colour scheme, and there is an underlying theme of knitting (in my address and, as I discovered last night, in the groom's vows).

There is something fitting in the TT minister knitting a cover for a champagne bottle which will act as a visiual aid for the wedding address.

I'm looking forward to sharing in this very special day, in the grand surroundings of Glasgow University's Memorial Chapel.

Well, at about 4 a.m. tomorrow when a taxi whisks me away to Glasgow airport to start my holiday in Malta!

It has been a remarkably busy week, lots of meetings, lots of people to spend time with, lots of final preparation to do for a wedding (in just three hours from now) and just generally lots of doing.

It is actually around six months since I had a proper break, I've had the odd overnight with friends, which has been lovely, but most of my travel and time away has been work or urgent family stuff.  I have a slight concern that I am too tired really to benefit from my week off, that I probably need is a week to sleep first, but hey ho, the die is cast.

I'm very much looking forward to five days in Malta with one of my oldest friends, which will allow me to relax and unwind before the run up to Christmas gets going.

And I do get the "bonus" of eight hours in Gatwick airport tomorrow, and another six on the way back!!