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Hello everyone!
Well, I'm Sebastian from Rio de Janeiro
from Brazil, where I met Edward.
But more about me and Ed later.
First of all I'd like to thank everyone who made this day possible
especially their parents
not only for putting on this wedding,
but more importantly, for raising two fine people.
I met Edward at the British School in Rio, when we were about 15
and it was good for me that another 'gringo' had joined our class.
In fact, I was born in Brazil
but I'm not exactly what most people expect when I say I'm Brazilian.
Ed and I did a lot together.
We went through all of our Duke Of Edinburgh expedition
This envolves a memorable camping expedition.
On beaches, in the mountains and in the jungle
camping out in the wild is not like camping out in England.
There are lots of unpleasant animals.
For camping, miserable.
On one occasion we set our tent
on the only bit of ground we saw.
It was at night time
and it turned out to be a riverbed.
We came back to the tent after a tropical rain and there was water coming over the tent
so we had to move it.
On another occasion we camped on a beautiful beach.
It was not funny to be woken up by both ants and crabs
trying to have us for breakfast.
But there is something else I'd like to talk about.
Now, some of you will know that Ed has always been a bit.. How should I say? Accident prone.
His accidents have come in all sorts of shapes and size.
In Brazil, Edward seemed to have something about him that attracted muggers and robbers..
In fact, anyone who thought he might have a bit extra
to give for a charitable donation.
He loves skiing and snowboarding
but the last time he was snowboarding, along with Oivind and William in France
Ed decided he wanted to practice his 'Hot Dogging' technique.
This is basically acrobatics on your skiis.
Unfortunately he had a tendency to land upside down on his head.
I'm sure he's two or three inches shorter than when he left school.
But he survived all of his adventures.
We went our different ways when we came to England to study
But we always kept in touch, meeting whenever possible
In Bristol, Brighton, London, Newcastle..
and from time to time in Rio.
Eventually, Ed found a career that allowed him to follow his passions
travel, the environment, nature, looking at ways of protecting our future.
And he found someone who shares those passions with him.
Someone who shares his dreams. A soul mate. He found Sam.
He has found someone who is not afraid to share the outdoor life
go camping, travel the world, work hard and study hard
someone to help build a future for them, and for all of our children.
They say that “Marriage is not about finding a person you can live with
it’s about finding the person you can`t live without”.
My friend has clearly found that.
So I want to wish Edward and Sam the best life possible
full of love, honesty, enjoyment and some adventure, but not too much!
And of course, lots of children.
Last but not least, I would like to thank Ed on behalf of the bridesmaids
And...
Sooo...
Sorry its a bit short, but yeah...
So everyone please raise your glass!