Tom Stevens performing magic at wedding dinner

 

This gig was at the botanical gardens in Cranbourne. I thought I would get there 30 minutes early as usual so I could get a feel of the layout, audience and find the best place to set up.

 

The host had sent detailed directions to everyone so they’d know exactly how to get there, however I looked up the address myself which this time proved to be a mistake. I went to 1000 Ballarto rd Cranbourne, which is the listed address of the botanical gardens, however the entrance for the function centre is on the other side of the park, perhaps a 20 minute drive!

That extra half hour I tought I had shrunk very quickly to only 5 minutes. When I strolled into the function centre I greeted the groom, and he asked me the usual question if it was easy to find the place. Not wanting to trouble him with extraneous details I cheerily thanked him for the excellent directions. He said he’d just copied and pasted it from the function centre’s website. I stayed an extra 40 minutes, I think out of guilt that I wasn’t as early as I had meant to be.