Tara and Tom’s wedding was a gorgeous blend of three of the best accents - Aussie and Geordie and Scottish - with friends and family visiting Northumberland from over the Scottish borders and Down Under. No to mention all the KILTS.
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It was the most beautiful of wedding entrances as first the guests, then the bridesmaids, then Lydia and her dad, approached the ceremony from the ornamental garden path, under an arch in the hedge and round the glistening pool.
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When I arrived at Beth and Sam’s wedding - taking place in the back field of Beth’s family home - I was immediately embraced into the merriest of chaos. Dogs, kettle boiling, tag teaming into the hair and make up chair, sisters, misters of sisters, offspring of sisters, music playing…and the bride in a thong looking for tit tape.
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It was modern crowd in sherbet colours against an Elizabethan backdrop, what’s not to love? It tickled me that before the bridal party arrived the bridesmaids’ rainbow of handbags were laid out on each chair - it looked like London Fashion Week.
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Katrina told me that while she is a Christian her lovely man Rory is not, and she wanted a wedding where both their world views could be acknowledged and honoured…and that’s a challenge I relish.
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Nearly 12 million people on instagram have seen Kate bury a sausage (oo er, vicar) the night before her wedding, in keeping with the hilarious old tradition that it will make for good weather on your Big Day. And boy oh oh boy oh saveloy did it pay off. The weather wasn’t just sunny it was baking hot.
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This ceremony was different to any I’ve done before, or since. Megan and Dexter were keen to have all the marriage proceedings in one go - legal aspect and personalised aspect - so they asked if I’d mind teaming up with the local registry office. And of course I didn’t!
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When I picture Steph and Tom’s big day I will picture fat raindrops and hot pink and beaming smiles…and all that garden magic will conjure up how relaxed it all felt. How right they clearly are together.
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Jamie and Jack’s wedding was a celebration of all the things they love. They love to be the life and soul, making people laugh, and they’d arranged for two of Jack’s cousins to launch down the aisle before the anyone else - as beer boys - to 90s aisle to PJ and Duncan classic Let's Get Ready to Rhumble.
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The groom, Ashley, had been present the day Bethan chose her wedding dress, because his was the opinion that mattered the most to her. They got ready together in the morning, because that’s how they feel happiest and most relaxed.
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Otto’s parents had gone all-out on making the day a celebration - from classics like balloons, drinks and a spectacular cake to the more elaborate touches like a massive gazebo in the garden and a pizza van parked up in the drive.
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It was a hot May afternoon, the day school sweethearts Kate and Saul got married. And the sunshine just made everything pop: the bright white ceremony room of Newcastle’s Secret Tower, the vibrant flowers, the mismatched zesty hues of the bridesmaids’ dresses. Everything just glistened and glowed, up in the rooftop venue looking out over the city.
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Tom’s a pilot and there was a big contingent of pilots in the room. I did my best flight attendant impression (God love their friends for laughing at my dad jokes), pointing out the different exits for the bride and groom and confetti line, asking phones to be on airplane mode, and announcing that the seat belt signs were off.
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The rehearsal was brilliant and we were all laughing - it didn’t feel like a rehearsal as much as a mini wedding, Sam in her Bride t-shirt and glittery skirt, and giddy friends and family spilling out over the first few rows. The vibe was set and I knew the next day would be fun.
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One important thing I think I’ve learnt is that while the content of what you say is absolutely paramount, the quote from Maya Angelou is oh-so true: “At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel”.
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This wasn’t a job I thought I’d got at first. Rhiannon, her then-fiancé Doug and I had a video call to see if I was a good fit for them but the signal was TERRIBLE. It was so frustrating when you feel like you have one chance to help a couple feel like they’re in safe hands.
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Working with Laura to prepare for her beautiful little boy Archer James’ naming day took me back to my first job out of university - back in mid noughties - when Laura and I both worked in advertising.
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Doing this job has opened my eyes to how funerals can be - and the celebration of life for Chris Oliver was the least ‘funeral-y’ celebration I’ve done yet.
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When I arrived at the venue for Mike and Lisa’s wedding, I can honestly say it took my breath away. The ceremony was laid out in the woods, pine trees stretching up into the blue September sky over an aisle laid with pink-toned carpets and lined with pink-toned flowers.
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Mourners poured into the room in their dozens and soon it was standing room only in a room that seats 100. Then it went from standing room only to having to open the glass doors and have throngs of people standing in the car park, watching in…
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