First Big Wedding of the year!
It was just wonderful to hold a full wedding here again. We were a little rusty in remembering everything to put out and get ready, not made easier by the fact that we were both in Isolation until the night before the wedding!
Collins Marquees arrived on the Wednesday to put up the marquee on the lower lawn - It was a large three pole traditional marquee. - https://collinsmarquees.co.uk/) Before they left they strung garlands of eucalyptus leaves from the ceiling made by Emma from Martha and the Meadow flowers - https://www.marthaandthemeadow.com/
The following day, Honeybells arrived to put up a Bell Tent village on the Glamping Ground -
Honeybells - https://www.honeybells.co.uk/
Bell Tent City - In House
On the day of the wedding, Emma, the florist arrived with centre pieces and lanterns for the tables - they were absolutely stunning and brought to life the unusual but hugely effective theme of dark grey and raspberry pink. The theme was continued onto the place markers and the table laid out for cards and presents.
The Caterers, put the final flourishes in place and the stage was set.
http://www.sorrelscaterers.co.uk/ - The catering company, Sorrels of Wimborne is owned by the parents of the bride.
Emma, the florist had also left two huge beautiful bunches of flowers in the porch to give to the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom. These nestled in by the marble ancestors who were dressed up specially for the wedding.
The bride and Groom were married in the ancient church of Wimborne Minster. The bride looked so beautiful in a very simply cut dress of taffeta over a stiff underskirt which suited her to perfection.
The bride’s surname was Bond so what else could the couple use to arrive here in except an Aston Martin DB5 ! The five adult bridesmaids who were dressed in very attractive dark grey dresses with cross-over tops and carried dark pink and pale pink flowers, arrived in a vintage Alvis which belong to a family friend.
(The Aston Martin was hired from Premier Carriage Wedding cars https://www.premiercarriage.co.uk )
As guests arrived they were greeted with drinks and and delicious canapes on the lawn.
In the background Helena Bartlett and the other members of her Quartet played a selection of classical tunes which added a lovely festive feeling to the day. - helena.bartlett@ad.co.uk - 0747209534
Whilst their guests were mingling, the bride and groom had the first of many wonderful, relaxed photographs taken by Darren Lovell - https://www.darrenlovellphotography.co.uk - he has taken all the photographs in this blog except those saying I/H - “in house” or otherwise.
First beautiful shots done, the bride and groom made their way into the Marquee where guests stood to applaud the arrival of Mr and Mrs Brady.
Everyone settled down to enjoy the delicious meal produced by Sorrels. The Bride’s father had been slaving at the stove cooking some of this extensive menue the day before but now was his time to sit back and enjoy himself.
With speeches finished, guests spilled out to explore the gardens and grounds or have their pictures drawn by the Caricaturist, Paul Tyler - www.cartoon-face.co.uk.
Meanwhile, the bride and groom grabbed the moment to have photographs taken in the walled garden.
The band arrived to take up their place on the stage in the marquee and as they started to play and sing there were shout of joy!. I felt that the guests knew them well. - https://www.fixthemusic.com/party-band-london-groove-addiction
As evening fell, guests returned to the marquee for the cutting of the cake and the first dance. The cake was a towering creation of pink iced layers decorated with tiny pink macaroons and flowers.
Soon the light began to fade and the caterers for the evening meal started to serve their food - a meltingly juicy hog roast from Sorrels and ice creams with a difference from The Ice Chef - www.theicechef.co.uk - here the ices are made individually on an ice cold sheet, rolled when ready and popped into containers - they were delicious!
The evening was beautifully warm and some guests continued to socialise outside, although it was too dark to play the lawn games that had been put out earlier.
The party continued until the witching hour of midnight.
By then the rain had begun to fall. It had been forecasted for much earlier in the evening so they had been very lucky. Sadly this meant that they were unable to continue to chat round the firepit.
We took out umbrellas for the bride and groom to use on their way to the Bridal Tent in the Walled Garden.
In house Photograph
The next morning, the rain had stopped and guests sleepily made their way across the lawns to the marquee where a delicious breakfast, cooked once more by Sorrels, awaited them. They all said that they had slept well despite the clashes of thunder during the night.
Tidy up followed, with everyone leaving about 5pm - it had been the most fantastic weekend - an amazing way to start full size weddings again.
