What a weekend to have a wedding. Who would have thought we would have a heat wave at the beginning of October? Well, it really was a gorgeous wedding and not just because of the weather. Mathew and Marianne have such wonderful friends who rallied around to help make it such a brilliant weekend.
The flowers were by Derryn at Twigs Florist, Barnstaple. These fantastic urns really set off the entrance to the ballroom.
These beautiful arrangements were the central feature of the tables. With the eucolyptus they smelt wonderful.
The bridesmaids and their husbands spent all of Thursday making these delicious cupcakes as the wedding cake and tiny cupcakes for the wedding favours. Each cake had an M and M to decorate the top, cute. The boys in particular showed quite a flare for icing and even became quite possessive over the task!
The boys play a morning game of cricket in the sunshine on the tennis court to calm the nerves.
Also to calm the nerves the ushers requested a pint of Doom bar for the groom. One of the lovely ushers took this photo of Richard spiking the keg. I was holding the towel to guard the wall from beer spray, however it leapt over the towel and drenched me in Doom bar, giving me the faint aroma of a street drinker, mmmm nice!! Oh how he laughed!!
I loved the groom’s button hole, well done Derryn.
mmm, delicious canapés.
Not forgetting the 'gluten free' guest who had her own specially prepared canapés, she was ever so pleased.
Dinner is served; I loved the look of the vegetarian starter.
The bridal bouquet in a vase on the sideboard made a stunning statement in the hall.
It was a truly magnificent day celebrating love, friendship, food and family. The evening was topped off with delicious bacon rolls, cooked in the candle lit courtyard by Lee (Chef) on the BBQ. Who can resist the smell of sizzling bacon......Mouth watering! Then they danced the night away to their great band, the lead singer of which was Marianne's very talented friend from university.
The flowers were by Derryn at Twigs Florist, Barnstaple. These fantastic urns really set off the entrance to the ballroom.
These beautiful arrangements were the central feature of the tables. With the eucolyptus they smelt wonderful.
The bridesmaids and their husbands spent all of Thursday making these delicious cupcakes as the wedding cake and tiny cupcakes for the wedding favours. Each cake had an M and M to decorate the top, cute. The boys in particular showed quite a flare for icing and even became quite possessive over the task!
The boys play a morning game of cricket in the sunshine on the tennis court to calm the nerves.
Also to calm the nerves the ushers requested a pint of Doom bar for the groom. One of the lovely ushers took this photo of Richard spiking the keg. I was holding the towel to guard the wall from beer spray, however it leapt over the towel and drenched me in Doom bar, giving me the faint aroma of a street drinker, mmmm nice!! Oh how he laughed!!
I loved the groom’s button hole, well done Derryn.
mmm, delicious canapés.
Not forgetting the 'gluten free' guest who had her own specially prepared canapés, she was ever so pleased.
Dinner is served; I loved the look of the vegetarian starter.
The bridal bouquet in a vase on the sideboard made a stunning statement in the hall.
It was a truly magnificent day celebrating love, friendship, food and family. The evening was topped off with delicious bacon rolls, cooked in the candle lit courtyard by Lee (Chef) on the BBQ. Who can resist the smell of sizzling bacon......Mouth watering! Then they danced the night away to their great band, the lead singer of which was Marianne's very talented friend from university.