Lloyd October 21st, 2008
Anna and Richard were married at St Andrews church in the village of Shalford.
Anna arrived at the church looking gorgeous in her Ana Cristache dress and as she walked up the aisle trumpeter William Bargman played The Prince of Denmark’s March by Jeremiah Clark.
Amongst the guests for the day was the couple’s dog Monty who was sporting a bowtie and looked very smart.
After the wedding ceremony the newlyweds and their guests made the 15 minute journey to Gosfield Hall for the wedding reception
Richard was Best Man at his sister Karen’s wedding last year and she returned the compliment by being his Best Man for the day.
After a Champagne reception the guests were led through to The Ballroom for the wedding breakfast.
The delicious looking cake was made by Patacake.
Mr and Mrs Harvey are now enjoying their honeymoon in Grenada.
Tags: cakes, flowers, venues
Lloyd October 21st, 2008
On Saturday I was down in Chiddingfold in Surrey for the wedding of Emma and Ravi.
As Emma was getting ready at nearby Lythe Hill Hotel, Ravi and the guests were arriving at Ramster for the wedding ceremony.
Ramster was decked out in flowers by Gemma Beasley from In the Pink and instead of the traditional wedding caked there was a delicious looking cheesecake from The English Cheesecake Co.
Emma walked up the aisle with her father, John, wearing a gorgeous dress by Caroline Castigliano (that’s Emma, not John…).
During the wedding ceremony there were two readings; one, an extract from Les Misérables and the other, the very funny poem by Louise Cuddon called I’ll Be There. Then, during the signing of the register, the newlyweds’ friend Cate sung the Norah Jones song, Come Away With Me.
After the wedding breakfast, courtesy of caterers Jacaranda, the party started with ‘two’ first dances, both a little unusual, Step on my Old Size Nines by the Stereophonics and then the reggae standard, Guava Jelly; I think it was the Johnny Nash version but somebody please correct me if I’m wrong.
Mr & Mrs Saksena are now enjoying a few days in Edinburgh before the honeymoon proper, Christmas in South Africa.
Tags: 1st dances, cakes, flowers, readings
Lloyd September 29th, 2008
Finally some great weather, huh?
On Friday I was at Syon Park for the wedding of Tessa Kottler and Jason Capra. Whilst Tessa was getting ready at her parents house with the help of Kate from It’s All about You, Jason and the Guys were tucking into a hearty lunch at The London Apprentice, a short walk from the venue.
The ‘first’ wedding ceremony was held in the Great Hall which is a fabulous room with lots of natural light and high ceiling.
We were then fortunate enough to witness a second wedding ceremony this time a Jewish one led by Rabbi Guy Hall. A Chuppa was held over the couple in the courtyard of the main building as they performed the traditional rituals including the breaking of the glass.
Tessa’s beautiful dress was designed by Sassi Holford and came from Surrey Brides in Weybridge.
The wedding Breakfast was held across the park in the Great Conservatory where the room was dressed with some fabulous flower arrangements from Carter Cherrill. The guests enjoyed food served by caterers William Norris and, later in the evening, wedding cake from Cakes 4 Fun.
The new Mr & Mrs Capra and currently honeymooning in Brazil. If you would like to see some of the guests photographs from the day then take a look at Tessa and Jason’s web site set up especially for their wedding.
Tags: cakes, caterers, dresses, honeymoon destinations, venues
Lloyd August 24th, 2008
Tom and Melanie were married in the beautiful country Church of All Saints in the Groom’s home village of Wickhambrook in Suffolk.
Melanie’s dress came from Pronovias who also got a mention in my last posting. It looked fantastic with it’s understated veil.
As Tom and his best men were getting ready at his parent’s house a mile from the church, Mel and her five Bridesmaids were preparing in the Bedford Lodge Hotel about 10 miles away in Newmarket.
The enormous cake came from the Vanilla Patisserie who are based in Suffolk
The stationery for the wedding was designed by With Love… and the whole event was co-ordinated by Bernadette from Dream Occasions.
The reception was held back at the house where a marquee had been erected by Weatherill Brothers Marquee Hire and decorated with amazing flower arrangements by Beverley and the team from Jade’s Flower Design.
This week, as this was a ‘country’ wedding I decided that the b&w photographs would look good with a ‘rustic’ tone to them. I hope you like it…
The Bride and Groom are now on their way to Mauritius for a two week break.
Tags: cakes, dresses, flowers, wedding planners
Lloyd August 5th, 2008
A Show Biz wedding, Hurrah!
Both the Bride and Groom work in the theatre; Tim as an Actor and Emily as a Stage Manager so even if we should ‘Beware the Ides of March’, we can certainly enjoy the 4th of August.
Unsurprisingly, when it came to the vows, the Groom was word perfect and needed no prompting. Emily was also spot on although I think some of the guests may have detected a slight tremble of the bottom lip as she read her lines.
If music be the food of love, play on
The wedding ceremony and reception were held at The Newbury Manor Hotel in Berkshire which is somewhere I have performed before. The grounds are gorgeous, are bisected by the River Kennet and include a jumbo sized chess set.
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!
Many of the guests were of a theatrical bent and were given ample room to shine by the presence of a Message Room which reminded me a lot of the Big Brother’s Diary Room (not that I watch such programmes you understand…). This was supplied by the Short Film Company; in ones, twos and sometimes threes the guests visited the room to leave messages for the Bride and Groom.
Is this a dagger which I see before me?
No, just a silver knife for the amazing looking cake from Choccywoccydoodah in Brighton.
That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet…
the Bride’s bouquet and the other flower arrangements were created by local florist, Sumo.
Tim and Emily are honeymooning in Malaysia for 2 weeks… after all, All the World’s a Stage…
Tags: cakes, honeymoon destinations, venues, video
Lloyd March 17th, 2008
Sara and Alex decided to host their marriage ceremony and wedding reception at Hotel du Vin in Winchester.
As Sara prepared in the Tattinger Suite, Alex was welcoming their guests in the Champagne Bar downstairs.
Alex had sent his Bride to be several gifts including a pot of Champagne Marmite!
Sara’s stylish dress was made by Ellis Bridals and was beautifully trimmed with Champagne coloured ribbon and bows.
There were just 25 guests invited to the wedding and it helped to create an intimate atmosphere in the Abbey Well suite where the ceremony, and later that evening, the Wedding Breakfast were held.
The bridal bouquet and the flower arrangents were created by local florist Flowers by Caroline and the delicious looking cakes, which comprised of a large Lemon Chiffon Cake complimented by a collection of little Magic Cakes, came from the London patisserie, Konditor & Cook.
The happy couple are now off to honeymoon in California for 3 weeks.
Tags: cakes, dresses, honeymoon destinations, venues
