I work in events so I always wanted my wedding to be bespoke and a marquee wedding reception was the perfect opportunity to create this. We chose to pitch our marquee on the lawn of the local Fairford Cricket Club located just a stone’s throw from the church. I walked down the aisle to Craig Armstrong’s Portuguese Love Theme from the film Love Actually – it felt as though it were just the two of us in the church. Seeing each other’s faces at the end of the aisle was a wonderful moment for us both. The church was also within walking distance of my parent’s home where our bridal party enjoyed getting ready on the morning of the wedding. St Mary’s Church Fairford is my family church so it was a natural choice for me to get married in. “I planned a surprise brass band to appear from the church congregation to accompany our final hymn, Bring Me Sunshine. They led our guests in a traffic-stopping street procession from the church to the marquee, with local villagers looking on!” - Ellie We opted for long tables for our feasting-style wedding breakfast. Our hexagonal-shaped acrylic place names featured hand-written calligraphy in white and our guests took these away with them as favours. They were placed alongside pearl napkin rings which tied in with the embellishment on my wedding dress. 28
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