As Mark is a bus driver, we arranged for a double decker bus to transport guests from the ceremony to our reception. We loved the digital ‘Congratulations’ message they added to the front. We created our own sweets table for our reception, buying jars and a selection of treats. It was fairly easy to do and definitely saved us money. Mark W’s grandma was christened and went to Sunday school at St Mary’s when it was a church; his aunty married there; and his great uncle wound its clock. We had to have our reception there! We chose navy blue as our main colour for dressing the venue, while our flowers consisted of white roses, thistles, eucalyptus and gypsophila. We were unsure what to use for tables names, eventually deciding on places we’d lived between us. As Mark L has been a rep, it wasn’t an issue coming up with locations! When we look around Gateshead Register Office’s renovated suite, with new furniture and high quality finishes, we knew it was perfect. Mark L’s mam and stepdad also married there in 1997. 26
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