TIME TO CELEBRATE “We had a saxophonist called Sam Sax, who was amazing,” says Lisa. “She played more chilled music during the canapés and then came back for the evening disco. She came in with the saxophone during our first dance to signal for everyone to join, and she did three sets with our DJ, which everyone loved. The dancefloor was packed all night! Chris from CHESS Professional DJ was brilliant. He followed our brief of noughties classics even if it isn’t to everyone’s tastes. The beer pong was also very popular, especially by the end of the night! We also had a GIF photo booth from The Photo Booth Guys, which was touchscreen and people could take moving photos of themselves and send them directly to their email to put on social media.” MEMORABLE MOMENTS “We felt excited on the morning of the wedding,” shares the bride. “We had to move our day a few times due to the pandemic, so by that point we couldn’t believe the day had actually arrived. We didn’t feel nervous as we were just so glad we could get married and have all our friends and family with us. Everyone cheered when we were finally named husband and wife in the church. We were so pleased we did it, and having our loved ones there was amazing. We also loved having our dog, Hamish, make an appearance in the evening.” Lisa kissed Jamie at the wrong point in the ceremony. “The reverent hadn’t said ‘you may now kiss the bride’, so I thought he had forgotten to say it,” laughs Lisa. “Jamie also forgot the rings and had to drive home to get them! Jamie’s brother is in Australia and couldn’t come, so a cardboard cut out was made of him which found itself in various parts of the marquee, in photos and eventually ended up on the dancefloor.” “My dad’s speech was extra special as I knew he was very nervous, but he smashed it,” explains the bride. “Jamie’s brother did a recorded speech, which was played on the big screen in the evening. The amount of help we got from our nearest and dearest to decorate the marquee was incredible and we felt very loved.” HONEYMOON “We went on a minimoon to Dormy House in the Cotswolds for three nights which was lovely,” reveals Lisa. “We are still planning to re-book our larger honeymoon in Italy.” REAL WEDDINGS 45
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MTA0NTE=