Your Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wedding - April/May 2021 (Issue 88)

Our spring theme combined a mix of b right colours in the details including green, blue and yellow . Our tables were named after different tea blends because we met and got to know one another serving tea and coffee at our Christian Union. We painted little wooden teapot signs in different colours and displayed the table names on each one. For our favours, we made jam and a blend of our favourite tea for our guests which was presented on the tables in named envelopes doubling up as place names. Many of our dates were spent enjoying afternoon tea so this became our natural choice for our wed ding breakfast. The team at Pinewood added some delicious hot options including tarts and sausage rolls and the food was fantastic, all our guests loved it. They catered for everybody’s needs and there was plenty of it. We held our ceremony at Staines Salva tion Army church which was conducted by our Christian church leaders. The kind words and prayers from our loved ones will always be with us. Looking back now at how 202 0 evolved, we were so lucky to be able to have 200 guests gath er in the church with us. My father has always been very interested in cars so let us use his one for our wedding. One of Christian’s best men owns a convertible which they both arrived in. Victoria and Christian chose a spring- themed afternoon tea reception at the Pinewood hotel in Slough to celebrate. Here, Victoria tells us all about their colourful day and the loving help they received from their creative family and friends Images courtesy of Graham Lee at Yellow Door Wedding Photography AFFAIR A family “We loved Pinewood, the hotel we chose for our reception because the location was great and the team were there for us, helping create the wedding we wanted. Our wishes were listened to and they went above and beyond to make them happen. After deciding on it as our venue, we visited a wedding fair there to research local suppliers.” – Victoria and Christian 42