To complement the gallery space, we incorporated easels of different sizes into our venue styling, using them to hold our signs and place settings. The favours, placed on easels, were Lego mini-figure brooches for the men, and mini paper rose brooches for the women made from pages of old books. We wanted a winter feel, but not a Christmas theme. Navy, rich burgundy and plenty of greens and whites formed our wedding palette. It sounds like any bride’s worst nightmare, but for me the awful weather really helped to cement the day in my mind. I’ll never forget walking out of the hotel door to the waiting car, seeing the torrential rain and realising I’d have to juggle a rather large dress with its deliberately grand train into it. I had the hotel staff, the driver and my dad as a team to navigate my way into the Rolls Royce. Never mind getting out and into the church. The church was so beautiful and had been decorated for Christmas a few days before. Plus, we had members of the Liverpool Welsh Choral to sing as we signed the register and an amazing piece of organ music played as we left the church. It left a real impression on us and was only possible through talented friends. Angela adores Christmas, so there was no other time to get married for us. We didn’t want a summer wedding, plus, once the flat feeling of your wedding being over appears, you can get excited for Christmas. “Look at venues first and everything else will come together.” 46
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