We donated to four charities that were important to us: British Heart Foundation, British Lung Foundation, Breast Cancer UK and Mind and every guest had a charity pin beside their name card. I spoke about this during the speeches, which was an emotional part of the day. Our guests wore the pins with pride and swapped amongst themselves to honour those who couldn’t be with us as well as for their own personal reasons. We wanted a sociable and relaxed vibe to the day, so we had our tables arranged banqueting-style in long lines. Our place names, table plan, table names, invitations and all other stationery was designed to tie in beautifully with our palette and rustic woodland theme. We kept our centrepieces minimal. They featured gypsophila and foliage and complemented the look and feel of my bouquet and the bridesmaids’. During the ring exchange, the registrar accidentally said the best man’s name instead of Dan’s. So I could have married Ed instead! Our beautiful semi-naked wedding cake was decorated with fresh fruit and flowers. It was delicious, stunning and a surprise for both of us from a close family friend. We wanted our table names to be personal and reflect something about us and our relationship, so we chose names of fictional worlds that we’d enjoyed together and added a quote from the novel or film they featured in. We had Asgard, Wuthering Heights, Forks, Tatooine, Sunnydale, Vaes Dothrak and Middle Earth. We knew as soon as we saw our venue that we wanted relaxed barbecue-style dining. Tim at Blue Egg Catering provided the most amazing selection of food as well as cooking an absolutely massive paella that fed all 124 guests. 44
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