Your London Wedding - Page number 44 - September/October 2021 (Issue 79)

We wanted to get married in places that we knew or had some connection to. I go to St Marylebone Parish Church, a glorious Regency church on Marylebone Road – I have always wanted to get married there! When walking past Chelsea Old Town Hall throughout my life I always thought it was a lovely building. When I found out we could have our reception there, I looked around and reserved it on the spot – poor Paul didn’t get a look in, but he also loved it! It has a certain grandeur but an approachability much like the church which is exactly what we wanted. The table were named after Brighton & Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspurs footballers (our two teams) – Zamora (he played for both teams) was the top table. I wanted big blooms including dahlias (for my mother) in rich vibrant colours. Paul wanted a red rose as his boutonniere as he has been a Labour Party member since he was in the womb! Elaine, our florist and a genius, worked from there. Serena of Cobi & Coco cakes is impossibly talented, our cake was a two-tier, champagne and strawberry flavoured masterpiece. The bottom layer was covered in navy blue icing and it had a gold ring, gold leaf and flowers reflecting our colour scheme. The flowers were sugarwork (if you can believe it) and Serena asked me for a picture of my bouquet prior to creating the floral decorations. The cake was delicious – both on the day and also the next morning in bed for breakfast! We had three 6ft socially distanced tables with five people on each – the easiest table plan ever! 44