One stand-out moment was when my sister got left at the church! Everyone believed she’d hopped into someone else’s car, so we all drove off without her! Fortunately, one of the vergers was heading towards Bowness, so kindly gave her a lift. We only realised our mistake when she arrived at The Belsfield Hotel and let us know what had happened! The ceremony was lovely and was exactly what I hoped for. Given there were six children under the age of four there, there was a bit of worry that there would be tantrums to deal with, particularly from our daughter who doesn’t really like to be separated from us. However, our vicar was fantastic; he was reassuring and welcomed the children to roam freely around the church, which our daughter took full advantage of. This meant Mark and I were able to focus on each other and exchange vows with sincerity, which meant so much to us. Mark and I were excited more than anything else; there weren’t many nerves as we were both pretty sure the other would turn up! Mark was nervous about his speech, but other than that we shared a wonderful, happy and exciting day. It was over too quickly and it felt like we were in the church for just a matter of minutes! The bridesmaids wore beautiful sage green dresses bought from ASOS. We chose a floor-length, long-sleeved style so it was a similar shape to mine. Mark’s suit was by Marc Darcy from a boutique called The Black Bicycle in High Bentham. He wanted something that he could wear again at future occasions. The best man had a similar Marc Darcy suit already, so we got the groom and best man matching waistcoats and ties. My dress was designed by Maggie Sottero; I didn’t have a particular style in mind when I went wedding dress shopping, but I knew I wanted something fitted at the top, flowy from my hips down and not at all puffy. I tried on a few dresses and felt lovely in them, but it was this gown that really took my breath away, and when I first saw myself, I knew it was the one. I was 19 weeks pregnant when we married, so I was very fortunate that The Bridal Collection were able to alter my dress to accommodate my growing bump. 35 REAL WEDDINGS
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