After a 12 hour wedding and a 2 hour drive home, you might think that Red Bull is the answer. And it is. But it’s also the problem. I got home at 2.30am. Wide awake and still buzzing from the awesome winter wedding of Theresa and Steve. I backed up my cards. Still awake. I chose the images for the blog. Still very awake. I edited those images. Feeling a little tired now but awake enough. It’s nearly 7am and I’m blogging the wedding from the night before. Red Bull. Gives you wiiiings.
When I met Theresa and Steve, they described to me in detail how their wedding was going to be all about the people. The band were already friends, the videographers friends from Theresa’s work, the decorations handmade by members of the family, the cake was homemade. This really was a homemade wedding made with love. In fact, Theresa and Steve didn’t even see the decorations or the cake until their wedding day. I don’t think I’ve been to a wedding as chilled (in both senses of the word! It was definitely a cold crisp winter’s day). Even when Theresa was 45 minutes behind her own schedule, she was chilled and relaxed. This was how the day would be. Relaxing, calm with a lot of love.
A parcel arrived during the prep. Inside was a kindle saying ‘read me’. Theresa read. Steve explained all the things he’d packed into the box. Chocolates for energy, a gin and tonic for the nerves, tissues for the emotional bits. So many details in there. Theresa and all the girls were blown away. Steve, you’ve set the bar very high for all future grooms!
It was a 3.30pm ceremony. The recessional took place in darkness, lit only by candles that Steve and Theresa were holding. Outside, the guests formed a candle-lit line either side of the church path. The bride and groom walked along the path with their own candles. It was truly magical.
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