Wedding day!

What a truly beautiful setting for a wedding. Your son and new daughter-in-law look wonderful and SO happy, they really do.

I bet you have been reliving the entire weekend over and over again - I know I did last year when our son got married!

I like your right ear by the way!!!

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Such a lovely setting Sue they look so so happy .

Wonderful memories for you all .

Congratulations to the happy couple.

There cake is beautiful.

Wildrose, I certainly have! It was a gloriously happy occasion, in a lovely setting - flowers and plants everywhere in the conservatory, then Hannah's mother did the wedding flowers. She arranged jugs and vases with hundreds of multi-coloured Spring blooms - ranunculus, iris, daffodils, roses, carnations etc. - so beautiful. They were all placed in the venue's pantry the day before. The scent was amazing!

Thank you, Kath. Hannah's grandmother made the cake. Every layer was different and it was smothered in fresh flowers!

Isn't it good now so many of the marvellous venues have the licence to conduct marriage ceremonies, not all couples want a religious ceremony and register offices can be so official looking.
Lovely photo's Melchi, I'm pleased it all went well and that you had a nice weekend.....Congratulations to your son and his new bride, hoping they have many happy years ahead of them..

Thank you so much, Linclass - yes, it was a lovely and highly appropriate venue for so many reasons. ?

Oh how lovely, what happy memories
?I wish them happiness and rainbows ?

Thank you Pam!

I agree with everyone...what a beautiful setting for a wedding and very personal to them too. That's the best way, not getting married in some official place or church that you never go to. I love it! You all look very relaxed and happy and what a gorgeous cake!! So many flowers, what could be better? Fab-u-lous! :)) Congratulations to everyone involved and I can just imagine the smile still lingering on your faces.

I also agree with all the above comments, a hearty congratulations to one and all, such wonderful memories...... and that cake!! truly scrumptious....

Thank you Karen and Dd! I'm smiling right now, just remembering it. It is still constantly replaying at a low level in my mind - such a lovely experience! They had the whole of the Lohengrin Act Three Prelude before the Bridal Chorus - (sung, but recorded I hasten to add!) with a colleague of Martin's cueing the bridesmaids (Martin's young Goddaughters), then the bride. It was glorious and so exciting!

I have never seen a couple look so at ease and compfortable with each other...a perfect match!

You cant beat Wagner...except with Mahler of course! ;) But I remember listening to that prelude for the first time in school and it was special. :))

Thank you, Loosestrife. They certainly make a a great couple.

We're all Wagnerians in this family, Karen!

My that was some cake ! Are they gardeners ?

What a lovely wedding in a most beautiful setting.
Congratulations to them .
Marjorie

Congratulations to the happy couple :)
I'm glad you enjoyed and had nice weather too ...

Just beginning to be, Diane! They have plenty of plans for their garden.

Thank you, Marjorie. I can certainly recommend the venue.

Thanks Hywel. Having seen that Buxton has had heavy snow and some local roads closed this week, I think we were very lucky!

Best Wishes to them ! What a beautiful dress she wore and your son looked very smart and the cake !! I remember my daughter saying after her wedding mam I could do it all over again and I agreed with her .

A former neighbour's grand daughter was getting married in Cyprus. The whole family were going out there, aunts
uncles, grandparents of both sides, the lot.
The neighbour on the far side remarked about this over
the fence. He said " I dont know why they are going to
all that trouble for, they've got 5 kids already ! "

I showed a friend of mine these pictures of the wedding and she wanted me to let you know that she thinks that your daughter-in-law's wedding gown is " very lovely " .

I dont approve. Bet she didnt have much change out of
£2,000 for it.

All those folk going to Cyprus Diane you may need to add another nought!

Each to their own I guess

Yours Mel has brought so much happiness and memories that you can't ever put a price on xxx

Thank you, Kidsgran.

The Dress was absolutely lovely, a vintage dress which she bought second hand online. Her grandmother completely altered it so that it fitted her. I am glad your friend liked it, Loosestrife - thank you for passing that on.

Lots of wonderful memories, Pam!

Theres a clever girl, and a clever grandma !

I totally approve of the purchase details. Others may pass them on.

I just looked at the dress again Mel, gosh what beautiful work, those sleeves all lacy and perfect.....
Its a dream dress ??

Thought you might approve, Diane! It was a beautiful dress, and the lace was so obviously quite old. My mother is a lacemaker, and was very impressed.

The detail on the sleeves was beautiful, Pam - the pearl beads were lovely.

Oh - how I wish I could live it all again! ???

I have just relived it again for you. It was a wonderful day for all of you. My daughter went off to Australia in December last year and she asked if I minded her passing her wedding dress over to someone else. It was carefully wrapped up in black tissue paper by the cleaners and boxed up ready to be kept, after the wedding, but she felt it was a bit mad to take it all that way when another bride could enjoy it too. It is a great way to recycle happiness and all that lovely lace.

Good to hear from you, Scotsgran!
How lovely! I quite agree - so much effort, for only one day. Well, that’s fine, of course, but I think passing on a wedding dress is lovely. Hannah looked so beautiful in her dress, and it was just that little bit different from many. We are off to my niece’s wedding next Tuesday, at a venue near Cockermouth. We are looking forward to it, not least because all the family will be there. We are lucky to see each other fairly regularly, but it will still be special. We are actually going across to Yorkshire to visit Martin and Hannah this Saturday. They now have a gorgeous little boy, Edwin, who will be two in July. And so the family grows!

Have another lovely day enjoying the 'clan' gathering. It is good that you are able to see Edwin regularly as they grow up so fast. Or is that the years rushing past me?

Well, it’s certainly true for me too, Scotsgran! Time goes faster and faster! Thank you, I am sure we shall have a lovely time!