Yesterday David and I spent the most glorious and heavenly day at the wedding of Alison - a girl I went to school with and her husband Chris. The Wedding was held at Buxted Park Hotel which is a beautiful Country House Hotel set in Acres of idylic countryside. The weather was wonderful at 29 degrees, the Sun shone all day long but there was a lovely cool breeze so it was not too uncomfortable.
When we arrived we enjoyed a drink in the bar and soaked up our lovely surroundings. The bridesmaids were in dusky pink and the Groom and groomsmen had brown suits with pink ties and button holes. The Bride wore a stunning and very elegant dress in cream and she looked amazing. The wedding itself was held in the Orangery a fantastic glass roofed room looking over the lawn with wonderful views behind. The chairs had all been covered in White with Pink Bows and there was a string quartet playing in the background. It was very elegant and sophisticated.
Although it was a very formal wedding it was also really relaxed and there was a lot of humour in the ceremony. As the bride was announced the string quartet struck up the Darth Vader theme music from Starwars which made everyone laugh,
It was a civil ceremony so there were no hymns but there were two readings, one from Pooh Bear and another read by Ali's sister about Dinosaurs which was very amusing but also quite emotional and touching. After the ceremony the guests drank Sparkling wine and Pimms while being offered canapes on the lawn before the photos were taken.
Next a surprisingly loud and very funny Toastmaster called us into the Ballroom for the speeches. Ali's Dad gave a very sweet speech, the best man's speech was really good too but the groom's speech was particularly funny and I had tears rolling down my face at one point.
The tables in the ballroom were beautifully decorated with really tall vases filled with flowers as centre pieces and hearts and crystals decorating the tables (so very me!) lovely favour bags filled with heart shaped chocolates and love heart sweets. Little bottles of bubbles and the name cards were butterflies attached to our champagne glasses.
The meal was delicious and unusually I liked and could eat everything on the menu. The first course was a very tasty fishcake followed by a lime sorbet which was wonderfully refreshing. The main course was lamb on a bed of sweet potato mash.
For Desert we were served with slices of the magnificent Raspberry and White Chocolate Wedding Cake with cream - very yummy! Followed by coffee and chocolate truffles.
After dinner we had chance to wander the grounds before the evening kicked off. It was really enjoyable to stroll around the beautiful gardens with David, chatting to other guests and we even wandered down to the lake to have a little paddle!



We were called back by the sound of bagpipes playing and the evening entertainment started shortly after that with a fantastic live band, dancing, a buffet and a canvas on which the wedding guests were invited to paint a heart. By the end of the night I was exhausted, my feet were aching but it had been one of the most enjoyable weddings I have ever been to and I felt so blessed to have been invited to share in Ali and Chris' special day. I hope their marriage is as pleasurable and as successful as their wedding day!
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