The Food
We hired
Unique Norfolk Venues to run our day and cater for all the food and drinks, as we work with them closely and I knew I had all my trust in Jaymi and she did not disappointment we even had guests comment how great the staff were and the organisation was and even wanting to book them. We had a BBQ for our food as we love cooking on the bbq and it just felt right in the garden. We finished with a passionfruit tart which was delicious and refreshing.
Sandringham Red Poll steak burger with red onion marmalade in a Brioche Bun
Locally reared pork sausage
Butterflied Peri Peri chicken
New Potato, dry cured bacon and Norfolk sea vegetable salad
Roasted cherry tomato and watermelon salad with baby leaves
Grilled halloumi with watermelon, roasted cherry tomato and basil mint oil
Red onion coleslaw
Vegetarian burger in brioche bun, New Potato and Norfolk sea vegetable salad
Passion Fruit Tart, Lime Meringues, Exotic Fruit Salad and Lemon Grass Syrup
My sisters then fiancé now husband, was our toastmaster and he did a superb job a highlight was when he announced us it to the marquee saying ”everyone grab your napkins and swing them around your heads and cheer for the new MR AND MRS THAXTON!!”
The Speeches
The speeches all went very well I felt it was important to also do one as I personally wanted to thank people. The speeches finished with a jager bomb as Tony and I met over a jager bomb along with an agreement if he brought me one I had to buy him a golf club...as a surprise I had brought him a personalised one which his best man presented to him.
The Bride
My plan was to have a boho floaty dress but it just didn’t suit me so I went with a luxe statin ball gown style dress with a delicate lace jacket. I had planned a flowing hand tied bouquet too but with the dress design, a trailing one suited best, a tip of mine - think of your dress when choosing your flowers. Being a florist I had to have a large bouquet. I wore
Ted Baker pale blue shoes and sapphire earrings Tony has brought as birthday present and a
Monica Vinader braclet he gave as a present on the wedding morning.
The Groom
Tony wore a tweed suit jacket and waist coat from
Slaters and trousers, shirt tie and shoes from
Ted Baker. The tweed was really fitting for garden wedding and woodland theme.
Our Honeymoon
We went to New York and the Bahamas on honeymoon two days after the wedding and had the time of our lives including a dream of swimming with pigs.
Advice
Research all your suppliers - check out their social media to look at their current work, and check it is their work.
Take time throughout the day for you and your husband to stand back and watch your wedding to saviour all them memories.
Make sure you enjoy the week leading up to it, as it can be stressful, organisation is the key! And there are jobs the Groom can do...even if we are a little controlling.
Don’t be scared to not have children at the wedding, our guests even thanked us so they both enjoy their day.
I wish I’d known...let people help! You can’t do it all!
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