A Winter Wedding

A couple of week's ago we journeyed to the Newbury countryside for the beautiful English winter wedding of our friends from uni. As I was watching the little man not many photos were taken, but here's the little memories I want to remember.

- Tom and Charlie wore their suits from our wedding in February. I had to take the hems down on C's trousers but otherwise the suit still fitted him.
- I wore a red dress from Monsoon with the same cowl neck as my wedding dress. I also wore the cream furry bolero I wore as a bride and my brown boots, so it was easy to run after the little man.
- The church looked beautiful with evergreen floral displays and candles.
- Charlie was captivated when the usher lit the candles.
- My Kindle Fire kept the little man quiet through the service, the jigsaw and picture book apps were the ones he used most.
- The bride was absolutely stunning in her beautiful dress. It had big silk skirts and lacy sleeves. Her long hair was up in a bun with tendrils down at the front and a mid length veil.
- Charlie was captivated by the bride and even though he knows her, constantly asked 'where's the bride' and watched her progress as she made her way around the room.
- After the church we had a couple of hours in the village pub. We could choose between this and the bride's parents cottage. We chose the pub so C could have some down time rather then us worrying he'd break something at the house.
- The groom was wonderful with C in the pub. They had hugs and fun and kept teasing Daddy with a funny name.
- Other friends stayed in the same hotel as us and we gave them a lift and spent much of the day together.
- There were lots of young children there and this proud mama can report that C was angelic compared to some :)
- Wedding favors were homemade damson brandy and gin. Each bottle had a personalised message from the bride and groom.
- The meal was delicious, perfect for a cold day, hog roast with roasted veg and apple crumble.
- C was given a winter colouring book and pencils.
- T took C and I back at 8pm once the speeches were over, he got a cab back to the wedding and shared a cab back late with L&T.
- Little man was exhausted, he fell straight asleep on our bed as I got him changed. I tucked him into his bed and he barely woke.

The boy and the chips - we shared these with friends after the ceremony