Finally I have managed to upload the photos of my friends Emma and Mark's wedding in April. The weather in Elgin that week had been horrendous with, at times, four seasons in one day! In fact while Holly and I were inside the camper van the night before, decorating, there was a storm of hailstones bouncing off the roof. Not good for a beach wedding!
But the next day, although it was cold, there were beautiful blue skies to be seen so I was hopeful that at least we would escape the snow.
If you are wondering why their wedding car is a camper van....then I am afraid, I am to blame as it was my idea. Mark came and asked for ideas and this is what I came up with. I thought it was cool, we just had to wait and see if Emma agreed, which she did, much to Mark's delight. Throw in my dad who owns said jalopy, in his best finery and it was a very impressive wedding car indeed.
Holly and I spent a hilarious hour decorating it especially as it was in the twilight hour before it got dark and I had forgotten to ask my dad how to put the lights on! I tired starting the car but only the lights above the driver came on, nothing else! I was frightened to touch anything else in case I drained the battery so we just fumbled around in the dark! LOL
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| The wedding car (with my mum's name in the number plate) |
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| The back view |
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| The chauffeur (my dad) with a small tipple for the happy couple |
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| Mark getting the wedding site ready and showing me the carpet to get Jack onto the beach |
When we arrived at Cullen Harbour, Mark was there preparing the site for the ceremony. He asked Holly to write his and Emma's name in the sand next to a beach towel and sunscreen. Very authentic. Then he showed me how he was going to get Jack onto the beach, using an old piece of sand coloured carpet to give the wheels some traction. When I suggested that we just watch the ceremony from the entrance to the beach, he was appalled and told me in no uncertain terms that Jack was to be included and we would get him on the beach, end of story as that's what Emma and Mark wanted. They had thought of everything and I want them to know just how much it meant to us that they went that extra mile.
There followed an absolutely hilarious 10 mins getting Jack onto the sand with the help of quite a few guests but once we were in position the rest of the guests joined us.
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| Mark walking Emma down to the beach |
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| The ceremony with their names in the sand |
The ceremony was beautiful. They had written their own vows and it was lovely to see them getting married at the place where Mark had actually proposed. I was quite tearful. That's saying something let me tell you as usually when I pass a wedding, I have the urge to shout out the window "don't do it!!!!" Tee hee hee
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| Lily the adorable flower girl and her mum Janice |
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| Jack, chilled out dude |
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| Back view of Emma's dress...stunning! |
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| The chauffeur and the bride |
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| A lovely pic of Janice, Lily, Mark, Emma and Eilidh (Emma's daughter) |
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| Having a laugh at something I said...could it be Fakebake? lol |
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| Jack coping a feel of Emma....I blame the hormones! |
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| Mmmm what have we here? another young man Emma! |
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| Maureen (in the middle) and Jess (on the right) |
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| It may have looked gorgeous but this is how cold it actually was! |
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| The bride and groom with the male guests in their finery |
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| Emma, Janice and Lily....looking beautiful |
And ice cream....they thought of everything!
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| Eilidh and Sophie hiding from the cold in the wedding car |
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| The wedding decorations inside, we didn't make too bad a job in the dark! |
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| Cute balloon |
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| Arriving at the hotel |
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| Confetti time |
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| The kiss |
The wedding reception was lovely. The food was gorgeous and the view out of the window was stunning. I had a great time celebrating the love between two of my most deserving friends. It is obvious to anyone who sees them how much they love each other.
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| Cupcakes instead of wedding cake....I like |
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| Mark's love of tractors is included in the wedding |
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| Me |
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| Holly |
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| Lovely little touches |
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| Wedding trivia |
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| Doris, looking glam |
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| The view from the hotel |
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| Cutting the cupcake |
As we were leaving the reception, I came across this car. Isn't is lovely? The man driving it was just about to cover it up for the night when we appeared. It is the Help for Heroes car which is going around the coast of Britain, raising funds. I offered him a donation in return for Emma and Mark getting their picture taken. He was happy to oblige. What a cool idea to raise money. He has a
blog which is very interesting and features all the adventures in his travels. Emma and Mark feature in it too.
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| With the Help for Heroes car which is going around the coast of Britain |
That is my car in the background. Holly and Jack are hiding behind it so that they aren't in the photo!!!
And lastly, the thank you card which I thought was so lovely.
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| Another nice touch. |
