Chocorococo & Support Our Soldiers wedding of the year (part 1)
Thursday, August 19th, 2010CHOCOROCOCO & SUPPORT OUR SOLDIERS WEDDING OF THE YEAR.
Welcome to the wedding of Sarah & Aaron that took place at the Birmingham Council House Banqueting Suite, August 8th 2010.
clare working her magic
When we arrived at the venue at 10.30am, Clare was busy working her magic, and soon put us to work, My husband Danny was made an honorary flower arranger for the morning , yes folks this is true, he carefully carried the beautiful tall flower arrangements and placed them on the tables, with us all shouting , “Don’t Drop them” in his ears. Our son-in-law Nick and myself were given the job of scattering Lilac, purple & Ivory petals on the tables, and doing odd jobs along the way. Very soon the room was transformed into a stunning vision, with the cutlery polished, glasses neatly arranged, place cards set , chair covers on and bows neatly tied, petals scattered & the beautiful floral arrangements taking centre stage….there was only one word to say… WOW!.
Banqueting suite looking fabulous. (c) abby stonehall
The Banqueting Suite looking stunning. (c) Abby Stonehall
the stunning floral arrangement on top table (c) Abby stonehall
The colour theme was just lovely, deep purple, lilac, pale pink & ivory.. and i was right all along in my thinking, the grand room wanted big, beautiful arrangements, to give the room more of an impact, and not small centre pieces.
the beautiful White Chocolate Wedding Cake (c) abby stonehall
Cassie arrived with her stunning 3 tier wedding cake, covered in white chocolate curls, with a drape on one side to simulate the brides train & Lilac, Pink & Ivory chocolate roses placed around & on top of the cake. I think you will agree how lovely it looked, and it tasted nice too!!!
As the clock ticked away ever closer to midday, more and more of our suppliers arrived, armed and ready for action.Our ToastmasterSteve McTeigue , commented on how beautiful our room looked, and it was one of the nicest rooms he had seen in a long time, our dear friend & Registrar Geoff Edwards arrived ready to afficiate and our Pianist Margaret Croucher set up her piano, and limbered up those fingers.
Geoff & Margaret chatting before the ceremony
Aaron & Niall talking to the Toastmaster, Steve.(c) chocorococo
Margaret at her piano. (c) Abby stonehall
Aaron & Niall his best man & brother arrived shortly after midday, with Dan the grooms man . Dan & Niall were wearing pale grey morning suits, with lilac waistcoats complimented with a deep purple cravat, supplied by Slater’s of Birmingham. The bridesmaids followed shortly looking gorgeous in their deep purple skirts & bodice with matching wraps, supplied by Debbie of Wedding World, hair by Debbie & Becky of Francesco group, & make up provided by my lovely daughter, Louise .
Dan & Niall, looking very smart in their suits supplied by slaters of Birmingham.(c) chocorococo
Our three lovely bridesmaids, (c) chocorococo
As Aaron went for his interview with the registrar, which i understand is a legal requirement before a civil ceremony, i joined our photographers down stairs to welcome the brides mother Judith & the grooms mum Margarite, who were a little stressed at this point, and while the vintage wedding car went to collect our bride & her father Tom, our good friend, (Doc) the piper arrived, looking very smart. ( other wedding vehicle supplied by David Humphries.)
The Piper Malcolm (doc) & yours truly
I still do not know what a Scotsman wearsunder his kilt! …I’m liking the man-bag..oops! sorry…. sporran .
As we all made our way back upstairs, our piper went to tune up…. Incidentally how does a piper tune up? Our Toastmaster ushered the guests into the drawing room to take their seats, where Margaret entertained us with her piano playing & the giant oak doors were closed , ready to await the arrival of our bride. Very shortly we heard the piper playing, this alerted us all to the arrival of the bride, as we all stood up , the doors were opened to reveal our stunning bride.
Doc our piper tuning up, (always said he was a bag of wind)
Sarah & her father Tom by the wedding car (C) Abby stonehall
Because there is so much to show you all, we are going to have to split the blog into sections , plus i would be at my computer for day’s…. second part of our wedding blog…. ” THE CEREMONY” coming soon . (c) chocorococo 2010
