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The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

By Claire

Before we sat down to eat, Phil our photographer wanted to get some dramatic shots in the window of the Great Hall.

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches
The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

We also had some time to look at the Drawing Room – all set up and ready to go! The staff at Peckforton Castle did an amazing job with setting up the tables to my detailed specifications!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

Our guitar and piano favours with our personalised plectrums. How good do they look?! We also made the menus and table numbers!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

And the cake made by the lovely Gina. (Very unfortunately I only managed to eat a tiny bit on the day – luckily Gina had made a practice one and we all tucked in earlier this year!)

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

The view from my seat at the top table!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

It was a beautiful day to relax out in the courtyard!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

Here’s my sister and I – replicating one of the Hen Do shots!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

And having far too good a time to convey!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

Our grand entrance into the Drawing Room after the receiving line!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

I still don’t remember what I was saying here. Maybe I’ll never know…

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

Here are Gogo Penguin who played an absolutely sublime set during the meal. You can hear the actual performances from the day on our wedding video!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

My Mum and Dad did a speech together – like Richard’s mum and dad did a reading together during the ceremony. My Dad had never spoken in public before – he was so nervous but did so well!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

To the bride and groom!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

This is when Richard called me his ‘WIFEY!’

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

Obligatory best-man-embarrassing-the-groom pose.

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

I also did a little speech!

The Wedding Report: The Meal and Speeches

More to come!

All photos by Phil Barber.


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