The Wedding Album - James and Dee Buckley December 2013
This month’s wedding was a colourful one - and it was the correct colour too, thanks to the groom putting his foot down. This month we share one couple’s vision of their perfect wedding...
We met in January 2009 when we were on a night out with a mutual friend, Sam - we became an official couple on Valentine’s Day, not a hard anniversary for James to remember!
James popped the question in August 2011, whilst we were on holiday in Alcudia for my birthday. I had picked a nice restaurant for us to eat at and after dinner, whilst sipping champagne, he waited for me to look away to place the ring on the table. I made him get down on one knee to propose though!
We originally considered marrying in Cyprus, but we wanted our family and close friends to be there, so we instead decided to move the venue back to the UK.
We found a venue we loved, then I chose my wedding dress almost straight away.
Surprisingly my groom got in touch with his feminine side and disagreed with me over the colour of the bridesmaids’ dresses. He didn’t like my preferred coral colour scheme so I was told to make a swift amendment.
As this demonstrates, we both shared equal enthusiasm over the day, but as the bride I made most of the decisions.
I left the groom in charge of his wedding ring, the suits and his wedding shoes. Unsurprisingly, he left the wedding ring and the shoes until three days before the wedding!!
My wedding dress was an early purchase and the back of it was a deciding factor. The length of the train and the detail to the dress with all the flowers and lace was beautiful, with an
almost vintage touch.
On the day, James had pre-speech jitters. He was shaking all the way through my father’s speech. I was extremely excited but also very nervous all morning and was shaking like a leaf with anticipation for the day ahead.
As soon as I stood at the aisle and saw James, I wanted to cry with happiness and run down the aisle. Fortunately, the dress prohibited this, but saying our vows was the most amazing experience of our lives and made us feel so close.
We would certainly recommend Aden Priest and Henry Lowther, our photographers. These will be life long friends, as not only were they exceptional photographers, but they made our day extra special.
Ian Baxter of Mash, our entertainer, was a fantastic singer and everyone really enjoyed the variety of songs he sang whilst he played during the night time reception.
Finally, Occasions by Leigh provided our wedding decorations for the ceremony and the reception to great effect - the room looked beautiful.
Marriage, we’ve found, makes the relationship even more meaningful and our families really have been brought closer together.
The Venue: Grange Park Golf Club.
Decorations:Occasions by Leigh.
Wedding Cars: A Classic Touch.
Photographer:Henden Fine Art Weddings.
