Friday 28 July 2017

Jordan & Amy




What makes a wedding blogable?

A beautiful bride, a handsome groom and a million little details.

For example...

Crocheted bunting

A petal strewn aisle
Tiny posies of flowers on the church window sills, tied up with ribbon and lace

So, the bride and groom tenderly held hands and made their solemn promises to each other and to God, who was their most welcomed guest.  We watched and sang and prayed and listened and smiled and didn't take any photos as the wedding was "unplugged" #mccallhercunningham

Then it was time for tea and scones in the church hall, 



where there were more little poseys.




Beautiful napkins

Snowballs endorsed by both bride and groom

Fifteens must be preferred by the bride

Perfect shortbread
There were customised coffee cups
 Now, I'll be honest, the next part shocked me.  You see I follow Jordan on Instagram and if you measure his love of a thing by the quantity of photographs he take of it (which would be an insanely foolish thing to do) you may suspect that Amy has a competitor for his affection.  He loves the ritual and process of making coffee, from bean selection, to roasting time, to (I can't even begin to feign knowledge of the process, but Jordan can because, I'm pretty sure he photographed it), so you can see why I was shocked to discover...


But, I tried it, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

As the bride and groom greeted their guests at the entrance to the church hall, 


we ate goodies, drank tea and enjoyed the engagement photos...


We could add to the wedding post...


Indulge in a history lesson...


But best of all,




We enjoyed the pick and mix.




Finally, the bride and groom were able to make it to the goodies.  Moments earlier, Amy had promised to "follow Jordan's lead".  Who knew that she would apply that so literally to the scone table!

Vows in action
In truth, they didn't have much option.  Amy's beautiful and voluminous tulle skirt made it difficult for Jordan to get too close.  Still, he tried his best.




Then, they were off!

Cheers


At the reception, I thought the bride and groom were looking a little wooden.




The dragonslayer found a throne
(Unfortunately for the kind of the North
it was emblazoned with Laniser emblems.)


The meal was delicious, and each of the tables had a different centrepiece which included photos of the bride and groom.  

We were table 5, so here is Amy, aged 5.

Then it was time for cake...


Enjoy your happily ever after Mr & Mrs Cunningham.


Not The End
(Just the beginning)





































Tuesday 11 July 2017

Trolls

Emily loves Trolls and ice cream


But mostly Trolls.

So for her 5th birthday party, you can guess the theme...


There were lots of Trollish things to do...




like make a hug time watch, or even a rainbow.





There were friendship bracelets to make too...




And everything to eat tasted of rainbows!



There was a rainbow to dance under


Poppy was there!



And you could become a troll yourself if you wanted to.


Of course, you could do as much, or as little as you wanted!


And, after we sang Happy Birthday, it was time for ICE CREAM


And, along with your party bag, you went home with a tolly (it's kind of a mixture of troll and lolly)