STEVE AND ROB’S CONTACTS Venue and catering, Broadoaks Country House, www.broadoakscountryhouse.co.uk | Photographer, Jaye-Peg Photography, www.jayepeg.co.uk | Suits, Aristocracy London Ltd, www.aristocracy.london | Cake, Wren Cake Design, www.wrencakedesign.co.uk Lights, Purple Swan, www.purpleswanhire.co.uk | Blossom arch, swags, centrepieces, sweets and other decorations, Allure Venue Styling, www.allurevenuestyling.co.uk | Celebrant, Cumbria County Council, www.cumbria.gov.uk | Entertainment, Motiv-8 Disco Cumbria, www.motiv-8.co.uk As Steve’s nephews had been ring bearers, we asked my nephew to give a reading taken from Captain Corelli’s Mandolin during the ceremony. We provided wildflower seeds as part of our favours so that people could plant them to remember our day, but to also help with attracting butterflies and bees. We have already received lots of comments about how lovely they look and how people have enjoyed planting them as a family activity. We also wanted to offset the amount of meat that was consumed at the wedding breakfast, so we arranged to rescue 20 battery chickens and a cow that had been destined for slaughter to be sent to a city farm. At the wedding breakfast, we both made speeches and toasts to other people, and so there was no one to make a toast to the grooms. Steve’s brother stood up and did that to ensure there was a toast for us as well. Obviously being in the Lake District, Lake Windermere was chosen as a backdrop for some of the photos, but Jaye, our photographer, also came up with some locations that were not so typical to make things special. After having so many people around at the ceremony, it was nice to have some time just the two of us. For our honeymoon, went to the Seychelles and stayed in Beau Vallon. We had always had the Seychelles on our bucket list, so it seemed the perfect time to visit. We had a suite right next to Mare Anglaise beach and got to enjoy the Indian ocean every day, with jet skiing, parasailing and island hopping. The wedding had been planned to be ethical, as we wanted to show that it could be done without affecting the environment. We focused on being carbon neutral and offsetting the carbon generated by arranging for trees to be planted in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria. 28
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