Your Hampshire and Dorset Wedding - Page number 39 - May/June 2021 (Issue 86)

REAL WEDDINGS 39 The food was another highlight with plenty of choice for everyone. “As it was a small party, our guests were able to pick their own three-course meal from across all the menus, which was amazing,” explains Erin. They chose a cake from Marks and Spencer, which they decorated with fruit. “In the evening we also served cake baked by Pete’s mum Viv, which was delicious,” adds Erin. TIME TO CELEBRATE After tying the knot, they were able to enjoy a lovely long drinks reception before the wedding breakfast at 4pm. They included Corona beers in a nod to the current times, as well as their favourite tipple Aperol Spritz and bubbly. “We were all able to mingle and catch up with each other, which was wonderful after not being together for so long,” recalls Erin. They created a playlist on Spotify which played throughout the wedding breakfast followed by more favourites during the evening. “The lights went out and the glow from the LOVE sign lit up the room perfectly. We cut our cake, had our first dance and afterwards it was amazing to have everyone up dancing all together! Before the 10pm curfew kicked in, we all grabbed our last drinks to finish in our hotel rooms,” adds Erin. “ We both had the best day ever and felt so grateful to have our closest friends and family with us on our special day. After everything we’d all been through to get to the wedding it just felt so worth it to say that we were husband and wife.” “The staff at Blacknest, especially Hayley the wedding coordinator, were fantastic and so flexible with regards to our food and drink choices. They made every step of the planning easy, which was amazing pre-COVID but even more so once all the restrictions started coming into force.” – Erin 