| Our Wedding - 12th August, 1995 | |||
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| The family group and Russian visitors outside Bakewell registry office | In a busy main street, this seemed an unlikely location for our wedding | Signing the marriage register after the wedding | And then some family photos in the beautiful gardens by the river |
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| The photographer asked us to pose in what felt like very awkward positions | But when we saw the photos later we realised he must have known what to do | The Mums with us, and a group with the Russians | A family group - and then a most important picture of our children |
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| Then it was back to Winster for the blessing service | Where cousin David explained the rules and officiated | As we entered the church we saw that it was nearly filled with friends and family | Chatting quietly as they waited for us |
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| Leaving church after the blessing | and then lots of photos outside in the sunshine | There seemed to be people everywhere | But we still found time to pose for the "usual" photos |
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| It's hard to imagine how many people were there | when you look at these photos so many years afterwards | It was almost time to break away from the session | adjust our head-gear and resume chatting to the guests |
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| Natasha talks to Pino and Irina and Lizzie talks to Uschi | and to Jim. In fact, everyone talked to everyone | and Jane shows that this was indeed the "wedding of the hats" | Liz and I decided we would walk up the hill to the pub where the reception was to |
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| be held, passing our photographer on the way | At the reception we greeted our friends | and posed for pictures outside, one of which appeared in the local paper | The pub was filled to bursting with people |
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| So as they ate and drank we did the usual speeches | some of which were interesting | and some of which were amusing | Then it was time to relax and have some fun |
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| Paul puts Misha in a head lock | Lizzie talks to Andrey while Bagpuss gets a tickle | Bags is introduced to an antique fire engine | and we all go to the pub |
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Grateful thanks from Lizzie and me to all our friends and family who helped to make this a most memorable day and one which none of those who were there will ever forget. | |
| The "Happy Couple" are a bit whacked | But Adam has the right spirit on the "morning after" | ||