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Close House, Heddon on the Wall, Newcastle on Tyne

Janet and Martin, chose Close House Hotel for their Wedding.

we begin the story at Janet's mums house . . where - there is flower pandemonium

lots of flowers,
and a young feller is unsure whether the offer of a bouquet is for real  . . .

it's O.K. Janet has control of things,
she knows which bouquet is for which person . . .

do you think I ought to get into the wedding dress yet ?

well - I'm wearing the veil . . that's a start . . 

:)

Janet has a quick picture with her mum

Janets mum is extremely important to her

(and rightly so !).

a bunch of girls pose for a picture

whilst a feller watches from the safety of a corner seat . . .

sorry . . there's no escape from pictures . .
so I get a picture of the feller who thinks that he's an observer

if you're in the room . . . . you're part of the story !

this is a clue, to let you know which group of people

are the subject of the next series of pictures . .

it's the fellers

and have you noticed the cars . . . ?

they're not exactly new cars . . .

yep . . they've got wooden bits
they'll probably have modern features
that operate by clockwork or steam power . .

the groom, his best man and ushers appear . . and have a picture taken.

jolly bunch . . aren't they !.

We'd better feature Close House in a picture

or you'll think that this wedding is all about classic cars . .

well . . it is . . . sort of . .

I know, I know,   the wedding is a commitment,

and Janet & Martin love each other to bits . . .

but . . they like their classic cars . . .

it turns out that they're in the Triumph owners club . .

and many of the guests are arriving in Triumph cars . .

one beaming bride arriving in . . . you guessed it . .

a Triumph car . .

at this point . . . . I run away . .
well . . I run several metres away . .
to make sure that I can include some of the cars
in this picture of the bride and her party walking towards Close House.

I then hop inside, to find . . . .

Martin, our groom,

pacing back and forth . . not nervous of course . . .

the man turns and watches the girl of his dreams

walk up the aisle toward him.

she's made his day !.

and it's just possible that he's also made her day too ! . ..

this girl is so very happy . . 

her big beaming smiles show it !.

here's the serious bit . . words are spoken by the registrar,

more words are spoken back . . .

will you take this girl . . .umm  yes . . possibly . .     :)

family and friends watch the proceedings

and a little girl gives a reading

supported by her parents . .

what's in the box ?

yes   it's a ring . .

phew . . just as well,
or the best man could have been in trouble . .

here . . Martin places the ring on Janets finger.

Martin and Janet exchange solemn promises

well, maybe not too solemn . .  serious words maybe . .

she just adores this guy . . look at her face . . . .

what a lucky man . . .

the marriage register is signed

more stuff happens.

I take pictures of more stuff . . . as you do . . . .

at this point, I notice their hands . .

it's body language, isn't it

I think that the hands show tenderness

they show that this man cares a great deal about his bride.

our couple prepare to walk down the aisle 
to the sound of Northumbriand Pipes and a violin

above - you have a violins eye view of the situation.

I take picures o fthose hands again . . . he's making sure that the ring fits properly.

his other hand is holding champagne . .

see . . even these pictures,
simply showing hands, can tell a story !

Guests relax in Close House after the wedding

and our bride enjoys making her way, from group to group, socialising.

we whizz outside for a few moments

take a quick picture of Janet and Martin . .

err . . are they in a carpark or something . . .

are those . . . car bonnets ?

yes . .

we have a concourse of classic cars bedecked with ribbons . . .

well . . the cars are part of the story - so we include them in our pictures.

I forgot to mention, this was quite a breezy day . .

did I mention the breeze . . ? .

and when the veil blows all over the place . .

is the groom filled with sympathy ?

we hop back inside

and take a bunch of pictures of our bride and groom . .

what's that, you say ?

you want to see the room at Close House,set out for the wedding breakfast . . .

alright then . . here it is . . .

it looks good, doesn't it !.

guess what the tables are named after ?

O.K.  . . if you didn't quite guess it,

a Spitfire is the name of a classic car . .

I zoom in on one of those table deccies .

I think that this is a peacock feather . .

I hope that it didn't hurt when it was plucked out of the peackocks bum.

cue . . loud squawks all over the UK

as these pictures spark off a fashion for peacock feathers at weddings

and brides to be, all over the land

sneak about on all fours . . creeping up on Peacocks . .

you can just imagine it . . .

well . .     I can . .

above . .

I have artfully made a picture of a pile of crayons and scribbling implements . .

there were lots of children at the wedding

and our bride and groom made absolutely sure that the children had things to keep them amused .

more of that later . .

the kids were amused, big time . . .

oooh I can't wait to show you what happened later . .

there were giant cardboard, racing cars . . . and . . 

you'll just have to wait . . .

read on and you'll find out . . .

.

it was rather good.

I become transfixed by the symmetry of a trio of deccies

sporting peacock feathers

so I take a picture of it . . .

it's kinda hypnotic, isn't it !.

speeches ensue . . this feller isn't using notes,

he's holding them so that he can't see them . .

he's possibly keeping them a secret from himself . .

seriously, this chap was an excellent speaker and he kept the room enthralled

I step back to get a picture of an enthralled room.

he was funny too. .

gosh is this girl happy !

this is the amusement laid on for the children

it's . . well . . I'm not going to tell  you . .

you're going to have to guess

that it's a classic car rally involving cardboard cars

around a circuit made up of groups of grown ups . .

oh . . I told you . . . drat

chief (boss) bridesmaid explains to the wedding guests

and the children . . . how it's all going to work

some of the cars have a little sticker on . .

it's Martins company logo.

Martin owns some sort of automotive polish manufacturing thingymajig company

anyway - one bunch of guests are told that they are one of the staging points in the race

and they have to imitate water, or the sea, or waves or something

so . . the people to the left are making wave shapes with their arms

whilst the very inventive usher to the right finds that he can imitate spray

by simply spraying his drink about . .

stuff the kids . . this is a race . . .

Martin takes the lead in his car . .

but the pack are gaining on him . .

I'm not sure if this feller came in first or last . .

he seemed content to wander about in a kilt

surrounded by a cardboard car,

and blowing a whistle . .

he'll grow up to be something interesting . . I'm sure . .

and the winner is . .

guests retreat to the lounge area at Close House to discuss the results of the race

and this panel of experts decide whether the grown ups really won

or was it the kids . . . ?

awwww . . look at this . . .  

it's a

( I never did find out what it was . . . ).

a portrait of a best man on his mobile

at this point, I started making lots of pictures
showing guests doing the strange, personal and almost introverted things

the things that people do when they're left to their own devices,
when they think that no one is looking . .

ah - dancing . . and our extremely . .

did I say extremely ?

our extremely happy couple are on the dance floor

and . . . the groom dances with an usher

this is normal . .

if you aren't from England and feel that this looks strange . .
don't worry - it doesn't mean anything . .

it isn't like a relationship or anything . .

one final picture

and we couldn't resist getting those classic sports cars into it . ..

a lovely couple . . and their perfect day . .

shared with friends and with lots of smiles and laughter . . .