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Lilies laid on a slate grey bench
softly catching the light.

oh it's all poetic . .

don't be silly - they're on the edge of a box thingymajig in the hallway of one of the guest suites at Lumley.

orders of service on chairs.

hey . I'm getting really inventive with titles for pictures here . .

 

It's important to note that most registrars allow photography.
it's a minority who don't.

At this venue, if we have a friendly registrar (and they usually are lovely friendly and helpful people) I'd be standing quietly in a corner and being as unobtrusive as possible.

however - on the day of Chris and Emmas wedding - the registrar was on duty who

'doesn't like photographs to be taken during the service'

even without flash and from the back of the room.

I did sneakily get one picture during this service (picture below) but shouldn't have done according to this particular registrars' rules.

(you will notice behind the table - a guest filming with a video camera -
the registrar in question allows video - even by amateurs who will tend to stand in crazily prominent positions
- but she doesn't allow still photographs . . )

so you need to know this . .
if you get a particular lady as your registrar - you don't get pictures.

We explore everywhere,

hey - that looks pretty - so does Emma . .

stand over there a minnit . . .

errrm heck, can't see camera in the dark . . .

fumble fumble . click.

(why is it dark you ask . .

it's a castle, silly . .

 

<< Emma looking like a goddess

Lumley Castle, Chester le Street, was the venue that Chris and Emma chose for their wedding.

 

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Oh heck,

it's raining outside, so we need to take pictures indoors.

this doorway is conveniently indoors . .

(hah - it opens into a vaulted area)

the weather and an awful registrar won't stop us from getting some pictures to remember.

Chris n Emma deserve it,
they're absolutely lovely people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK then. where can we go that isn't raining . .

err . . inside seems a safe bet.

as the guests mingle and chatter upstairs,
we hop around the building making pictures for a little while.

Anyhow - wedding over and not photographed thanks to the registrar,
we move on, lots of lovely chocs and drinkies await the guests . .

 

I'm pulling out every trick in the book
to get some pictures here
as the weather certainly isn't helping,

I try anything that might work.

to the left, Chris is watching Emma in a mirror,
being watched by a camera . .

The room laid out for the feast . .

 

you will note it's the same room where the wedding took place,

the plant on the left in the corner
curiously sprouted a camera
and started taking pictures as the bride and groom entered . . .

 

however, curtain cam on the other side of the room
got some pictures of the speeches,

(and a couple of giggles from a guest or two who noticed it)

anyhow - hiding in the corner
meant that I wasn't disrupting anything.

I like to hide a bit sometimes,
then folks get to look at the bride n groom -
not the guy with the camera.

Its a cake you dope.

I suppose you haven't seen a cake before . . .

After the meal, gentlemen retired upstairs to the billiard room
where a definitely male atmosphere prevailed.

speaking of atmospheres . . I've been told that this part of the castle is haunted,
even been told by amazed guests that they've just seen someone walk into a wall.

However . . it could be the alcohol.

I've been drunk and walked into a wall before.

and tried to open a door and walk through it before it's actually open.

I'm sure we've all been there . . .

Emma has an idea,

what if we try to use the candles
to light her and then take a picture.

OK. . I'm game for anything.

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Chris n Emma had a wonderful day at Lumley Castle.

the weather didn't spoil a thing,
she was an absolute princess.

I should say something flattering about Chris too,
but that wouldn't be manly.

you'd then think I was gay or something

oops. . nothing wrong with gay .
some of my best friends are gay,

anyhow - err. men flattering. blokes . .

sorry. I don't do it.

'you look ok mate'
is about as far as I go in that department.

Anyway - for the record -
Chris was a total gent,
a nice guy if there ever was one !

formal announcement

RAIN STOPPED . yippee !

but Chris n Emma are now mingling with guests . . and it's almost time for the meal,

quick - grab 'em - dash outside,
quickly take a couple of pictures on wet tarmac,
then spots of rain start to fall again . . .

then dash inside again for the wedding breakfast.

 

WOW - WOTSAT ?

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