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it was a good idea to greet people, especially anyone that I hadn’t met before, as
it meant we could just relax afterwards and not worry about it,” the bride says.
The Glenskirlie provided an impressive four-course winter menu with a
choice of chicken wrapped in bacon or roast beef teriyaki for the main course,
followed by heart-shaped blueberry cheesecake. “Because of the time of year I
didn’t think anyone would go for the cold option, but the room was warm so
lots of people did in the end.” And just when the guests thought they couldn’t
possibly eat ever again, they discovered a personalised candy buffet (another
of Jordana’s ideas) stationed outside the function suite. “I was still sitting at
the top table and everyone was coming in with these pink and white bags. I
thought, they’re going to demolish it before I’ve even seen it!”
Before guests could tuck in to anything, there were a few toasts to be made.
“The speeches didn’t go on too long,” Gemma says. “I got up and said a few
words at the end too, as I wanted to say thanks. I didn’t really plan it, I just
thought if I feel like doing it at the time I will… I didn’t want to sit there like
Lady Muck letting everybody else do the hard work!”
That wasn’t the only way the speeches defied tradition either: “Dave’s Dad
got up again after me, then my Dad said a few more words… maybe they did
go on a bit actually! Then the dads decided they were putting on a free bar for
an hour, so that was the next announcement.”
Another surprise awaiting the guests came courtesy of entertainers for the
evening DJ Cammy and his son (collectively known as The Rejects). “Cammy’s
a guy my uncle knows. The band’s great as they do a bit of disco, a few oldies
and some of their own music too. But one of the reasons we chose them was
that Cammy does a comedy set as well. The jokes just rolled off his tongue,
everyone was in stitches. He did an Amy Winehouse impression too… no
Dave it wasn’t Tina Turner, I think you must have been away at the bar at that
point!”
That wasn’t the end of the evening’s unexpected treats: “My uncle’s a pretty
good singer so he got up at one point and did a bit of karaoke, a few Rolling
Stones tunes. And later on we had fireworks, which were absolutely amazing.
Before we knew it the night was over. It was like, how did that happen?”
Luckily for the newlyweds, they could make the most of the fabulous bridal
suite by staying for their first two nights as a married couple.
A couple of months after the wedding, the memories are still fresh for
Gemma, and like most brides she finds it hard to pinpoint the highlights. Even
little mishaps like the car breaking down will be remembered positively by the
couple; “The car company [Waterside Weddings] were really great about it. In
fact they were brilliant all the way through, not just when the van broke down.
And they definitely made up for it by driving us to the airport and back… in a
Bentley! Dave felt just like James Bond.”
Gemma put so much time and effort into making the reception exciting
and special for friends and family, but naturally it’s the unique ceremony they
remember most fondly; “We were both a wee bit nervous during the vows, but
we really enjoyed it and just giggled at each other like we did the whole day
really. People still mention the ceremony to us all the time, I don’t think they’d
really seen anything like it. And they certainly hadn’t seen a bride dancing back
down the aisle before!”
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