http://alisonslife-in-the-slow-lane.blogspot.com/ Life in the Slow Lane: A Not-so-Royal Wedding

Sunday, 1 May 2011

A Not-so-Royal Wedding

Watching the wedding on Friday, set me thinking about my own wedding 31 years ago. I had actually wanted to get married on my 21st Birthday, in the January of the same year...I had visions of wearing a fur-trimmed cloak (as seen in 'White Christmas') over my wedding dress. Sadly, this idea went down like a ton of bricks, with both families- comments such as: 'Don't you remember what the weather is like her in January?', 'What if the snow's so thick you can't get  to the Church?' or (my mother,ever practical) 'If it's snowy or slushy your dress will be ruined, before you even get to  the bottom of the path!'

I eventually gave in graciously , mad at them all...but mum had got through with the dress comment! We changed the date to 29 March...and what did we waken up to, a week beforehand?- yep, you've got it.....SNOW! I just couldn't believe it!

 Fortunately, although it did last practically that full week, the day itself was bright and sunny, though very cold...and the snow had cleared- not even a sign of slush! The dress didn't get ruined before we got to the Church..though I remember the photographer asking the bridesmaids to stand on the train of my dress, so that it didn't fly away in the wind, once the service was over and we were back outside!


This is how my albums started out, before I discovered PP!!









If you look very closely at 'The Wedding Party ' pic, you will realise Morag is standing on my train!

 I really enjoyed my Wedding Day..it was just over all-too-soon! 

As an addendum, I must tell you that DD now wants to have a winter wedding, and 'White Christmas' cloaks if she ever gets married...and I have vowed not to try to talk her out of it!

Thanks for dropping by!
Take care of you
Alison xx

Posted by Alison at 17:07
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23 comments:

  1. debs141 May 2011 at 17:45

    lovely story! I really recognise the fashions - we were married about the same time (Sept 1980).
    Of course Mums are always right, well, nearly always anyway!

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  2. Jolanda1 May 2011 at 17:55

    What a nice story!!
    Have a nice day...
    (and the wedding looks great!)

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  3. Anonymous1 May 2011 at 18:18

    Such a nice story. I really had to do a double-take your dress looks so similar to mine.

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  4. Sian1 May 2011 at 18:47

    What a lovely story - I could really relate to your ideas being vetoed. We had a bit of that too, and it's hard to fight back at that age isn't it?

    Your dress is so elegant - you look like a Princess yourself in those photos :)

    Thank you for joining in Storytelling Sunday Alison. It's been a pleasure!

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  5. CoventryAnn1 May 2011 at 18:50

    Great story, love all the 80's photos, we had a very windy wedding day too, 10 years after yours at Easter.

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  6. Ella Swan1 May 2011 at 19:42

    LOL Alison! Glad you discovered PP!! That was quite a walk down memeory lane :)

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  7. scrappyjacky1 May 2011 at 19:48

    A lovely story,Alison....and a lovely dress as well.
    I have a few pre PP layouts as well!!

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  8. Jen1 May 2011 at 20:27

    Waht a beautiful bride you make - lovely story - you do indeed look like a princess. J x

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  9. Anonymous1 May 2011 at 20:46

    What a lovely story Alison and I love your entry into scrapbooking. I got married on my birthday - in February and there was snow on the ground!

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  10. Becky1 May 2011 at 22:22

    A lovely story and lovely photos too :)

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  11. Anonymous1 May 2011 at 23:08

    But you were the princess that day, for sure! Thanks for sharing your story and album.

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  12. furrypig1 May 2011 at 23:24

    your wedding day looks amazing sorry you didn't get your cape hope DD manages to have all she hopes for

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  13. Tracy1 May 2011 at 23:27

    Beautiful pictures! At least the snow cleared for you. I always liked the idea of a winter wedding, but I guess it isnt very practical.

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  14. alexa1 May 2011 at 23:44

    Ah, what a nicely-told story - and you look lovely on your special day. Will you be able to hold your tongue? I'm not sure I could! :)

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  15. Jimjams2 May 2011 at 01:19

    Smashing tale - and how lovely to see your original scrapbook pages! Mind you if DD gets married in Spain I reckon the chances of snow are somewhat smaller!

    P.S. We've just returned from a WONDERFUL 4 days in Barcelona - the 30% chance of rain was actually 70% chance of sun and we had a blast!

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  16. Rene Sharp2 May 2011 at 05:00

    Wasn't the wedding on Friday stunning Alison. I also LOVED my wedding day, and it just passed in a flash, so sad for all the time and effort that goes into your special day. So happy to see you over at Let's Scrap!

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  17. Amy2 May 2011 at 05:54

    I loved my wedding day too - it is such a lot of fun and excitement :-) I am lucky I have a sister getting married early next year, we are enjoying the preparation :-)

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  18. Maria Ontiveros2 May 2011 at 08:47

    I got married on Dec. 29th and was so happy to have my bridesmaids in deep reds and the church decorated with poinsettias.
    Rinda

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  19. gracescraps@gmail.com2 May 2011 at 16:20

    How fun to see these photos of you when you were younger and on such a happy day! Your flower pictures are stunning! Sorry about you mom having shingles, how is she doing?

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  20. Jo2 May 2011 at 17:36

    That's a lovely story Alison and your wedding pictures are beautiful

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  21. Melissa3 May 2011 at 05:02

    What a lovely story & layouts.

    I had a white cape with fur trim & a fur muff for my wedding. We flew to the Canadian Rockies and got married on a frozen river with the temperature somewhere below zero degrees F. It was terribly cold but made for the most beautiful wedding photos and memories. Not bad for a girl who grew up on the coast of Texas where it snows once every ten years or so.

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  22. Susanne6 May 2011 at 02:35

    Thanks for telling us about your big day and sharing your pages too! I love looking at wedding pages.

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  23. Miriam6 May 2011 at 10:15

    Another one here who dreamed of a winter wedding with a fur trimmed coat with hood of course!

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