Nock Nock Who's there? Mr and Mrs Wakeman!

An amazing afternoon and evening celebrating Mr and Mrs Phil and Becky Wakeman's wedding.  More later when I've unpacked and had a bath!
Right!  Here we go!

Worked yesterday morning and then home, shower and quick change into my charity shop Edwardian picnic clothes before getting a lift from Cathy to the venue at Whetsted Farm.  The Woo had already gone over earlier to set the tent up and sort out plotting up for food etc.  It was a gloriously sunny and warm day.  The venue was gorgeous; swings made from sofas and armchairs in the trees, a couple of tree houses and a massive teepee in the marquee field just for starters.

Me and The Woo

My gorgeous Rck Chck

Joe and me...in competition for best dressed!

A day full of laughter

A couple of beers to quench the thirst and then rare roast beef cooked yesterday by The Woo together with some horseradish cream.  This went remarkably well with some tasty cheese and onion sandwiches and home made sausage rolls.  She makes GREAT pastry as I may have mentioned before.

Horseradish cream

I make the this quite often when feeding a lot of people.  To one jar of basic cheap horseradish sauce I added a small tub of creme fraiche and then a couple of teaspoons of English Mustard.  All stirred stirred together and in the fridge to let the flavour develop - it's very tasty (and cheap!). 

A good old chinwag with some really nice people over a few more beers and then The Woo and I started (well she'd started a lot earlier!) drinking some fizz out of our bone china cups and saucers.  The theme of the day (for those who made the effort) was period summer picnic which was where the teacups came in.

Then things moved into the marquee for speeches and toasts (more fizz!).  Instead of a first dance there was a first song by The Vibes.  They then did a few more cracking numbers before the mike was opened up.  The highlight of the evening for me was a whole bunch of talent on stage doing a series of carnival (Rio not Notting Hill) tunes.  Once a couple of red wines kicked in the Woo and I were bopping for England!

The lovely Mrs Wakeman nee Nock

Mr Wakeman in full flow

Collapsed into the tent (Literally!  I managed to break two of the poles in a spectacular drunken stumble)  and up reasonably early on another sunbaked morning for coffee and a bacon sarnie cooked on the barbeque.

A seriously great night with some seriously lovely people.  Well done Phil and Becky - you make a great couple!