Once upon a time, long, long ago... ... a young man and a young woman went out on a blind date.
I fell madly in love.
Does it show?
Sixteen months later we were married. I came across the bill for our church wedding, the other day, and it made me smile.
We were married in a large and beautiful parish church, with vicar, organist, choir, bell-ringers, etc all for the princely sum of £31.55. What a bargain!
My wonderful mother made my dress - it was white velvet - and I carried a bible and a single red rose. George's family travelled down from Newcastle, in a mini-bus. Unfortunately they were a little late and my father and I were driven round and round until they were seated!
I'm sure our reception was lovely, however my main memory of it is that people kept disappearing and reappearing - it turned out that Newcastle United Football Club were playing in an important match...the League Cup, whatever that is..and they were nipping out to find out what the latest score was!
When we arrived at our honeymoon destination in The Lake District the very first thing George did was to put on the television, to watch 'Match of the Day' as the Newcastle United football match was being shown... We are still married, so I must have forgiven him!
George's lovely Uncle Jimmy quietly gave him a bundle of cash during the reception and told him to have a good time. Thanks to his generosity we were able to treat ourselves to a fabulous seven course meal at the Aynsome Manor Hotel, which was just a short drive from where we stayed in Cartmel. Here is the bill - a fabulous meal, wine, coffee and superb service all for the sum of £10.80! The couple who ran the place were wonderful to us and really went out of their way to make it memorable and enjoyable.
That was 36 years ago.
A lovely meal is going to cost a little more than that today, but you're worth it!Happy Anniversary George.xxx
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