Wedding Day at the Chapel

A Wonderful Family Wedding at the Chapel in the Garden 

Lucy Hariades and Leo Bradbury waiting in the foyer of the Chapel before their wedding. The guests have all arrived and they are about to process into the Chapel arm in arm.

The Chapel was packed, the service was led by Leo’s father, Reverend Dr Nicholas Bradbury, who celebrated the universalist nature of the Chapel.

 

Songs like Lord of the Dance and Lean on Me were part of the ceremony as was the Lord’s Prayer and Psalm 121.

Humorous poetry like The Orange by Wendy Cope was followed by a wonderful reading of Great Things by Thomas Hardy.

During the actual signing of the Register a marvellous  song composed by Olivia and Bertie Playle was played, accompanied by themselves on accordion and mandolin. ,

 

 

 

The Dorset element was picked up again when the Bride and groom left the Chapel  to walk to Mercarto for the Bridal feast, and were led down the road by a melodeon player, Gavin.

Lucy’s Mother Claire wrote afterwards “We all enjoyed the wedding day enormously. The friendliness and caring nature of everyone associated with the chapel made it a very happy event for us. The chapel itself is a comfortable, characterful and intimate setting for a marriage service and the function rooms and garden space worked very well to accommodate our 70 guests after the service. Above all, there is a special warmth about the place which made us feel very relaxed and welcome, even as non-locals. “

Find out more about weddings at the Chapel in the Garden by emailing  – bookings.citg@gmail.com