the ceremony

The Applebys and Winters all dressed up for the ceremony
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Ian
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Sophie and Kartik
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Us delighted to find people taking photos of us as soon as we arrived at the register office
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...and one where we focused a bit more on the camera
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Alison Appleby

Teresa & Alison in the waiting room
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Sally, Martin & Ali in the waiting room
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People taking their seats as they arrived in the room
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...and almost immediately standing up for us to make our entrance
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Our entrance, which is apparently an important moment
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Starting the ceremony
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James almost managing to read the personal promise aloud without fumbling some words
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Caro doing a much better job of reading it out
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Ellis getting ready to present our rings
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They're in there somewhere
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There they are!
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For a first attempt at making rings, they were surprisingly round and well fitting
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Caro was very happy to be wearing hers!
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...and repeat the process for "Party B"
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The official bit
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James remembering how to use a (fountain) pen
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We were happy, and not just because we didn't have anything more to do or organise (but that's definitely a plus)!
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The registrar announcing it was all official
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Everyone applauding us while we don't really know what to do with ourselves
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In case you hadn't noticed, we don't like being the centre of attention
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Our exit
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