The order of the day
Saturday 12 June 2027. Arrive from two; nothing before then is organised, and the pub in the village does not open until twelve.
- 14.00
- Doors, and a drink The yard
- 14.30
- The ceremony The yard, or the grain floor if wet
- 15.15
- Photographs, briefly By the pond
- 16.00
- Tea, beer and a cake stall The long barn
- 18.00
- Dinner The grain floor
- 20.30
- Speeches The grain floor
- 21.15
- The band, then the playlist The long barn
- 00.30
- Bacon rolls The yard
- 01.00
- Carriages The lane
A few things worth knowing
The ceremony is thirty-five minutes and there is no processional music you need to stand for. If you are running late, come in at the back; the registrar will not mind and neither will we.
Dinner is served, not a buffet, so tell us in your reply if there is something you cannot eat. Between the ceremony and dinner there is a long gap on purpose — that is the part everyone remembers.
The bar takes cards. The last train from Chippenham goes before the band does, so see travel and stay first.