Wedding of Francesca & Tatton, Combe House

Francesca and Tatton finally sealed their love with a civil ceremony in the beautiful Combe House Hotel - A wildly romantic grade 1 Elizabethan manor in Gittisham, the very heart of the Devon countryside. After the civil ceremony, the Bride and Groom and all their guests, climbed aboard a vintage bus and made their way down to the parish church St Michaels for a blessing ceremony. This was a lovely idea and really added a little something extra to the days events. Its not often that you see a Bride and Groom in all their finery, entering a church together! The whole day was a real family affair, very relaxed and lots of fun. Even the weather behaved itself - well okay there was the occasional April shower (mostly in the morning though) to dodge, but for the most part the sun shone which just added icing to the cake. The families had taken over the whole hotel for the weekend, so there was no need to rush, the wedding breakfast was spread out over several rooms of the hotel and the couple moved from room to room eating a different course in each. A great idea and a fantastic way of making sure they could give all their guests proper attention. After the speeches in the Great Hall, Francesca and Tatton kicked off the evening festivities with their first dance followed by riotous dancing to a fantastic Ceilidh Band. What a great day!