Kris & Amy’s Marvellous Marquee Wedding Reception

I LOVE marquee weddings.

Kris and Amy’s marquee wedding reception was jam-packed full of amazing details and brilliant surprises.  The weather on the day was a little uncertain – in fact the forecast said we would have rain but it stayed dry for us.

Amy and Kris chose Colin and Kate from Entity Photographic as their official photographers and I hope to post some of their fabulous pictures eventually – for now it’s just my dodgy snaps!

They had a church ceremony and then it was back to the marquee which was on a farmland owned by friends.  Guests were welcomed by the brilliant F.B. Pocket Orchestra playing outside.  I was at a party last November where they played and I was really looking forward to seeing them again – I wasn’t disappointed!  If you are looking for a brilliant live hot-jazz band you really should check them out.

Arrival drinks and the bar were run by The Intoxicologist who regularly comes over from their Isle of Wight base to provide refreshments for discerning clients like Amy and Kris.

All around the marquee there were little extras like bags of popcorn (a personal favourite of the newlyweds), troughs of bottled water full of ice to keep them cool, a wheelbarrow full of fleeces for the evening and a spectacular “chandelier” made with jam-jars suspended from a ladder!

Their wedding cake was absolutely stunning.   It was made by the brilliant Jill The Cakemaker and consisted of four tiers ~ Salted Caramel, Vanilla & Strawberry Jam, Elderflower & Champagne and a traditional wedding fruit cake.

I was delighted to act as Master of Ceremonies and liaise with all of the various suppliers to make sure things ran smoothly.

Amy’s mum had a surprise for everyone with a butterfly release which we slotted in just before we went in for the wedding breakfast.

The canapes and wedding breakfast were by the incredible Chef Gary and the guests sat at beautifully decorated trestel-tables.

More friends and family joined us for the evening and there was plenty to do including a Photo Booth by Giggle Booth

Kris and Amy shared their first dance to Kodaline’s “The One” and when they kissed at the end of the song there was a huge confetti canon in the roof covering everyone in white confetti.

Evening food was supplied by Boyces Wood Fired Pizza who were also pizza providers at Kat and Gareth’s wedding – great pizza!

Later Amy did a special guest DJ set to a packed dance floor.

Probably the biggest surprise we had to keep from Amy was a fantastic firework display provided by Pains Fireworks. Last year Kris gave me some tracks he wanted and I mixed them up into a 5 minute set that was then given to Pains and the display was custom built using that as the soundtrack ~ how cool is that!

Here’s that soundtrack …

There were loads more special touches but my fingers are tired, so below is the video I compiled to finish this post off.

So, if your planning a marquee wedding in Hampshire please call me … I absolutely LOVE them!