Sammie & James @ Ten Acres

Sammie and James wanted a totally relaxed, fun day. They were married just across the road in a church ceremony and I compered their reception and supplied the music. Ten Acres is actually the home of Eastleigh Football Club. The function room is very nice and venue manager Ronnie and her team did a great job.

After the church ceremony the guests walked across the road to the Acres Suite for a Bucks Fizz reception while Sammie and James had more photo’s taken. Once they joined us at the venue, I staged a Grand Entrance – introducing the parents and the rest of the wedding party to the friends and family in the room. Sammie and James had written the introductions, and selected music, to accompany their entrances. For example both sets of parents came in to the track they had as the first dance at their weddings. Finally I introduced the Bride and Groom who entered to Stevie Wonder’s “Signed Sealed Delivered”.

Again the speeches were given before the food was served so that everyone could relax and enjoy their meal – and what a meal! Sammie and James opted for a chip van supplied by FISH & CHIP CATERING. Guests had already chosen a fish or sausage meal, and there were also onion rings, mushy peas and bread and butter available. To say the food was excellent is an understatement, and I’m an expert in this particular delicacy! I invited the guests , table by table, to collect their food from the van which was parked just outside, the Top Table insisted on being served last – a nice touch. If you are looking for something different for your wedding breakfast or evening buffet I can recommend Fish & Chip Catering CLICK HERE for more information.

The colour scheme for the wedding was blue and we set the room up with blue uplighters. For the evening reception, Sammie’s bridesmaids had arranged for us to also supply our photomontage screen service and we had lots of old family pictures to display along with some taken during the day.

The Bride and Groom’s first dance was “Love You More” by JLS and I have to say they looked so happy and so in love! This was followed by a special dance for Sammie and her Dad, Trevor. The song Sammie chose, “Daddy’s Little Angel” is by an American artist called T Carter, and I had recorded Sammie giving a special message to Trev and edited it into the song – the effect was absolutely tremendous!

After a couple more dances it was time for the evening food, a hog roast. I can’t tell you how it tasted (I was too full from the fish and chips) but it looked and smelt great. Then, to restart the dancefloor, we played the “Getting To Know You” game.

Then it was party time with lots of great tunes and plenty of cheesy tracks selected by the Bridesmaids. Finally Sammie and James had a last dance to Charlene Soria’s version of “Wherever You Will Go” surrounded by their guests who then waved the happy couple off to their mystery hotel.

The next day FaceBook was awash with pictures and comments. Thank you everybody for your kind words and for giving Sammie and James a day to remember forever.

I’ll try to get some more photo’s and, hopefully, a video up before Christmas!

For more details about functions at Eastleigh Football Club CLICK HERE