Then, as everyone sat down for the meal, the sun came out and we had a background of a wintry sunset for the speeches.
However, Shottle has plenty of nooks and crannies for indoor photographs.....
Nikki looked radiant in a long, tiered white wedding gown which showed her slim figure off perfectly.
There has to be mention of Jack, the young man in the suit. Whilst ostensibly a Page Boy, he was really so grown up and professional about it all that he really qualified as one of the Groomsmen!
Special mention should go to the local taxi firm which had been tasked to collect Michael's family and bring them to the reception. The mini-bus arrived promptly twenty minutes before the service - empty. A misunderstanding had led to the driver arriving to collect rather than deliver! The subsequent delay caused the Registrar a few palpitations, but we weren't complaining since it just gave us a lot more time for photographs once Nikki was ready!
It was, of course, red-nose day, so what could be more complete than everyone donning a nose for Charity!
After the speeches, Nikki decided that she was going to have the last word....
... before letting her hair down for the party!