The night before, me and my two sisters ate pizza and watched TV. We managed to get my dress train sorted so that it wasn’t miles long. We got it to look lovely and ruched up. We went to bed around 11.30, but my little sister couldn’t sleep till 2am. I however, slept like a log.

We woke up at 6am, had breakfast, watched some TV, and I had a shower. I left the house for 8:45am to go to the hairdressers for my 9am appointment. The hair appointment went great. I ended up having a slightly different hairdo since the lady who I had my trial with wasn’t in. My hair looked much better with a more senior stylist doing it. It took longer than expected, but all was good. I got back to the house for 10am, my sisters were both ready by the time I got back so I got ready with a bit of help from them. I put on my make-up and put my veil in while my sisters chatted and took some snaps. We were all quite nervous at this stage, I was calm until the last hour waiting for the car. The car arrived about 11:45am, my veil kept falling out of my hair so the chauffer carried it for me until we got into the car, then I put it on again. The veil turned out to be a right pesky thing!

We were all gobsmacked at how lovely the car was, it was so much better than I expected. We got in and made our way to the register office. It was a lovely, slow drive. We eventually got to the register office, but there was another wedding party outside taking photographs and such so we took a detour. I remember annoying my younger sister asking for the time every few minutes and asking if she could see any of our wedding party outside. We eventually managed to get into the register office car park, as we drove up I caught a glimpse of Sean, his brother and his friend. Sean was beaming and looking very dapper in his suit. The photographer came up to the car and took some snaps of us in there.

I got out of the car feeling a little bewildered. My veil came off again so I put it back on. The photographer got me and my sisters in front of the car for more snaps. I looked around to see if anymore guests were about, there weren’t. The registrar came out and asked for me and Sean to come through. I went up to Sean and just smiled at him, we said hello to one another. We were both very nervous and could sense it. We confirmed our details, paid the fee and the registrar went through the ceremony details with us. The other registrar ushered the guests into the ceremony room and let us know that everyone was seated. We were notified last minute that the photographer wanted us to walk down the tiny aisle for a photograph, so we waited at the back door to go through. I grabbed Sean’s arm for support, I was shaking! We didn’t really say much to one another, we were way too nervous! I think Sean commented on how beautiful I looked. I told him he looked great.

We were given the signal and walked through. I thought I was going to trip, but I was fine. I didn’t really look at anybody, just in front of me. I saw my mum smiling at me in the corner of my eye. It all felt so surreal. Soon enough the ceremony was under way. I was trying my hardest not to tremble. I’m sure people knew I was nervous, I could sense it. I stuttered a bit at my vows, I didn’t expect to at all but I did. Oops! It was nerves. Everybody had their eyes on us, I felt like we were goldfish in a bowl with people looking in. The photographer snapped away. Sean stuttered a bit on his vows, but he did brilliantly. We exchanged rings, smiling at one another widely. The ceremony felt like a blur, it went so quick. I felt so weird, I was getting married! When we were pronounced married and we kissed, I grabbed Sean for dear life and hugged him hard. We and our witnesses signed the register, and more snaps were taken. We came out and the photographer asked if we had confetti. We were quite annoyed because we were told no confetti was allowed when we gave notice of marriage, so nobody had any. The photographer took more snaps outside with our guests and family. We were all cringing because we were getting a bit cold and it felt so cheesy. The photographer got a box of confetti from somewhere and took some photos while Sean’s mum threw it at us. Eventually Sean and I got in the car and went off to the reception venue.

We relaxed a bit and talked in the car, I gave Sean his buttonhole since he forgotten it the night before - doh! We got to the venue and the function manager asked if we wanted to see the room. We went and had a look, I was in shock. The place looked fantastic! The balloons were gorgeous and the confetti on the table looked pretty. I almost cried, but I was way too nervous to. We had a glass of Bucks Fizz, waiting for the rest of our guests. Some came along and we had a chat. The photographer arrived and took the photo of us mock cutting the cake and sitting at the top table. He gave his congratulations and left. We went back to see our guests, who were now all there with their drinks and having a merry old time. We were grabbed from here, there and everywhere for hugs, kisses, hand shakes and well-wishes. Guests were called into the room to be seated, we waited at the door for our entrance and presentation as Mr and Mrs Williamson. We went through to applause and sat down.

The food was lovely and so filling, I couldn’t finish it all! People had fun with the bubbles and complimented us on the decorations. The cake topper was a major talking point, people loved it. Sean said a few words and so did I, Sean’s dad made a speech and toasted us. We waited in the wine bar for the evening reception. Nobody got bored at all, everybody was drinking, chatting and being overall merry. We did the rounds and spoken to everybody, everyone was having a lovely time. The evening do was great. Great music, wonderful food, and good company. Some people didn’t turn up for the evening, which was disappointing but we didn’t really care. Everybody was raving on about how gorgeous the food was. The buffet was very different and classy, people loved that. I didn’t dance at all, nor did Sean. We were so tired and just wanted to try and get some time alone, we couldn’t. We did mingle and chat, however. The cake went down a treat and some people did dance. Sean and I decided to leave the reception at 9pm and go to a local hotel. We said our goodbyes and thanked the venue staff and left buzzing and happy.

The hotel wasn’t all that great, we ordered room service and had to wait two hours for it since there was a wedding reception going on and the darn place was understaffed. We were so tired and fell asleep around 1am. We woke up at 6.30am today, got dressed, packed and went down for breakfast which actually was good. Now we’re back at home.

The wedding went superb, I couldn’t have asked for a better day. So what if the wedding night didn’t go so well? I feel great and happy to be a Mrs.

After we returned from honeymoon, we went to my in-law’s house to have dinner and pick up our wedding presents and cards from Sean’s side of the family. We got heaps of stuff from our wedding list, and some money too. We are so touched by them all, we can’t be thankful enough. We managed to read the guestbook because we didn’t get to on the day. There were so many lovely messages to us, meaningful and full of love. Sean actually started to tear up (he never really cries) and I felt a lump in my throat reading them. Our families have been so kind to us and we really cannot thank them enough.

Our home is now full of beautiful cards and gifts, we are constantly reminded of people’s kindness and the best day of our lives. I don’t want to ever take the cards down from our mantelpeice, but one day I will have to. I intend to keep each and every one and put them in a scrapbook or memories box. We will be making a honeymoon scrapbook, so I’ll buy an extra one for our wedding memories. There’s so many cynical people out there who said I was too young to marry and that it’ll never last. However, they don’t matter. All that matters is our family and those who care about us. Those who want to cause us grief and misery are not worth our time. This is such a happy occasion for us, it feels amazing to be husband and wife. It’s a lovely feeling.