I never knew that there was a Greek Orthodox cathedral in the middle of Golders Green, but there is, and that’s where Katy and Paul got themselves married. Well and truly married, in fact, with not only the business with the crowns and the three-times-round-the-altar routine which we’d seen before, but also with the serial ring-swapping and the ribbons and the writing on them, which we hadn’t.
From the church, the couple black cabbed it to the Apex Hotel in London Wall to check in, which is where Ann and I met up with them again for the short walk to Coq d’Argent and a few quick pictures on the way.
It was good to be back with the lovely Laura and the team again, this time for a reception which was rather more eventful than usual, which explains why there’s more than the usual number of pictures in this slideshow. And no, we didn’t know that any of that was going to happen any more than the couple did!
If you’re planning your own wedding and are worried that the reception might seem a bit staid and dare I say it boring, we should soon have contact details for the gorgeous young lady who successfully overcame her obvious shyness to do such a truly magnificent version of Gloria Gaynor’s “I will survive”, so you only have to ask …
The slideshow of all the pictures from Katy and Paul’s wedding will be online tomorrow Tuesday, but to see it you’ll need login details – and you can only get those from the couple.
Yes, the first reading at Saturday’s wedding was indeed John Cooper Clarke’s “I Wanna Be Yours”, which we’ve heard many times before but never seen delivered with such panache. In case you’re not familiar with it yourself, the first verse goes …
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