Our Big Day

Amy Bradshaw and Tom Harbottle

Amy Bradshaw, 25, a support worker for children with autism, and Tom Harbottle, 26, an assistant construction site manager, from Wheatley, got married on August 15, 2009, at Eynsham Hall, North Leigh

Number of guests
90 during the day, plus 60 more in the evening

Where did you meet?
Studying A-levels in Burford School Sixth Form

Where did he propose?
On holiday in Port Patrick, Scotland

The dress
Ronald Joyce from Proposals, Witney. Layers of tulle over satin dress with corset top decorated with pearls and diamante

What did he wear?
Black morning suit with ivory waistcoat and sage cravat from Keates, Witney

Who were your attendants, and what did they wear?
Bridesmaids — my sister Hollie Bradshaw, groom’s sister Lindsay Harbottle and my friend Sarah King. They wore striped prom dresses from Debenhams with satin shrugs from wraporshrug.co.uk. The pageboys were my cousins Sam and Matthew Seacole and the best man’s son William Harbottle, who wore miniature copies of the groom’s outfit

Flowers
Pink and cream roses with eucalyptus, arranged by family friend Jan Knight

Transport
Bentley MKVI from CJ Wedding Car Hire, Burford

Photographer
Steve Hicks from Squib Photography, Witney

Table decor and favours
For each table the centrepiece was a large vase full of retro sweets. We had a different type of sweet on each table such as popping candy or edible money and each guest had a sweet bag to fill up by visiting each table. The chairs had white covers with sage ribbons

Entertainment
The Isis String Quartet played at the ceremony. A caracaturist entertained guests before dinner and there was the Eynsham Hall disco in the evening

Honeymoon
12 nights in a water villa on Meeru island in the Maldives.

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