A Winter Wedding

Elizabeth Shepherd and Nick Shepherd

Elizabeth Shepherd, 26, a senior teaching assistant at the Mulberry Bush School, Standlake, and Nick Shepherd, 26, an assistant contracts manager, from Bampton, got married on December 19, 2009, at St Mary’s Church, Bampton, with the reception at Witney Lakes Resort

Number of guests
94

Where did you meet?
I was house-sharing with two guys and their friend moved in — Nick!

Where did he propose?
In his best man’s speech at his dad’s wedding in Northern Ireland

The dress
Mylie by Maggie Sottero from Satin and Lace, Newbury. A strapless A-line gown in taffeta and lace with sweetheart neckline

What did he wear?
Slate grey tailcoat with matching trousers, white waistcoat and cravat from Dominoes in Witney

Who were your attendants, and what did they wear?
Helen Stoneman, Laura Shepherd, Sarah Sparrowhawk, Kayley Dowley and Jessica Delicata, who wore red rose corsage ballgowns by Debut from Debenhams. The flower girl was Bethany Shepherd who wore an ivory dress by Tigerlily from Debenhams

Flowers
My bouquet was red roses on a bed of fern with pearl pins in each rose, made by the bride’s friend Liz Strainge. The bridesmaids carried bouquets of ivory roses and fern, from K.A. Davies, Burford. The top table at the reception had an arrangement of carnations, ivory roses, Japanese roses and eucalyptus

Photographer
David Woolway

Transport
Jaguar 240

Table decor and favours
The tables were on a winter wonderland theme with tall vases of twisted willow, crystals and rice lights on round mirrors with tea lights, put together by the groom’s mother and aunt. The ladies’ favours were claret organza bags filled with chocolate hearts and the men’s favours were cigars. The chairs were dressed in ivory with claret organza swags from Isis chair covers in Abingdon. The three-tier cake on a winter theme was made by Ann Hall of Witney

Entertainment
Local band Long Weekend

Honeymoon
Paradisus Rio de Oro, Guardalavaca, Cuba

Elizabeth and Nick and their wedding guests at Witney Lakes Resort

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