John

Sophie

and

Invitation

Please join us to celebrate

our wedding

SATURDAY 31st

of AUGUST, 2024

Ceremony to commence at 11.15am

ST. BEGA'S CHURCH | CA12 4QE

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RECEPTION
TO FOLLOW

at twelve forty-five at

Armathwaite Hall

BASSENTHWAITE

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The day

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO

celebrating with you

our special day

We are really excited about getting married on Saturday 31st August in a beautiful small church by Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria and are holding our reception and evening celebrations at Armathwaite Hall Hotel nearby.

11.30 CEREMONY

12.45 DRINKS RECEPTION

14.00 WEDDING BREAKFAST

16.00 SPEECHES & COFFEE

18.00 COCKTAIL HOUR

19.00 PARTY STARTS

19.15 CAKE CUTTING & FIRST DANCE

20.15 EVENING FOOD

21.00 REUBEN JAMES LIVE

00.00 CARRIAGES

Evening Band

EVENING

Band

Please let us introduce you to

MOBO nominated Reuben James,

who we know from Ronnie Scotts, and are thrilled

will be coming to perform on the evening.

Expect a gig-like performance live with his band.

Gifts

a Note on GIFTS

Your love and company is a great gift for our special day but, in lieu of gifts, if you would like to get us something, please consider contributing to our honeymoon via clicking through to the following online registry:

CLICK TO GIFT SITE

RSVP

Breakfast Choices

WEDDING

Wine Choises

WINE CHOICES Required

Mainly white

Mainly red

Red and white

Non-alcoholic

STARTERS

Ham hock and parsley terrine with apple puree, pickled walnuts, toasted brioche;

Creamed leek and potato velouté pickled potato, chive oil, smoked butter, bread;

Smoked salmon, crayfish and pink lady salad with roasted pumpkin seeds and crispy pastry.

Please record your starter selection

MAINS

Pork fillet and pressed shoulder dauphinoise potato, pearl barley, apple puree

Fillet of salmon, tartare velouté, jersey royal potatoes with parsley and lemon, romaine lettuce, broad beans and kale

Wild mushroom risotto, soy reduction, charred courgette, pickled shimeji mushrooms, goats cheese

Please record your main selection

DESSERTS

Sticky date and toffee pudding, caramel butter sauce with vanilla ice cream

Madagascan vanilla panna cotta, fresh strawberries, strawberry sorbet and mint

Local British cheese selection with chutney, crackers and grapes

Please record your dessert selection

Please record any allergy / other dietary requirements.

Accommodation name and postcode

Full Name(s)

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Food Choices

accommodation info

name info

Details

Accommodation

We recommend travelling the night before due to the proximity and rural location.

Please contact us if you would like us to help you with any hotel bookings.

Transport

Travel direct to St Bega's church (via two fields off the B road connected to the A591)

For those staying the night before (recommended), shuttles will be provided to collect from hotels from 09:30 - 10:30

to the church ceremony.

Drive through to Armathwaite Hall after the ceremony, or shuttles will be provided to the Hall from 12:30 (<10 mins away)

Following the reception, shuttles will be provided to run back to local hotels from

23:00 to 00:30.

Attire

GUESTS

Formal and cocktail.

Hats (welcome but optional).

FYI WEDDING PARTY:

Groom, Groomsmen, Groom's father, and Father of the Bride will be wearing tuxedo and black-tie.

Guests are kindly asked NOT to wear black-tie.

FAQ

How do we best get to this area in the Lake District?

Please kindly search via google maps and travel to your accommodation hotel. If you are travelling via train we would recommend travelling to Penrith (~25 miles east) or Carlisle (~25 miles north).