I'm Now a Mrs!
By pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8540)
United Kingdom
October 17, 2019 5:13am CST
I said I would, so I did. I got married yesterday. The picture is of my cake and my bouquet. We had a truly amazing day celebrating my birthday and wedding.
I got ready at my sister's house with my bridesmaids - 2 daughters and 2 granddaughters - along with baby granddaughter. We had fun getting ready. Then we went to our ceremony venue - and old gothic building in the city - where my eldest son gave me away and youngest son looked after the rings. My other hall's best friend was best man. The ceremony was small, with just close family and 4 of our friends. We hired a professional photographer for the ceremony. He took pictures of the ceremony itself and then some in another part of the building before taking a few more in the cathedral ruins across the road.
Some of us went back to my in-laws for a couple of hours (we took a detour via a pub!) before having some other people join us for the reception at a lovely local venue. We had lots of guests from family, work, and social groups.
That's all from me for me for now. I'm going to spend the next few days changing my name on things!
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 19
It was a great excuse to get all of our family together. We each have children and he has grandchildren. This was the first time for two years that they've all been together. And there has been the new grandchild since then who we hadn't yet met!
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
17 Oct 19
@1creekgirl It's a script invented by JRR Tolkein and used in the Lord of the Rings books but that's all I know. I could dust off my copy and try to transliterate it but we can't see the whole inscription!
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
17 Oct 19
I'm glad you asked that, I wondered about it, too.
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 19
It says 'love is eternal' (it is written in English on the cloth in front). A few people said they were surprised we didn't have more of a Doctor Who theme but we had a gothic theme. Our rings are etched with the words 'Together through time and space', and his wedding ring (and both our engagement rings) have TARDIS blue on them :)
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@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Oct 19
Congratulations ! I suppose marriage is in the air, this weekend a couple of friends in their 70's asked me to be a witness to their marriage. I know them since 40 years and they were already together
. So, was it the best day of your life (I always lived in sin so I cannot tell
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. So, was it the best day of your life (I always lived in sin so I cannot tell)?3 people like this
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 19
It was one of the best days of my life 
We hadn't lived together, and there were lots of reasons for us to marry - not least so his parents knew I wasn't letting him go
We hadn't lived together, and there were lots of reasons for us to marry - not least so his parents knew I wasn't letting him go 3 people like this
@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Oct 19
@pumpkinjam That's something else then ! All my wishes to the young couple
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 19
Thank you. The bouquet was made by a friend - she said I was one of the easiest people she'd done it for! The cake was made by my nephew's girlfriend.
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
23 Oct 19
@LadyDuck I didn't really understand a lot of the things. People asked me how I was having my hair - I hadn't even decided if I was having it cut, let alone styled, until about a week before the wedding!
I saw a wedding day check-list/emergency list - I didn't know what some of the things on the list were. I think there were about 4 out of 50 things that I actually included!
I picked up my dress from a charity shop for £10. My sister-in-law put in a new zip, and my sister steamed out a stain. My flowers were perfect. I wore a head thingy (a black tiara type thing) and my hair was how it landed!
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
18 Oct 19
@pumpkinjam I was an "easy bride" too, but I notice that many now are so difficult about their dress, the bouquet, their hairdo. That becomes a stressful day, not a happy day.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
17 Oct 19
Congratulations! Sounds like a beautiful wedding with all your family and friend there. The cake is beautiful.
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 19
Thank you. It was really lovely. We chose a small ceremony but we had a lot of people (including a couple of surprise guests) at the reception.
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@lillywriter (1143)
• Lithuania
9 Dec 19
Congrats on your wedding. Long-life to you both and big love.
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
9 Dec 19
Thank you for your kind comment. :)
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Oct 19
So you are now Mrs. PumpkinJam?
Congratulations.
Can I ask what is written on the cake?
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 19
The translation is written on the cloth in front, 'love is eternal'. It's written in Elvish
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
23 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum We did ask if she could write in Klingon or Gallifreyan but I think that would have been a little too difficult/wouldn't fit!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
17 Oct 19
@pumpkinjam I was wondering if love is eternal was the English translation. That is really cute!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Oct 19
What can I say but congratulations and I'm sorry for not attending the celebration. Waheehee.
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
24 Oct 19
Thank you. It was. My husband and I were talking about it and saying how surreal it all seemed at the time!
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
24 Oct 19
@pumpkinjam I wish you many years of good health and happiness!
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@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
17 Oct 19
I hate that mylot did not upload the pic the way it's meant to be. Nice cake and bouquet though. If you hadn't mentioned that the pic has your bouquet I would have thought that the bouquet was part of the cake and edible. Maybe 'cause I am very hungry right now. Congrats on getting married!
Maybe 'cause I am very hungry right now. Congrats on getting married!1 person likes this
@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
23 Oct 19
I hadn't realised the picture was the wrong way round. I'm sure it was the right way when I put it on!
@lovebuglena (43074)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Oct 19
@pumpkinjam It's landscape instead of portrait. Maybe mylot is set up to only have pics in landscape orientation and automatically makes pics landscape even if what you upload is vertical.
@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
17 Oct 19
Congratulations and happy birthday! That's a lovely cake and bouquet. I'm so glad you had a lovely day. Have a great Thursday!
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 19
Thank you. Today, we have mostly been sleeping!
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
17 Oct 19
Oh my goodness! Congratulations! That is very exciting! Best wishes and I hope you two have an amazing life!
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
18 Oct 19
Well I am well pleased for you this is exciting news.
Happy Birthday and Happy Life Together you xo
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
23 Oct 19
Thank you. This first week has been mostly about sorting paperwork and getting rid of his place! We have a few days away soon so looking forward to that.
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@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 19
Thank you. Yes, there are lots of photos. I took a few myself before and after. Other people took various pictures but we're waiting for the official photos from the ceremony itself
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
18 Oct 19
@pumpkinjam I look forward to seeing some here on MyLot.
@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
18 Oct 19
Congratulations and best wishes!
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you have a nice cake and bouquet of flowers.@pumpkinjam (8540)
• United Kingdom
12 Nov 19
Thank you. The cake went down well! We might auction off the flowers next year for The Sophie Lancaster Foundation. We asked for donations for them instead of wedding gifts. This got passed on to Sylvia Lancaster (mum of Sophie, and founder of the Foundation), and we've been invited to meet her at a gig nearby.
