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That bloody wedding…again

October 10, 2009

Today Mr Stitch, Alice who isn’t a cat, and myself went to look at possible venues for our postponed wedding.

We had three appointments booked, but after visiting the second venue, The Gibbon Bridge, we phoned and cancelled the third because we simply couldn’t face it. Why?  Because we couldn’t stop laughing at the astonishing levels of rudeness we experienced.

I had explained quite clearly to the receptionist when I booked the appointment that we would only be a small party of a maximum of 40 during the day with possibly another 30 in the evening.  Unfortunately this information hadn’t been passed on to the obnoxious little man who met us to show us around the place.  I swear you’d have thought we’d asked him to eat his own liver when we explained this to him.  The additional 30 in the evening particularly perplexed him, even more so the owner of the venue, who had been dragged into the conversation because he was so offended by the prospect.

“Why would you want to do that?” she asked.

I sooooo wish I’d had a camera to photograph Mr Stitches face at that point. Alice who isn’t a cat nearly choked trying not to laugh and couldn’t look at me for the rest of the visit.

It didn’t get much better and we got out of there as fast as our little feet would carry us.

Thankfully, the first venue we had visited had been beyond wonderful.  A beautiful 1880’s manor house, a Michelin starred celebrity chef, exquisite decor, and perfectly pitched levels of service. Oh, and lets not mention the orange butter biscuits. We were enchanted and, in truth, had only gone to The Gibbon Bridge to confirm that we were making the right choice.

Obviously we were.

So we turned the car around, and still laughing, hot-tailed back to the first venue to place a deposit.

Image courtesy of weddingvenuesinlancashire.com
Image courtesy of weddingvenuesinlancashire.com

So, dear reader, I can finally confirm that on the 13th November 2010 I shall marry Mr Stitch at our local church surrounded by close family and friends, then we shall all head over to the private dining room at Northcote Manor for a fabulous foodie feast in celebration.

I can’t wait.  I’m beyond excited.

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Comments

  1. Ann's Fashion Studio says

    October 10, 2009 at 8:50 pm

    Congratulations!
    The manor house is absolutely beautiful.
    We celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary on Nov 12 🙂
    It actually was a wonderful month to be married 🙂

    • pendlestitches says

      October 11, 2009 at 6:34 pm

      I’m looking forward to the next 26 years.

      We’re both autumn people so it’s the perfect time for us…and the 13th is such a lucky day for us.

      I can’t wait.

      xx

  2. Jane says

    October 10, 2009 at 8:56 pm

    Looks fantastic

  3. Xtiand says

    October 10, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    That looks wonderful, an excellent choice!

  4. BlackPurl says

    October 10, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    Congrats! It’s a fab place and the food is supposed to be spectacular. Good choice!

  5. Linda ( Roxyrana on Rav) says

    October 11, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    Oh yes, I can confirm what a beautiful place this is. You will get some amazing photos too as the grounds are gorgeous.
    Food is fantastic so a really good day is in store for you ! x x x

    • pendlestitches says

      October 11, 2009 at 6:32 pm

      I am so SQUEALLY excited it’s untrue!!!!

      xxx

  6. niece stitches says

    October 11, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    Spelt niece right this time due to the fact that i only have one child trying to get my attention!lol!anyway, am so so excited for you!!the place looks gorgeous and november is a fantastic month for a wedding!!!xxxx

Evie

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