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Chapel Decorations by Emyr
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Emyr rings the Chapel Bell to call islanders to the wedding
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Carol gives Steve a buttonhole
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The Chapel is ready and waiting
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Guests Geraint and Ernest arrive
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Guest Mark (Igor) Eldridge arrives early
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Christine Evans and David Hawkins
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The Best Man cleans the Chapel before the Ceremony
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Not another Yellow-browed Warbler!
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Helen and Geraint Griffith and Miriel and Gareth Roberts
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David and Richard arrive
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Bevan sets up the camcorder and awaits the multitude
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Waiting for the bride
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Bob takes over from Emyr
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Connor, Steven and Bevan arriving at the Chapel
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Steve and Best Man Connor arrive
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and enter the Chapel
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Jo and Rachel Porter arrive
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Dafydd Phillipps arrives from the mainland
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Bob & Alicia Normand
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Dianne Charles prepares the music for the marriage
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Emyr, Alicia and Bob arrive
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The bride, Emma Bowler, enters the Chapel
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Bevan Healey, about to walk Emma down the aisle
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The Bishop in full Cry!
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Emma and Steve with the Rt. Revd. David Hawkins, Bishop of Barking
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After the wedding ceremony and back to birding!
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In the Chapel Entrance
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Signing the Registers with the two witnesses, Alicia and Bevan, looking on
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How to ring your bride!
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They're married!
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The Happy Couple
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Mr Steven and Mrs Emma Stansfield
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Wow!
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The Bride
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Follow me!
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Not far to go!
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Steve and Connor lead the way from the Chapel to the Abbey
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The Blessing
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The Blessing in the Abbey
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Confetti from Connor
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After the blessing in the Abbey
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Steve, Emma and Connor Stansfield
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Ernest Evans, Bevan Craddock and the Bishop of Barking
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The happy family
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After the Blessing
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The Wedding Party
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After the Blessing
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The Happy Family
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After the Blessing
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The Wedding Party - all 30 of them - everyone on the island.
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The Bishop
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The Bishop pours champagne
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Mrs Stansfield opens a bottle
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Help is close at hand
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By the Abbey Tower after the blessing
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Watch out!
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This is the life!
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Its a great day - we should do this more often!
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I'm happy!
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More bubbly anyone?
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Connor climbs and confers confetti on mum and dad
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Watch out for the cork!
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Transport from the Abbey to the School House
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The Vice President takes a rest
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The Bishop and Dianne Charles relax after the ceremony
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After the formal proceedings
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Now this is how you put the ring on a rarity!
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Guess whose?
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Emma
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Emma
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Ben Porter relaxes
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Steve and Emma leave the Chapel
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Framed again!
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The Couple
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Steve, Emma and Bevan after the ceremony
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I really enjoyed that wedding!
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Wow! again
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You are looking great Emma!
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The couple with their witnesses, Lis and Bev
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Eh! Lass - tha looks wonderful.
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After the ceremony
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After the ceremony
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Alicia and Emma
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Bevan, Dianne and the Bishop check the attendance Register!
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Outside the Chapel
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Now for a comfortable ride to the Reception!
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Better than a Rolls!
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Us girls! Emma and Angharad
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Emma of the Isle
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The Feast - by courtesy of the Evans, Roberts and Griffith's
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Emma of the Isle
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The Wedding Party
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Just in case it rained!
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Especially imported!
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Cutting the Cake
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Cutting the Cake
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Cutting the Cakes
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In the school house
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The second cake
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The Party begins
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The Guests look on
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In the School House
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Rotherham and Southport unite in cutting the cake
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What a day! says Steve and Ben. Is this what Island life is all about?
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In the School House
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The Reception
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The Reception
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Cake cutting
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The Reception
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What a day!
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