Mock Wedding

Our RME focus this term was Christian celebrations, which included the wedding ceremony. What better way to understand what happens at a wedding than to carry one out?!  Our local minister, Magdalena Trgalova supported with providing the readings and words used in a Christian ceremony.  

Getting Ready                                                                                                                                                                      

Invitations were made and decorated, stained glass windows were made to decorate the ‘church’, and tissue flowers to decorate the sides of the aisle.  Speeches were written and songs and readings practised.

The Ceremony

Guests were warmly welcomed by the ushers, Eilidh and Jordan.  David the groom, and Ewan, his best man,  waited nervously at the altar for the ceremony to begin.

After a request to ‘Please be upstanding for the bride’, from Einar, the minister, Doreen, our organist began playing Wagner’s Bridal March.  Leo looked like the proud father as he led his daughter Olivia up the aisle. Following behind were Leah the bridesmaid, accompanied by Sarah the flower girl and James, the pageboy. Jessie, the bride’s mother and Matylda and Connor, the groom’s parents looked proudly on. 

Einar opened the ceremony with a short reading and the congregation then sang the hymn, ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’. Katrina and Thorfinn read verses from Corinthians followed by David and Olivia exchanging vows and rings.  The wedding register was signed, before the blessing and final hymn ‘One More Step Along the World I Go’. David and Olivia came down the aisle to The Wedding March.

The Reception

Alistair confidently took on the role of MC to lead the proceedings through the reception. The bride and groom cut the cake, followed by speeches and toasts. George have a speech to the bride and groom, with David replying on behalf of himself and Olivia. Ewan proposed a toast to Leah, Sarah and James.  The waiting staff of Zara, Holly, Christy, Taigan and Ethan confidently took on the role of waiting staff to serve food and drinks.  Ethan gave a vote of thanks to Doreen Garson for the music, Magdalena Trgalova for help with the service and George Argo Snr and George Argo Jnr for the wedding cake.  

The Grand March

Miss Shearer and Mr McIntosh helped the wedding party carry out the Grand March and Mr McIntosh and Miss Nicolson led the way in the Eva Three Step. Kayla captured a lot of the fun of the day on film in her photographer role.