A Seaside Wedding

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On the day of Rachel and Tom’s wedding we woke up to blue sky, fluffy clouds and some sunshine …

We had a leisurely get up and started the day with a decent breakfast …

We were soon ready for the off, with time for a selfie with a view before jumping in a taxi to head for The Tunnels …

It was only a short drive and we managed to catch a glimpse of Erin, looking like an angel in her flower girl dress as we made our way down to the terrace where the wedding was to take place …

It all looked beautiful and as we were some of the first guests to arrive we got to take plenty of photos …

We were soon all seated waiting for the bridal party to arrive. We didn’t take any photos during the ceremony but it was just lovely. Emma and Erin did fabulously as flower girls, the bridesmaids looked lovely and Rachel looked absolutely stunning. 

It was a beautiful ceremony and it was so lovely to finally get to see Rachel and Tom tie the knot in the most beautiful of settings, with all their close friends and family, on a lovely summer’s day. 

We celebrated with Pimms and scones with cream and jam … the Devon way …

… and plenty of photos …

After plenty of time chilling and chatting in the sunshine we moved upstairs for the wedding breakfast …

The room looked lovely, with fabulous views over the sea. We were soon all seated and tucking into plenty of tasty food, followed by a scrummy dessert …

It was then time for speeches, which brought a tear to my eye and plenty of laughter … before moving back outside for Rachel and Tom’s first dance as husband and wife …

We spent the evening just generally chatting and watching what was going on … and I realised I hadn’t actually taken a photo of Rach with her mum and dad …

The evening ended with pasties, which I was just too full to eat, so we wrapped a few up to take for our lunch the following day …

Phil made a good effort though and provided one of my favourite photos of the day …

We eventually said our good byes and headed for home. It had been the perfect day and so lovely to have been part of it. 

We woke the next morning to flowers on our doorstep …

… and pasties for breakfast …

Later that evening we had a bit of a drive round Ilfracombe and came across this view of The Tunnels from above … with another wedding in full flow …

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Exploring :: Ilfracombe on a Bank Holiday Weekend

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We’d had a lovely meander from Bude to Ilfracombe and we arrived at Oceans Edge in glorious sunshine and, whilst the parking was a bit tricky, the view was to die for …

Once inside it was even better … the lounge windows being directly opposite the harbour and ‘Verity’ …

There was even a rainbow to welcome us …

The property we were staying in used to be an old sea captain’s house, which had been divided into a number of different holiday lets. We were on the ground floor and the living area and kitchen were stunning …

There was also one large double en-suite bedroom and a smaller twin bedded room with a small shower room. 

We were soon unpacked and settled in and enjoying taking in the view. 

The following day was the Sunday of the Bank Holiday weekend and we just had a wander around the town centre, which was very busy …

We were particularly impressed by the crazy golf course ..

It was also carnival day and we were chuffed to find that the carnival procession went straight past our front door. It was a bit showery but we couldn’t resist heading out to wait for the procession …

We watched the carnival from the opposite side of the road with the sea captain’s house in the background …

Having visited the church in Widdecombe-in-the-Moor and seen the model I think this was my favourite float …

It’s always really lovely to get to see local stuff going on when visiting new places and the carnival had made our day … and it was literally on our doorstep. 

On the Bank Holiday Monday we had a drive through some of the narrowest lanes ever, through pretty villages …

… for a pre-wedding catch up with Tom, Rachel and Erin on a very breezy Saunton Beach …

We drove back to Ilfracombe to find the streets lined with people waiting for the Legendary Grand Tour of minis. A bit of Googling found that the route went right past where we were staying so it was back out front … this time to watch 100s of minis drive past. It was great fun to watch, lots of cars were dressed up for the event and there was plenty horn tooting and waving going on …

On the Tuesday Jackie and Phil and Jackie’s mum and dad were making their way to Ilfracombe, ready for Rachel and Tom’s wedding on the Wednesday. 

We had just started to head for Combe Martin when the phone rang with a suggestion of lunch somewhere. Luckily we weren’t far off passing The Sawmills and it looked very inviting …

A quick recce confirmed it would do very nicely so we got one in and waited for the others to arrive …

After a very nice lunch we headed back to ‘ours’ for a quick cuppa and look at the view before saying our goodbyes as they all headed off for The Tunnels for a pre-wedding evening with the bridal party …

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