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You are cordially invited to the wedding of Ian and Sharminda at St Bartholomew’s Church in the beautiful Kent village of Waltham. Where the groom and his family have lived, well forever.
A tiny village in the midst of rolling countryside where the groom lives and farms.
You couldn’t get more English than that.
Except this is MyWeddingStory – real weddings, not fairy stories. So there’s always a twist….
The Tottys are coming. And they are bringing the Patels. That should liven things up a bit. And bring some colour to the proceedings!
And it’s true – with a wedding this fabulous, nobody can wait to get a glimpse of the bride, you’ll never guess what the dress looks like!
And there, in a centuries old church, amidst the hops and with all their friends crammed into the pews, local boy done good Ian marries the exotic and beautiful Sharminda.
But of course no wedding is complete without a guard of honour. But this is Kent. And in the countryside – don’t expect swords.
Not when you can have pitchforks and the Kent College Young Farmers’ Club.
Of course, being England and the summer we couldn’t escape without a little drop of liquid sunshine.
But judging by the smiles nobody really cared as Ian lifted his new wife out of the gig.
And then it was time for the celebration….
What, you didn’t really expect smoked salmon and roast beef when you could serve fabulous food like this do you?
(Actually, there was some roast lamb but I thought these copper pots looked fantastic in the pictures!)
And of course there has to be dancing. But if you own all the land around and the nearest neighbours are miles away, well you can let your hair down and kick up a ceilidh.
And with no street lights and a h-u-g-e marquee with just the right light you can imagine yourself far away in front of an exotic pavilion.
More pictures when the happy couple return from honeymoon in India. Actually, quite a lot more pictures.
Meanwhile you can leave comments for them below.
October 7th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Fabulous photos!!!!!!! Thankyou so much. can’t wait to see the rest
Mr and Mrs Lockood
Agra , INdia
October 7th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Pictures are great, Can’t wait to see the rest! Have fun in India!
October 8th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
fantastic celebrations. lovely photos . so pleased. day went very well. missing you see yoy soon . enjoy
October 9th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Had a lovely time. lovely photos. enjoy your honeymoon.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Wonderful photos, a fantastic day. We are so happy for you both.
Enjoy your time in India– but how will we ever get that country boy down to earth and back on the farm.. We love you both very much and look forwaard to seeing you soon. loads of love from Ansdore.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
fantastic pictures. we had a great week end last week. Pictures truely capture s the mood and pleasure. have fun in India.
October 9th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
It was the most fabulous day. A truely perfect wedding, it was so you. Such beautiful details and you both looked so happy we are so pleased for you. I’m thrilled to have you as a sister. Abigail adored being a bridesmaid and Ethan looked pretty cute too.
LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
the last one is lovely! very nice, well…now I know what you were doing all the time while everbody was dancing like mad!
all in all…the wedding was just great fun. Even though I was “helping”. Amazing to have sharminda lockwood as a cousin now!
could we repeat this every year?
hope, Ian is not sick of India yet, it truly is the most diffrent, but also the most amazing country
have fun U 2!
October 10th, 2008 at 10:16 am
It was lovely to be a bridesmaid at your wedding! I enjoyed it thoroughly. I couldnt stop dancing till the end and could have danced more if the coach hadnt come. Kisses and hugs from your favourite niece!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
October 10th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Hi there!!! The last message was from Mira!!:)
October 10th, 2008 at 10:22 am
I t was a wonderful wedding ! We had a great time seeing everyone again. The dancing was great fun. The pictures are lovely. Have a good time in India. love Benamasi.
October 10th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Great to see the pictures you look a great couple. Enjoy married life together and keep in touch. Sorry I could not make it. Looking forward to hearing about your honeymoon in India. Love Sarita
October 10th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood!! Wonderful photos,can’t wait to see the rest. Hope you are enjoying your honeymoon in India! From all accounts, it appears that everyone had fun at the wedding. Sorry I missed it.
Love
Vinda
October 12th, 2008 at 11:58 am
They are fantastic photos, can’t wait to see the rest!
Congratulations Mr and Mrs Lockwood, hope your having a great time on your honeymoon!
Sarina xx
October 12th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
What a fantastic wedding! The day was perfect and we were so thrilled to be there. Nirmal was honoured to be one of the ushers on the day. Hope both of you enjoy India, it will be such a wonderfull experiance.
Lots of love,
Nirmal & Lisa. x x x
October 15th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Hello the most wonderful couple made in heaven
It was privilage to attend your wedding and by the way first church wedding for me. and it was the most wonderful experience .
You both looked fabulous and so much in love and keep the same for the rest of life. I really enjoyed the western dance and everbody can tell I love to dance. Enjoy your honeymoon and see you soon. Say hello to the gentleman with the scotish skirt who really swing me and I thought I was going to fall in my socks.
Love you both chandramasi
October 18th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
I have never seen a couple enjoy their wedding ceremony so much you both looked so happy and smiling all the way through. We all had a lovely time and cant wait to see you both when you come home. Love you both and as I have said many times if I had a son I would have wanted it to be Ian.
October 18th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Everything about the day was good:- food, drink and I havent done country dancing since school.
October 19th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
CONGRATULATIONS IT WAS A MAGNIFICENT DAY NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE. LONG HAPPY LIFE TOGETHER. SEV I .
October 19th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
What a super day. The lovely photo’s show just how happy you both are & we know that you will continue to be so! Look forward to seeing you both again, soon.
November 1st, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Wow! I loved this wedding! Congratulations to the bride and groom! and kudos to the photographers!!!!!
November 14th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Thank you for your card, we are glad you got what you wanted.
Love the photos.What a good idea.
Love to you both
November 17th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
a very happy wedding pity about the ” wet sunshine and summer breeze ” lots of love and long life and happiness.carmen
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:09 am
It was a fabulous wedding and a most enjoyable weekend. Hope the honeymoon was great! Hope to see you soon. Our best wishes for a very very happy life together!
December 21st, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Congratulations, Ian & Sharminda Lockwood!
Thank you for sharing your photos with everyone,- great idea!
We both wish you well in your married life together.
(We have stayed at the Barn many times, where we met you, Ian, you may remember us? All the best, and to your Mum & Dad.)
David & Ruth.