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As we arrived at the church the weather was kind and the sun began to shine. Holding onto my dad’s arm, with my bridesmaids and Annie be- hind me, I made the walk down the aisle with the organ playing. Every- one turned and the reassuring smiles helped with the nerves and trying not to trip over my dress! Sudden- ly, I didn’t have the nerves anymore as I saw Tiny standing there, looking at me, with best man Mark and little James in his matching suit. I held back the tears and took Tiny’s hand. The Ceremony in Tiny’s Words As Mark and I stood in the church porch meeting all our friends and family, nerves had started to kick in. I’m certainly not a big speaker and the thought of saying my vows right, worried me. I dare say the swig from the hip flask with my best man may have helped! My mum Sue brought James over to us and we made our way into the church, I couldn’t wait to see Jane. As the organ started to play and we took our places I took a deep breath, turned around and saw her, she looked amazing. A massive smile took over my face as I watched her walk towards me and I took her hand. The service was lovely and I didn’t stumble over my vows! We finished the service with the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful and went to sign the register. The Reception After the service, everyone headed back to the reception which was at Lakeside, Roadford Lake. Lakeside is a truly breath taking spot with a 740-acre lake nestled in Devon’s rolling hills on the edge of Dart- moor. As we left the church, after a burst of photos in the sunshine, I saw Ti- ny’s contribution to the Wedding planning. His rather clean and shiny John Deere tractor with cream rib- bons sat waiting for me! Tiny jumped in and helped me up. I wasn’t quite sure if my dress would fit in, but, with some tactful positioning, I was in and off we went. We arrived at the reception and all the guests were little church in the heart of the vil- lage of Bridestowe. Both our chil- dren had been christened here, by our larger than life vicar Adrian, and knew it was where we wanted to get married.