Some couples take years to plan their wedding because they want their dress to be perfect, they want to find the best Indianapolis wedding photographer, they need their dream venue, etc. It’s seen as the biggest day of someone’s life so they need to take their time when organising it.
However, Colchester Events Company has been tasked with organising its most short-notice wedding to date, with less than four weeks to arrange a civil wedding ceremony and reception at its most sought-after venue, Colchester Castle. As it’s such short notice, it’ll be tough finding food suppliers, entertainment, and a photographer and they might even need to use the best wedding photographer milton keynes has rather than finding someone local. However, there is good reason behind the urgency…
Last month, Patricia Harrison, the founder of UK charity Gift of a Wedding, approached Colchester Events Company to see if it was able to accommodate a unique request and use Colchester Castle as the backdrop for the big day of a very deserving couple.
The distinctive non-profit charity, which is now in its 7th year, aims to gift weddings to people with a terminal or life-shortening illness living in the UK. In the past three-and-a-half years they have gifted 180 weddings alone. Many need to sort their finances out, like their life insurance (check out this review), and they really don’t need anymore stress on top of finding out their life is coming to an end early. If a young couple want to get married, and something as awful as this gets in the way, then they shouldn’t call it off as an inconvenience. That is why this charity performs its miracles and make wishes come true.
Richard Hardingham (31) and Kayleigh Pelosi (29) live in Colchester. They have been together for 12 years and engaged for two months. They have six children aged between five months and 12.
Richard was sadly diagnosed with terminal colon cancer, which by February 2018 had spread to his liver and lungs – resulting in the devastating news that he has only 12 months to live.
As Richard explained: “Colchester Castle is special to us not only because it is where we had our first date, but when I was younger and lived 60 miles away at the other end of Essex, I would often visit the Castle and decided that Colchester would be the place I would love to live when I was older.
“Little did I know my dream would come true only a few months later, when I moved there with my mum, brothers and sister. From that moment on, I felt at home and settled very quickly. In 2005, I met Kayleigh and fell deeply in love, and we went on to make a beautiful family together. Colchester, and especially the Castle, is a very sentimental place for us.”
Colchester Events Company is a complete wedding planning service, with a list of reputable suppliers who have helped to create dream weddings for hundreds of couples over the last two-and-a-half years, since it formed. Many of these suppliers were able to kindly gift their services to Richard and Kayleigh, despite the short notice.
Interior Floral Design will provide some beautiful floral pieces for the day. Jamie Lee Smith Catering will deliver some delicious nibbles for the evening buffet, while Embellish Events will ensure the venue looks stunning with their decoration. Luxury and Classic Wedding Cars will ensure the party arrive in style and the evening entertainment is kindly provided by Bronzey’s Music Company.
