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Jan & Matthew's wedding 2006

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In June 2006 we went to Bedford for Jan and Matthew's wedding.

River Great Ouse flows through Bedford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bedford is a pretty little market town with the River Great Ouse flowing through it.

John's on his way to a wedding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elstow, John Bunyan's birthplace

 

 

 

The wedding ceremony took place in Elstow, where the famous author John Bunyan was born.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moot Hall Elstow, Bedforshire

 

 

 

 

Moot Hall is a Tudor building, now a museum with particular focus on John Bunyan.

 

 

 

 


 

Outside Elstow Abbey before the wedding

We walked around to the abbey, which was founded in 1078 by the Countess Judith, niece of William the Conqueror.

John outside Elstow Abbey at Jan's wedding

The Bride and Groom looking very happy emerged from the abbey

Jan and Matthew on their wedding day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and got showered in confetti

Jan and Matthew outside the abbey with wedding guests

before getting in the car to the reception.

Jan and Matthew leave the church

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Later at the reception we caught up with friends we hadn't seen for several years.

Fiona and Meryl

The girls - Fiona, Kate, Jan and Meryl.

me, Kate, Jan and Meryl

See some of the other weddings we've been to recently.

 

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