Jennie and Paul’s Unwedding Wedding

July 27, 2023 Caroline Goosey Photography

First Things First - The Intros

Every now and then I get a wedding enquiry that blows my socks off. Jennie and Paul got in touch off the back of meeting me in September at The Unwedding Show in Sheffield - a haven for all alternative wedding things, and a crowd of suppliers I am always so excited to work with. This first contact was highly unusual, in that no date or venue had yet been totally secured, and I was to learn this was the first of many unusual (and awesome) choices J+P would make for their wedding.

The Awesome Choices of Jennie and Paul

For brevity’s sake, this is going to be a list. Here goes.

Getting ready in the same location.
A not-white or ivory wedding dress.
Referring to bridesmaids as Women of Honour (I adore this) and allowing them to choose their own dresses, with the only instruction being the colour pink.
Pink converse!
2 ceremonies - one after the other. A legal one, followed by a quick handfasting while Jennie’s dad did a reading.
Short speeches while everyone was still seated after the handfasting.
Jennie writing and performing a song for Paul.
Jennie’s friends singing throughout the ceremony.
A quick game of rounders! Why not?!
Pop punk for the first dance - and the next 10 after.
An impromptu conga to Feliz Navidad.
An impromptu group dance to My Way, by Frank Sinatra.