Kate walked herself down the rather narrow aisle into the arms of soon to be husband John. There were lots of giggles from both parties. The couple read their vows and exchanged rings, shedding a few tears along the way. Once formalities were complete, the happy couple squeezed their way back up the aisle to a rapturous applause, before being doused with a good helping of homemade confetti.

The guests, a mix of Irish, Russian and ex-Oxford university folk seemed to be mingling quite nicely over canapes and champagne. The skies began to look a tad dark at this point, so we cracked on with the group photos and the ‘romantic portraits’ before the heavens opened. They did on cue just as the guests took to their seats. I was particularly lucky as I got to sit with the guests, I even had a wedding favour with my name on it!