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Smile weddings are fun!

A few little snippits that prove whatever happens you'll still have a great time and your wedding day will be memorable.

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Should your caterers let you down fear not nip round to the nearest fish and chip shop as one wedding party in Sheffield did, for fish and chips for 54 please!

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One groom when handed a fountain pen to sign the register was asked to put his weight on it, so he duly wrote John Smith 10st2lbs! Not quite what the registrar meant!

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Sheffield Cathedral has the honour of having the quickest Marriage/baby combination. During the 18th century a bride was blessed at the altar then quickly escorted to the vestry, where her baby was born!

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In 1796 a public auction was held in Paradise Square, Sheffield. The wife of John Lees was held up for sale. The final bid- 6d- sold!

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Every thing had been going wrong on the morning of the wedding, as the photographer arrived and the brides mother was getting upset, to calm her down he suggested a breath of fresh air in the garden, while the maids got ready. As they stood she explained all the things that had gone wrong, a bridesmaid had put weight making the dress too tight, the hairdresser was taking too long and the flowers were not the expected colour. “To cap it all it’s bloody raining now!” she exclaimed, thinking it was unusual to get rain from a clear blue sky, the photographer gently glided her from under the upstairs toilet over flow pipe at which point she burst out laughing and knew the rest of the day would only get better.

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The Minster said “ Let us pray” at which point all the congregation were in hysteric’s laughing out loud, for on the sole of the grooms left shoe where the letters H E and on the other L P. It has been reported that at another wedding the bride, had on her shoes D O and N’T. While the groom had the HE LP, so don’t forget to check your shoes!

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As the bride started down the aisle, she discovered that her under skirt was slipping down, further and further down it went, a few yards from the alter, it finally fell to the floor, what should she do?........ She calmly stepped out of it and continued on her way smiling broadly, while the bridesmaids just managed keep a straight faces

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On their last visit to Sheffield Laurel & Hardy, where spotted in the entrance of the old Grand Hotel ( long since demolished), just as a bride was entering. Sheffield Photographer Eric Bellwood, asked Mr Hardy if they would mind having their picture taken with the bride, Ask Mr Laurel was the reply, who in turn replied ask Mr Hardy, he again replied ask Mr Laurel...... Just as the picture was about to be taken Eric spotted that Hardy was wearing his bowler hat ( not good manners at that time ) so he asked if he would mind removing it. At which point Laurel put his hat on, to be followed by Hardy as Laurel was requested to take his off...... The resulting picture was a wonderful keepsake for the couple.