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Picking perfect
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Justine Alexandra Owen Davies, 33,
runs her own nail business in Keswick
and Carlisle and Russell Dicks, 31, a
plumber, live in Cockermouth
On the cover:
HOW THEY MET: In 2001, following
Russell's return from travelling in
Thailand and Australia.
PROPOSAL: At Sandy Lane Hotel in
Barbados during a champagne
reception by the beach in October
2006.
VENUE: St Michael's Church,
Barton, near Pooley Bridge.
THEME: Vintage elegant country
wedding.
BRIDE'S OUTFIT: An ivory Vera
Wang gown, with soft grey tulle
and a flower belt from Dallas,
America.
GROOMSMEN: The bride's cousins
Dewi Hughes, Iolo and Guto Hugh-
es, family friend Russell Ede, the
bride's brother-in-law Darren Bell
and family friend Peter Baxandall
were ushers. Russell wore a brown/
grey mohair suit with pale pink
shirt from Gieves and Hawkes,
from Kendals, Manchester.
BRIDESMAIDS: The bride's sister
Helen Bell, who wore a Jim Helm
black silk taffeta empire line gown
from La Sposa, Brinklow, in War-
wickshire, and Kim Mackie, the
daughter of the bride's close
friend, who wore an ivory silk floor
length dress with ivory cardigan
and ivory clasp from Country
Dreams Bridal, Carlisle.
FLOWERS: Pale pink David Austin
roses, old Dutch roses, hydrangeas
and eucalyptus, from Bloomsberry,
Carlisle.
TRANSPORT: Range Rover supplies
by the bride's sister Helen Bell and
a Mercedes Benz supplied by Peter
Baxandall, a family friend.
RECEPTION: Champagne reception
and wedding breakfast at the Shar-
row Bay Country House Hotel for
65 guests and a champagne cruise
on Ullswater the following day for
110 guests.
TABLE SETTINGS: Sharrow Bay
classic setting with white table
cloths and white napkins.
FAVOURS: Alessi love spoons with
T
his summer a
Hensingham couple will
be getting married at
the music festival that
was the location of their
engagement a year ago.
Brett Crane, 33, surprised
Rachel Holliday with a proposal as
they enjoyed B-Fest, held at Bower
House, Ennerdale, last year.
Now the couple are set to get
married during the festival in
July this year.
Rachel, 29, said: "We met after I
read Brett's blog on MySpace and
we started emailing each other.
We exchanged many emails before
we decided to meet up.
"We both just wanted friendship
but then after about eight weeks
we became a couple."
Twelve months later they went
to B-Fest. On the Saturday
morning of the festival, which was
Rachel's 29th birthday, Brett said
he had a little surprise for her.
"He read me a four-page letter
in the tent and then pulled out a
ring and proposed to me," said
Rachel, who works for a charity.
"It was a complete surprise.
"We thought that it would be
great if we could get married at
the festival so we approached the
organisers.
"We wanted a wedding that was
simple and didn't cost a lot and we
both love live music so the festival
seemed the ideal location."
They will be getting married on
Friday July 31 and after the
ceremony at Bower House there
will be a barbecue in the gardens
and music from Gavin McKew and
Full Tilt.
Our wedding
opening act!
Meet the couple who met via MySpace
BY EMMA MORLEY
Love songs: Rachel and Brett will marry at the B-Fest festival
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photographs of the
wedding of
Justine Davies
and Russell Dicks
Photographs taken
by Harringtons of
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