Back in July of last year I was hired as a wedding Toastmaster and Master of Ceremonies for a Muslim wedding celebration at the Victoria & Albert Museum. The first two pictures show the beginning and the end. Other pictures in between show chronological sequence of events of a ‘Night At The Museum’ …
Welcoming guests at Cromwell Road entrance 6.30pm
Holding the horses and carriage for bride and groom’s departure at 11pm
Suppliers can’t access the building until it is clear of the public – that’s about 5.30pm
Staging, lighting, sound, music, photography, catering, decor and operational staff all wait to enter and have only one hour to set up before guests arrive
Small civil wedding to start with… close family only. But this will be the FIRST EVER civil ceremony the V&A will ever have allowed having just received their licence.
Groom awaits Bride
Bride on her way accompanied by Mum
The two are joined
Group photos in the garden
Couple shots
Reception begins
Tables ready in the Raphael cartoon gallery for the dinner
The only way I can get to see the Mary Quant exhibition during brief downtime
In front of the St George altarpiece
Amazing artwork from 15th century made in Spain
Couple with Mums
Bride’s Dad makes speech
Family table
Couple shot
Couple prepare to depart
Horse and carriage awaits
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