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