Mimi & Hal

We can't wait to share our wedding day with you!

Saturday July 31, 2021

Canterbury Cathedral

1453 days 6 hrs 56 mins ago

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Schedule

Saturday, July 31, 2021

Marriage service

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Please arrive by midday to give you time to get seated and comfortable. We recommend eating a large brunch beforehand - wedding hanger is the worst!

Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury, UK

Tea, cake and speeches in the Cathedral Chapter House

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Please join us for tea, cake and a few speeches in the Cathedral Chapter House after the service.

Calling bakers! We would love to serve cake baked by our friends and family. If you would like to bring a cake/bake, please drop your cake off in the Chapter House between 11:30-12:30 before the service. Please see the Q&A section for full Bakers’ notes!

Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury, UK

Coach/make your own way to Mount Ephraim Gardens

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Please ensure you let us know on your RSVP if you would like a place on the coach

Drinks, canapes, garden games and group photos

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Please don't run too far away from the main house as we'll be doing group photos at this point

Mount Ephraim Gardens, Staple Street, Faversham, UK

Wedding breakfast and (more!) speeches

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Please find your seat in the marquee

Mount Ephraim Gardens, Staple Street, Faversham, UK

Dodgems open!

7:00 PM

An essential at any event with a military connection

Mount Ephraim Gardens, Staple Street, Faversham, UK

Cutting of the cake and the First dance

8:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Mount Ephraim Gardens, Staple Street, Faversham, UK

Disco

8:15 PM to 11:00 PM

Come with your requests for the DJ!

Mount Ephraim Gardens, Staple Street, Faversham, UK

Sparkler Arch

11:00 PM to 11:15 PM

We'd like to end the evening with a sparkler arch!

Carriages

11:15 PM

After a long day of partying, it's time for bed. We wish you a speedy and safe trip home.

Sunday, August 1, 2021

Open House with Chris and Janette

12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Christopher and Janette will be holding an open house with tea and cake on Sunday 1st August, between 12-3PM. Please drop by if you are still in the area, all very welcome.
The address is: Highfield, Sheerwater Road, Elmstone, Canterbury, CT3 1HJ

Casual

Highfield, Sheerwater Road, Preston, Canterbury, UK

More information

If you have any other questions that are not answered below please contact us :)

What time should I arrive?

Please arrive at Canterbury Cathedral by midday at the latest. We recommend eating a large brunch beforehand!

What should I wear?

Morning dress and lounge suits. Ladies please be warned the venue is very grassy so you may wish to leave the stilettos at home! There will be a disco in the evening so you may wish to bring flat shoes too for later.

Whom should I call with questions?

Before the wedding:
Mimi: 07914 854 592
Hal: 07595 321 781
Janette and Christopher Nickols: 01227 722 077

On the day:
Best Man (Ed West): 07551 151 069
Father of the Bride (Christopher Nickols): 07873 204 630
Father of the Groom (Quentin Elston): 07802 444 546
Brother of the Bride (Sebastian Nickols): 07952 583 485

Is there a gift list?

We are so grateful to all our friends and family for spending the day with us, so please do not feel the need to bring a gift. However, if you would like to give us a gift, we have a couple of options below:

- Cake! If you like baking we would love you to bring a homemade cake to the tea and cake in the Chapter House, please see our Bakers’ notes below for more info

- We have a gift list at the Wedding Shop. Number 62106.

I’d like to bake and bring cake! What should I do?

These are our Bakers’ notes:

1. Please could you let us know what kind of cake you plan on bringing (not essential, it’s just to help guide Mimi on what extra flavours she should bake)

2. Please pre-slice your cake

3. Please bring your cake to the Canterbury Cathedral Chapter House before the wedding service - there will be someone there to greet you between 11:30-12:30. We will have serving plates and labels ready to go

4. You will be able to collect any tupperware/cake tins either as you leave the Cathedral after the wedding service and tea and cake, or
from Christopher and Janette's house the following day

Can I share photos I’ve taken on the wedding day with everyone?

We would love to see photos you have taken on the day of family and friends. Please follow the link on our website to download the 'With Joy' app where you can upload photos under the 'moments' section.

Alternatively please share photos by email: halandmimi2020@gmail.com

I’d like to take the coach from the Cathedral to Mount Ephraim Gardens. Where do I go?

Seb Nickols will lead the group to the coach for pick up.
In case you get separated from the group, exit the Cathedral through the Quenin Gate (which is at the far side of the Memorial Garden). The coach pick up will happen at 3PM from outside the Magistrates Court, on the opposite side of Lower Bridge Street to the Cathedral side, there is a crossing there with lights.

Travel and accommodation

Directions to Canterbury Cathedral

Directions to Canterbury Cathedral

Address: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EH

By train: The Cathedral is a 15 minute walk from Canterbury West train station. Trains tend to run once an hour from London St Pancras. Slower trains also run to Canterbury East station from London Victoria or London Charing Cross

By car: Parking is available at the Cathedral is very limited. We recommend parking in a public car park in Canterbury and walking through to the Cathedral

IMPORTANT: Please tell the guards on the Cathedral gate that you are attending the wedding and they will let you in without paying for an entrance ticket!

Directions to Mount Ephraim Gardens

Address: Mount Ephraim Gardens, Staple Street, Faversham, ME13 9TX

Coach to Mount Ephraim: We will organise a coach to travel from the Cathedral to Mount Ephraim. Please indicate on your RSVP if you would like a place on this coach so we ensure it is large enough!

Parking at Mount Ephraim: There is plenty of free parking

Accommodation

If you are planning on staying nearby after the wedding there are plenty of options. We recommend booking early as it is school summer holidays and is likely to be busy. Here are a few recommendations, if you would like more advice on where to stay please get in touch with us.

Canterbury:
Canterbury is the best nearby place for a potter on Sunday morning. Our recommendations are:
1. Canterbury Cathedral Lodge
2. Abode Hotel
3. Falstaff Hotel
4. Premier Inn
5. Travel lodge
6. Cathedral Gate Hotel

Near the venue:
Holiday Inn Canterbury is the closest hotel to the venue if you don't mind driving on Sunday morning

Airbnbs:
There are also plenty of airbnbs and self-catering cottages in the nearby Kent countryside

Local taxis

We advise pre-booking taxis for the end of the night. The party will end at 11:30PM.

Some local taxi companies are:
Canterbury Taxis Ltd: 01227 444 444
Longley’s Taxis: 01227 710 777
Longport Taxis: 01227 458 885

Our story

Hal and Mimi met as 18-year-old freshers at St John’s College, Durham University in 2008, however remained very much ‘just friends’ for 10 years! It wasn’t until Hal offered to accompany Mimi on the New Zealand leg of her ‘down-under’ sabbatical in 2017 that sparks started to fly.

In the beautiful romantic land of glaciers, mountains, lakes and great wine, this love story began.

Travelling has retained a very special place in our hearts and we still try to go on as many adventures big and small as we can. We are told that the fact that our relationship started with a roadtrip and therefore have mastered the art of driving together without fighting early on is a good start!

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