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If I had a British Accent, I’d Never Shut Up [United Kingdom & Amy & George’s Wedding]
One of the biggest reasons we came home from HK when we did was because my best friend, Amy was getting married in the UK. The week before the wedding I flew out to London to help with the last minute wedding prep and to hang out with my best gal before she becomes a Mrs.
It was so weird flying alone for the first time in a long time as well. I flew from Buffalo to NYC and had a little 3 hour layover til I flew NYC to London. I hung out at the airport lounges and had a little foot massage to keep me calm and awake.
We had been to London once before in 2018 when Amy lived in the city, but now that she has a house she is out in the country a bit more. I love spending time going on our country road walks and seeing all the sheep and foxes.
The next day we went into the city and took the tube to go visit the sites.
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We stopped at both Tower Bridge and London Bridge as well-
We had done most of London when I was here before, but it was nice to visit some additional iconic sites again. It was also superrrr hot when we were here before, and the weather was absolutely perfect this time, making exploration a lot more enjoyable.
Every British friend I have knows I love a meal deal, but we didn’t have time for a full Boot’s Meal Deal while we were in the city. I did have time for a little Victoria Sponge Cake snacky though.
We had to have a cheeky Nando’s fix and it was even better than I remembered.
One of the main reasons we were in the city was to see George, Amy’s fiancé play keys for Jersey Boys on the West End! George is currently Musical Directing Pretty Woman on West End, but will be switching to Jersey Boys after the wedding.
I was super excited to see my first West End show, and it was absolutely incredible. Mike and I are also big Frankie Valli fans, so I was fangirling hard.
We also went out for a drink with George’s new co workers after at a London bar nearby. It was a long day in the city, but for our only day in the city, it was worth it.
There were smoked salmon sandwiches, cucumber and cream cheese wraps, ham and mustard sandwiches, and cheese and pickle sandwiches, and sausage rolls.
There was of course fresh scones with giant pots of jam and clotted cream, where I shamefully put my jam on first.
Keeping the chickadee vibes going, we met up with Vicki again for some Bridesmaid activities like lazy spa time with proper British snacks and watching wedding rom-coms while doing some wedding prep for the rest of the evening.
The country is full of wildlife, we saw so many animals on all our country walks including-
Chickens-
The doggies-
Donkeys-
Horses-
Alpacas!-
They even sell beautifully hand-knit alpaca fur winter wear!
The wildlife aren’t the only famous ones here in this town. John Wesley (the founder of the Methodist Church) was raised out here, and is somewhat of a famous celebrity. We had a little tour of his fathers church and grave and home he was raised in.
We also had a traditional cottage pie!
One of the main reasons we came to Amy’s moms was to do our relaxing spa treatment day with her mom and sister. We had some massages, facials, and nails done.
Wedding time came very quickly and we drove up to the venue on Wednesday for the Saturday wedding. Luckily we had our Boots Meal Deal before we left.
We were very, very crammed in the car, but I did have just a tiny enough window so I could see Stonehenge as we drove by it.
Hello Stonehenge!
The little village of Tisbury was so cute and the all the little fairy cottages were my favourite.
One of my favorite meals was our fish & chips from the local chippy.
On Friday, George and Amy had a civil ceremony at the registry office, where they officially tied the knot! I was especially excited because not only was my best friend getting married, but I got to wear a fascinator hat.
Mike took some photos of the occasion for them and we had fun playing in the field with them after for some photos. Good thing I looked like a human green screen.
And then Mike and I ended up back in the field for our own photoshoot because the sunset was absolutely stunning.
The morning of the wedding the girls had a lovely breakfast and some getting ready time before heading off to Bake Barn.
Mike was staying with some of the boys at the George Inn in Mere and had a proper full English breakfast and enjoyed a walk through the historical village.
It was finally time to pack up and head to the venue for the official WEDDING TIME!!!
It was a beautiful ceremony and everyone really enjoyed partying after.
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Even the alpacas came!
We stayed in glamping tent that evening on the venue site, so the party could continue all night long.
The next day we stuck around to clean up the venue and spent the night in our glamping tents again with the family left behind. Everyone was absolutely exhausted, but we hung out by the bonfire, had a bbq, and recharged our social batteries with games like hide and seek and sardines.
We had one more day at George and Amy’s to enjoy some classic treats like a Tesco Meal Deal, crumpets, Battenberg, Viennese Whirls, Pink Panther Wafers, and a proper full English breakfast.
We had such an amazing time in the UK, and I am so happy we were able to make it happen. We are off on the next leg of our journey, a cruise around Iceland and Norway before we head home. Subscribe so you don’t miss any updates!
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