FolkWeek 2011 Sees Romance And Wedding Rings
60 year old Jack and 63 year old Margaret love the Sidmouth FolkWeek and last year, he proposed to her here, most romantically under the stars. It was only fitting that they came back this year to tie the knot at this year’s FolkWeek festival. Their wedding was held at Kennaway House and they both love the connection they have with Sidmouth. This year, the festival was held from the 29th of July to the 5th of August. It used to be called the Sidmouth International Festival and it started off in 1955 as a folk dance and song festival. Today it has grown to become a festival of song, dance, arts and crafts as well as concerts, children’s activities and workshops. In 2004, it was renamed as the Sidmouth FolkWeek Festival and the following year, it was registered as a charity. It draws huge crowds while it is on and is great as an annual folk art festival – this seaside town comes alive every year when this festival is on.
The couple has lived together for twelve years in Manchester. Jack has been a regular of the Sidmouth FolkWeek festivals since the late seventies and Margaret used to visit Sidmouth because she had an aunt who lived there. The engagement ring was designed by Margaret and it has six aquamarines and fourteen diamonds. The wedding ring was silver and was designed by Margaret’s niece.
The couple’s two children were there as were her grandchildren and they had twenty four guests comprising of friends and family. The whole theme was lavender and Jack even sang Lavender Blue to her – he is a regular singer and he works in the Customs, helping to catch smugglers. The wedding dinner was held at the Royal York and Faulkner Hotel and all the bouquets were lavender.
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