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No. 1 · Published on the occasion of a marriage · Complimentary

The Marriage Times
Ellie & Jacob Are Married Today
Cover Photo
A Welcome

Thank you for being here. Many of you travelled a long way, and some of you were there the night we met. Please eat well, dance badly and stay until the very end.

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7YEARSTOGETHER
☀Wedding Forecast

Sunshine in the walled garden

Light confetti showers expected at three

Order of the Day
  1. 2pm The Ceremony
  2. 3pm Drinks on the Lawn
  3. 5pm Dinner
  4. 8pm Cake & First Dance
  5. Midnight Carriages
The Marriage Times

Page Two · Our Story · Ellie & Jacob · 22nd August 2026

Our Love Story
  1. 2019 The Umbrella A rainy birthday in Clerkenwell
  2. 2020 A First Holiday Norfolk, a leaking tent, Holkham sands
  3. 2022 A Key to Hackney One flat, too many houseplants
  4. June 2025 The Question A City rooftop at dusk
  5. 22.08.2026 Hedsor House With everyone they love
How It Began

It began with a borrowed umbrella and an eleven-minute walk to the station that took two and a half hours. Seven years on, they still take the long way home.

He forgot every word of the speech. It did not matter in the slightest.

Ellie, on the proposal
Beach Photo
  • Maid of HonourHannah Cole
  • Best ManWill Ashby
  • BridesmaidsGraceMiaRuth
  • UshersOllieSam
By the Numbers
7Years Together
11Minutes the Walk Should Take
150Minutes It Took
1Forgotten Speech
The Marriage Times

Page Three · The Day · Ellie & Jacob · 22nd August 2026

Order of Service
  • Processional · Clair de Lune
  • Welcome by the Registrar
  • Reading by Hannah Cole
  • Vows & Rings
  • Signing of the Register
  • Recessional · Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Sonnet 116

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
William Shakespeare
Unplugged Ceremony

Please keep phones and cameras away until we are married.
Our photographer has it covered. Snap away from the drinks onwards.

Garden Photo

To Begin

  • Burrata with Peach & Basil

The Main

  • Lamb with Salsa Verde
  • New Potatoes

Pudding

  • Strawberries & Cream

To Finish

  • Coffee & Wedding Cake
From the Orangery
The Ellie
Elderflower, English Sparkling, Mint
The Jacob
Bourbon Old Fashioned, Orange Peel
The Toasts
  • Father of the BrideDavid Morgan
  • Best ManWill Ashby
  • Maid of HonourHannah Cole
  • The GroomJacob Ashby

#MorganToAshby

Tag your photos from the lawn to the last dance

The Marriage Times

Page Four · With Love · Ellie & Jacob · 22nd August 2026

The Wedding Crossword

Across

  1. 1Exactly what we are all here to do (9)
  2. 6First ___ as newlyweds (5)
  3. 7The night before the big day (3)
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Down

  1. 1Three tiers and a topper (4)
  2. 2What today is all about (4)
  3. 3The one in white (5)
  4. 4Raise a glass and make one (5)
  5. 5Lifted for the first kiss (4)

How Well Do You Know Us?

  1. 1Where did they first meet?

    1. a)A wedding
    2. b)A pub in Clerkenwell
    3. c)A train
  2. 2Whose umbrella was it?

    1. a)Jacob’s
    2. b)Ellie’s
    3. c)The pub’s
  3. 3Where did Jacob propose?

    1. a)Holkham beach
    2. b)A City rooftop
    3. c)Hedsor House
  4. 4Who said “I love you” first?

    1. a)Ellie
    2. b)Jacob
    3. c)Neither will admit it
♪ Our Song & Others ♪
  1. 1Lovely Day — Bill WithersFirst Dance
  2. 2Signed, Sealed, Delivered — Stevie WonderRecessional
  3. 3La Vie en Rose — Louis ArmstrongThe Signing
  4. 4September — Earth, Wind & FireFloor Filler
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For those who cannot be with us today.

Joan Morgan · Grandmother

Arthur Ashby · Grandfather

The white roses are for them.

Thank You

To everyone who travelled, rearranged, baked or simply turned up: thank you. Today was always about the people in this garden.

With all our love,
Ellie & Jacob

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  • Venue & Date
  • Order of Service
  • Crossword Heading
  • Our Love Story
  • Headline
  • The Wedding Crossword
  • How It Began
  • Sonnet 116
  • Cover Photo (photo)
  • Pull Quote
  • Unplugged Ceremony
  • How Well Do You Know Us?
  • Beach Photo (photo)
  • Our Song & Others
  • A Welcome
  • Garden Photo (photo)
  • The Wedding Breakfast
  • Request A Song
  • Wedding Party
  • From the Orangery
  • In Loving Memory
  • Years Together
  • By the Numbers
  • The Toasts Heading
  • Thank You
  • Wedding Forecast
  • The Toasts
  • Order of the Day
  • Sign-off
  • Our Hashtag
  • Colophon