A & D
08.06.2025
We’re so grateful to have you with us
as we celebrate this special milestone. Your love and support mean the world to us. Thank you for being part of our journey—we can’t wait to make more amazing memories and share our wedding day with you.
The Ceremony
The Wedding Ceremony
8th of June 2025
2 p.m.
The Barn at Upcote
Withington, Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL54 4BL
Attire
Formal / Cocktail Attire. Black tie optional.
Details
Please arrive at 2 p.m. for our 2:30 p.m. ceremony.
Weather permitting, our wedding ceremony and drinks reception will be held outdoors.
The Reception
Drinks & Canapés
3 p.m
A drinks reception will follow immediately after our ceremony.
Wedding Breakfast
Wedding Breakfast & Speeches from 4:30 p.m
Cocktail Hour
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
As the sun sets on this special day, enjoy a cocktail and get ready to dance into the night!
Evening Food
Served from 9 p.m to keep you fueled through the evening
Accommodation and Transport
For accommodation and transport recommendations, please visit our venue's website. There is limited accommodation available at the venue, but there are a number of hotels and B&Bs in the area. Upcote is 10 minutes from Cheltenham. Find more information at our venue's website, linked below.
Counting down the days
We can't wait to celebrate with you!
Father Of The Bride
Jeff Dooley
King of the dad jokes, storyteller, IT guy, and dad-hug gold medalist for 45 years running. An exceptionally talented artist, and jazz enthusiast. A wonderful father and adoring grandfather. Always makes time for the important things in life...like ice cream.
Mother Of The Groom
Angela Collins
Wonderful mother to Dave, Kayleigh, Luke, and Matt. Super gran! Kind, thoughtful, loving, selfless, generous and talented. Baking genius, home cook extraordinaire. Best jam sponge maker in all the land. Master knitter of tiny clothes and cuddly blankets. In short...the best.
Best Man
Tom Russell
Best man and best friend to Dave. Excellent travel companion, pro-Goldeneyer, board gamer, and fortune-favoured fantasy football manager. Agility dog dad, repeller of Finnish snow and lettings director in spare time.
Maid Of Honour
Kathryn Serafino Dooley (Kat)
Darling sister, wannabe pro-knitter, real-life professional lawyer. Mother to a blonde, curly-haired, blue-eyed cherub (page boy, Kai-Christian.) Claim to fame: named the bride Anne-Michelle because it would have been her next dolls name. Taught Annie to drive, walk and run. Annie taught her everything else she knows.
Bridesmaid
Megan Dooley
Annie's little sister, a talented young singer and pianest, about to embark on a new adventure studying music at Royal Holloway.
Bridesmaid
Ashlea Taggart
Exceptionally talented camera woman, marathon runner, Annie's oldest friend, and actual sunshine in human form.
Bridesmaid
Zoe Duff
Creative learning expert, mother to three gorgeous young women, yoga lover, and hype girl extraordinaire. Loves a veil. Looks good in any hat.
Bridesmaid
Liz Ellery
Brand designer, dream-weaver, photographer, and creative powerhouse. If you're 'aving one, she's 'aving one.
Bridesmaid
Sarah Noyce
Interiors stylist, animal lover, and occasional breakdancer. Brilliant travel companion, gorgeous friend, and the ultimate "yes woman". Every group needs a go-with-the-flow girl, and gorgeous Sarah is definitely ours.
Groomsmen
Luke Collins
Healthy food entrepreneur, youngest brilliant brother, twin to Kayleigh, and father to three beautiful girls (Who are also our three beautiful flower girls). Huge Villa fan. Please remove from the bar when left eye begins to twitch.
Groomsmen
Matt Collins
Health and fitness champion, brilliant brother, and a wonderful father to Noah (page boy) and Emily. Most stylish of the Collins brothers, albeit the shortest. Former mascot for the mighty Forest Green Rovers.
Celebrant
Claire Branigan
Nature lover, sound healer and queen of calm. Claire is not just our celebrant, she is one of our dearest friends! We feel incredibly honored that she will be leading our ceremony.
Ring Bearer
Our darling, Jesse.
Captain of the chaos and head of our household, gorgeous, loving, bright, kind and beautiful Jesse will be our ring bearer.
Page Boy
Noah
Nephew to the groom and son of Matt & Gemma. Champion ranch hand, aspiring firefighter, massive tractor fan.
Flower Girls
Esme, Mabel & Alba
Flowergirls and beautiful nieces of the groom. Daughters of Luke and Sarah. Dance-loving rays of sunshine.
Page Boy
Kai-Christian
Nephew to the bride, Annies eldest sister's son. Kai-Christian is an aspiring firefighter-construction worker-astronaut-guitarist-ambulance driver-superhero and farmer. Real-life cherub.
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To answer some of your questions...
(but please get in touch if you have any others.)
will the ceremony be outside?
Yes! Our ceremony will be held outdoors (if the weather be good) so please dress accordingly. Our wedding breakfast and evening festivities will all be in the main barn. Don't forget your dancing shoes!
can we bring our children?
While our immediate family's children are invited, we kindly ask that all other guests attend without their children.
can i take photos during the ceremony?
We kindly ask that there be no phones & cameras during our wedding ceremony. We have hired professional photographers and videographers to capture our day. We look forward to sharing all these photos and videos with you after the wedding. Please feel free to take as many photos as you like after the ceremony! QR code disposable cameras will also be provided on the day for each guest to snap 15 photos, which will be uploaded to a shared wedding album.
will there be parking available?
There will be plenty of parking available at the venue.
We kindly ask you to arrive at 2 pm to be seated for our ceremony which will begin promptly at 2:30 pm.
will there be vegetarian options?
Yes! We will have a variety of options to meet everyone's dietary needs, including gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian. We have also created a separate children's menu. Please specify your dietary requirements when you RSVP.
We can't wait to see you all!
