For this edition of Member’s Motor, we look at how our Editors’ Bay “Bluebell” played a key role in their wedding day. On December 21st 2018 Phil proposed to Sophie at Chatsworth House, somewhere they had been visiting traditionally at Christmas for most of their relationship. So when they were looking for a
wedding venue, it’s no surprise that Chatsworth won the day and began to plan for their wedding in August 2020.

With almost two years to plan, they had most major parts of the day organised by early 2020 and then in March, the world was turned upside down. The Coronavirus Pandemic hit the UK and just like that, all social gatherings were off, including Weddings. As the year progressed, it became clear that the wedding would need to be postponed until 2021. With April set as the new date, 2020 passed and with the situation still unimproved in January 2021, the date was postponed again to August 2021. With plans now underway, it was only right that Bluebell would be used as the main wedding car on the day and on 21st August this year, that is exactly what happened. The wedding successfully took place.

Bluebell was decorated with flowers from the Chatsworth estate by the Chatsworth house florist and then used to drive Sophie and her Father to the church (on time), driven by one of Phil’s best men and then Phil and Sophie drove themselves from the church to their reception. On arrival Bluebell then took pride of place in the middle of the courtyard at the Chatsworth House Stable Block.
Bluebell did Sophie and Phil proud on the day and they then had a week away after the wedding camping together in some of their favourite spots in the UK, still decorated with the flowers!