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Dreams Come True<\/h4>\n

By Gina Humphrey<\/em><\/p>\n

My late husband and I got married at St Peter\u2019s on 1 September 1990. When we went to have a word with Canon Dominic Walker, we had one stipulation: our dog Pepsi had to be there. He granted us our wish. Later, my eldest son was also christened at the church.<\/p>\n

My earliest memory of the church is seeing a wedding there when I was a child. The bride was the daughter of a colleague of my nan\u2019s. The wedding took place during a cold spell and the bride arrived by horse and carriage wearing white, the bridesmaids wore emerald-green velvet dresses with white muffs, and the men wore top hats and tails.<\/p>\n

After that day, I can remember telling my nan that St Peter\u2019s was where I was going to get married, and that the men would wear top hat and tails, and I\u2019d have a horse and carriage. I did get that \u2013 but adapted. The men wore frock coats without hats, and I travelled in a convertible Rolls Royce. Canon Dominic Walker did make us smile when he said he could arrange for my ring to be straightened because it was bent. It was supposed to be!<\/p>\n

What does St Peter\u2019s mean to me? It was a childhood dream to have my wedding there and it came true. I married the love of my life, Anthony, at St Peter\u2019s. Sadly, I lost Anthony on 14 April 2023 to pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n

St Peter\u2019s gave me my husband.[\/vc_column_text]

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Anthony and Gina Humphrey with Pepsi on the steps of St Peters copyright Gina Humphrey<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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