Love was in the air on Thursday for members of the FRU as Ulster Supporters and FRU Gallery regulars, Steve and Jo, finally tied the knot at Clandeboye Lodge Hotel, Bangor.
Despite an intense bidding war, the FRU were eventually paid enough to cover this star studded “Ulster Rugby Wedding of the Century” (well it is only nine years old), and you can view our exclusive photos of the big day below.
There were huge tail backs on all roads to Bangor as eager fans tried to catch a glimpse of the Bride and Groom as well as FRU Superstars, Flat-top, The Raven and Dewi Barnes plus the sprinkling of Larne Rugby Club legends on the exclusive guest list.
The rugby themed wedding, with all the tables named after Ulster Rugby legends, proceeded flawlessly with the Best Man keeping proceedings on track even after the flood of tears and rustle of sick bags during the grooms moving speech, which was filled with shocking revelations about his new bride!
Once the, highly original, wedding cake was cut the partying moved up a gear with Dewi and Flat-top treating the startled guests to a dance off. As night-time fell more guests arrived, including Rugby Royalty, the Dergs, arriving to give their blessing to the new “hot” couple in Ulster Rugby.
Unfortunately by this time our photographer had partaken of one or two G&T’s too many so we missed the picture of the Dergs actually handing over the crown!
Now, not a lot of people know this, but it was the Groom who actually first mooted the idea of The FRU Factoids (I think it was over a liquid breakfast at the Harlequins away game last season) and true to form he managed to give us another factoid before the happy couple slipped of for their Honeymoon. Unfortunately, this time the Factoid is about him!
In the Best Man’s speech he revealed an interesting fact about the Groom and his prowess with hard sums! But what is the actual truth?
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If you would like The FRU to ruin cover your wedding please contact us here. Our prices start from £2000. If you’d like us to get outrageously drunk and cop of with the Brides mates that will cost £1000 more, paid in cash on the day!
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Good luck Steve & Jo, thanks for a great day and enjoy your time in Lanza!
Superb day and honoured to have been part of the celebrations.
Now I know the sort of readers we get on this site and that the burning questions unanswered in the blog will no doubt be concerned with which famous designer was given the opportunity to show off their collection at this wedding of the century.
Well I can exclusively reveal that Joanne beatifully modelled an ensemble from the belgian designer Linea Raffaelli while Flat-top wore the latest Jeff Banks summer suit. I couldn’t be sure but I think The Raven and Dewi had been dressed in Florence & Fred, a fashion faux pas only just saved by the new slim-line Dewi sporting an Ulster Rugby tie.
Just thought the ulster rugby supporter had a right to know…
(Don’t worry Dewi, what goes on tour stays on tour…can’t promise that The Raven won’t spill the beans though).
Fat Top. I agree. great day. Meeting you and your yazoo haircut made me laugh moreso than your outrageous ABC “shoot that poison arrow” dancing. Your lack of fast response to a good larne “slating” shows why you have to live across the water near “bloodgate city” where the locals think you are really “quick of the mark”…not.
By the way, whilst staggering thru the carpark with Gabicci on my way home, i spotted a young man wanting to give you a “Flat” Nose…. I hear your dancing caught more than the eyse of the laydeees.
I think you meant” Cokegate City”. Flat-top is no Quin!
Sorry Rainbow I can’t quite place you, were you that wee short baldy larne man that made a speech, sorry you weren’t more memorable to me! Now do you really think that was a good slating, my reluctance to respond on the evening might be due to hearing them all many times from much funnier people
Well what can I say, its all part of the NI regeneration project where us exiles are encouraged to return on a regular basis to entertain your women and help out with the very thin gene-pool in the North East Costal towns…I can’t help it if the local boy feels threatened by a bit of fun from an old-drunk, maybe he needed a stronger chill pill…I could put him in touch with an old friend of mine from Bath who “deals” in that sort of thing, he has time on his hands now.
By the way your missus said she liked my hair-style too, said its been a while since she had something to run her hands through
Good to see you post, hope to meet at an Ulster game soon.
Aahhhh, I love it… not a bad retort. On this occasion I can forgive even a Ballyclare man. Yes I may attend an Ulster game if only to see Elliot sweating yet again.
PS Leave Carrick out of it…