Ancestral Window

The cover of this order of service was designed to represent the bride and groom in stained glass through depictions of their patron saints and symbols of their ancestry and home county.

Left: St. David, Patron Saint of Wales (home of some of the groom's ancestors) above the Nash Coat of Arms as used by cousins of the groom's ancestors in Wokingham Parish Church.

Right: St. Margaret, Patron Saint of Scotland (home of some of the bride's ancestors) above the Johnson Coat of Arms as used by the bride's ancestral uncle in his zoological manuscript works.

Above: The winged spur of the Johnson family (bride's ancestors); The jessed falcon's claw of the Jessett family (groom's maternal ancestors); The crowned leopard of the May family (groom's paternal ancestors).

Above: The Royal rose and white hart of the Royal County of Berkshire.

The interior was illustrated throughout and included personal details such as why the couple chose each hymn. Other pages gave information on the history of the church and the reception location, a related old legend and a poem, and details of the saint whose feast day the couple were married on. There was also a map of how to reach the reception, with illustrated points of historic interest en route.