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Wedding with a HP theme at Fairey

There was a groom with a difference at a Fairey Band wedding recently...

Fairey Band
 

There was a wedding with a difference to celebrate with the Fairey Band recently, as bass trombonist Dr John Paul Warder married his long time sweetheart Rachel on 12th April – dressed as Hagrid from the Harry Potter films.

Congratulations

Fairey Band spokesperson and ‘Best Man’, Gaz Parker, told 4BR: “Everyone involved with the Fairey Band would like to congratulate the happy couple and wish them all the best for the future.

It was a lovely ceremony; Rachel looked stunning in white, while John Paul surprised everyone dressing up as Hagrid — his favourite character from Harry Potter."

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