voco Reading, an IHG Hotel

Welcome Drinks

Carey Baptist Church

THE WEDDING!

Q-Park Chatham Place

Parking for the wedding

Trunkwell House Hotel

Reception

Parking

Christchurch Meadows

After Party -  For those staying in the hotel with us

Our Wedding

Will and Evangeline met in September 2018 when both of them joined the Student Union Starbucks at Brighton University (Basement Central). The couple bonded over, dogs, cars and eczema. Through these common interests soon the couple became study partners and then best friends. Here follows a few photos from the early days of the couple's relationship.

WElcome to our journey 

Our Story

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The Bridal Party

When you call him, you know you will have an answer and it will be a memorable phone call. Also, expect the Bible to be quoted as his love for the Bible is unparalleled.

Appa has supported the bride through all her endeavors whilst also training her how to confidently travel in all seasons! Much to the bride's dismay, her incredible driving skills all come from Appa. 7 years after passing driving, the bride will always depend more on Appa's direction than the Satnav. Now even the groom is sharing his journeys with Appa too! 

Thus, the role of Appa is to ensure that everything goes ahead smoothly. Doing the final journey with the bride as a Miss, delivering her to the hands of the groom.  

Mahan Solomon (Appa)

Without this person the groom would have no one to marry! 

Amma has been a devoted and loving mother, caring for the bride's every need and supporting all the bride's desires, even if they scare her (like moving 1.5 hours away from home!). She not only does this for the bride but also welcomes the groom as her own son! 

Amma is the couple's prayer warrior. As we dated through a pandemic, several lockdowns and emotional rollercoasters, Amma always covered us in prayer. 

As she has been doing throughout the Bride's entire life, Amma's role is to continue to pray that the wedding day goes smoothly and that the couple have a very happy and blessed wedded life. 

Rosabel Jeyanthy Solomon (Amma)

To have a sister is a blessing. To have a sister who is also your matron of honour is a gift. 

Though we will no longer share the same last name, she will always be one of the people who knows the bride the best. Her unique version of English and ability to light up the room with her laugh is one of the many reasons the bride is blessed to not only have her in the bridal party, but forever in the couple's family. 

Therefore, Acca's role is to keep the bride afloat, ensuring the music goes ahead perfectly and gets everyone onto the dance floor!


Veronica Priyalini Solomon formally known as “Acca” from the bride 

The Bride met Kelsey at Reading University as they both embarked on becoming Maths teachers. As the ladies transitioned from students to teachers they also transitioned from strangers to best friends. 

Kelsey is one of few people the bride knows who is able to make each day so joyous and memorable. Her intelligence and care knows no bound and so her duty for the wedding is to back Acca up, ensuring the day goes ahead smoothly. 

Kelsey Jones 

The bride met Dori when she applied for her teaching qualification in Reading. 
From the moment Dori met me, she took me under her wing and helped me navigate the uncharted waters that is teaching. 
Her role is probably one of the most impawtant roles of the wedding as she will not only be helping make sure the day goes smoothly but also have firm eyes locked on Miss Jojo Solomon, making sure she is having a good time too. 

Dori Nemeth 

Beauty, love and knowledge is her armor. You will never meet a soul kinder than hers! The bride and Helena are bounded uniquely as we both have spent 2025 planning our weddings together. Even through stressful times, a phone call from Helena is enough to make the day so much better. Quite fittingly, her role is to continue to be flawless and bless the bridal party with her charm and peace!  

Helena Worthington 

As one of the longest standing friends of groom's life, Heather has quickly taken a special spot in bride's life too! 
Her heart is pure and her mind is so organised. No task is unachievable for her! So her role is to support the ship and make sure everything happens according to the time! 

Heather 

Can you meet anyone funnier? Absolutely not!
The way this lady can tell a story will make you feel as though you are seeing what she is saying! Her role is to reign with banter and charm. Class and charism are her weapons!

Sharon (Remy) 

Without her the Bride would have no one to marry! 

Mama Yeates has been such a loving mother to the groom, encouraging and supporting him every step of the way. Her giving heart and welcoming spirit is one that the groom shares too! 

Just like Amma, Mama Yeates supported the couple through their 5 years of dating, encouraging him with words of support and reminding them that all will be okay. 

Her role is to continue to do such! To be the voice of calm reminding us that all will be okay. 

Kirsty Yeates (Mama Yeates) 

Papa Yeates is the pinnacle of all Dad jokes. Want to have a laugh, go ask him to tell you a joke, but I can't guarantee you will laugh.

Papa Yeates has been such a wonderful father to the groom. Coaching him in life, picking him up the groom when he fell down and being his voice of reason just like Mama Yeates. 

Papa Yeates has not only been an amazing father to the groom but a wonderful Father in law to the bride. This role is to keep on being so loving and funny! 

Paul Yeates (Papa Yeates)

Brother of the groom, he has always kept the groom on his toes. Jim has an excellence sense of humour and need for  exploration, this combo means he is always up for a laugh and hike when the couple visit!

He has been there throughout the Grooms life and therefore has such a wealth of knowledge about what makes the groom who he is. For this and many other reasons it only makes sense that Jim and only Jim is THE best man.

Jim Yeates 

Haz met the Groom at the ripe old age of 11, since then the boys have been inseparable. If you were to describe Haz in one word it would be talented. 

Haz can make beautiful dishes, wooden crafted gifts for the Groom and even his own home! There is nothing he cannot master. Even with all of this skill Haz is still one of the most down to earth people we know, with a heart of gold. For the above listed reasons and many more, Mr Haz Rymer simply had to be a groomsmen.  

Harry (Haz) Rymer  

It seems as though we have swapped places? From Will being a groomsmen at Daya's wedding to now Daya being a groomsmen at Will's wedding! 

Daya quickly became a very important part of the Groom's life, being the brother-in law that makes everyday so memorable. He can tear it up on the dancefloor like no one else and so you must expect style when you see Mr D Money around! - Just a reminder, you will need your dancing shoes for the reception! 

Daya Thang 

A very long standing friend who has tonnes of memories and stories. The Groom's proud (yet limited) knowledge of football stems from Bud patiently teaching the Groom the way of football through games such as 'The Aston Villa game'. 
So many of the Groom's memories involve Bud and so we are excited to add more memories throughout this wedding journey. 

Bud Pollard 

As one of the longest standing friends of the Groom, Alex Macey knows too many stories! 

Though they live far apart and meet ups aren't as often as we'd hope, the bond has never broken. Mace is essentially a part of the family and for that, the bridal party had to include him!

Alex Macey 

Harvey is an unbeatable force to be reckoned with. His intelligence and resilience in athletics is to be admired. 

Though the Groom and Harvey live miles apart their mutual love of Salisbury and dogs will always keep their bond alive. Harvey has been such a core member to the group of boys and it is so in this bridal party too!   

Harvey 

From strangers to coworkers to friends to housemates, the Groom and Stan have gone through it all. Stan has been such a pivotal part of the Groom's life. The boys have their happy routine of watching NFL, taskmaster and more together! Stan has definitely given the groom some needed culture. So we couldn't have the day without Mr Stanley Green!

Stanley Green 

As the bride's best friend for life, Miss Jojo Solomon's job is to continue being pawfect, provide comfort to the bride and make the photos look unforgettable! 

Without her and Rosie the bride and groom may have never found the common ground which began their friendship. 

When you meet Jojo, please be gentle. This is the first time she will be in an environment with so many people so we kindly ask children to be supervised when petting her. She is very friendly but easily scared and needs her sleep. 

Miss Jojo Solomon

The groom's best friend of life. 
Though she may no longer physically be here with us, she left such a massive pawprint on our journey from friends to bride and groom. She lives in our memories and we know she is wagging her tail as she sees two of her favourite humans get married! 

Rosie Yeates 

Wedding Party

Q + A

The couple have found reduced rates for select hotels. Voco hotel is where the bride and groom's families will be staying. If you wish to stay at a different hotel please feel free to do so! The reduced rates are valid until 01.07.2025, after which all rooms will go back to their original prices. You can call the hotel directly to book and quote 'Solomon Wedding' or you can follow the link below

We have reduced rates with this hotel, so when booking please call and booking under 'Solomon Wedding'. The reduced rates only apply till 01.07.2025. After this point the rooms will go back to their original pricing, so please book before then. The prices include: onsite parking, leisure centre and breakfast.

Hotel (Travel)

We would like to thank all of you for making time for us and attending our wedding. We know that several of you are coming from afar and may want to spend a longer time in Reading. To make things easier for you, we have complied a list of our favourite things to help direct you to fun things you could do after or before the wedding x

This is where we spent one of our Anniversaries! If you love animals, you will love this place! It has a range of wildlife and experiences (you can book to go inside the cages and feed some of them!).

Beale Wildlife Park

One place we highly recommend is Spinners.&nbsp;You can play indoor mini golf, bowling and darts.&nbsp;It is available for all during the day but in the evening you need to be 18 and over to attend.&nbsp;

Spinners Crazy Golf & Bowling

The bride and groom celebrated one of their many anniversaries via going and petting countless donkeys! The staff here are super friendly and there are hundreds of donkeys for you to pet (miniature and full sized)!

Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary

Want to go shopping? The Oracle has it all! If you are driving, don't worry there is parking available. Also in the summer they have little huts you can go sit and have a couple drinks in whilst pretending you are at the beach!

The Oracle

Looking for a place to attend Sunday church?Join us at the 10:30AM service or 6:00PM service!

Things to Do

Building Our Future

Your presence at our wedding is the greatest gift of all! However, if you'd like to bless us with a contribution to our future, that would mean the world to us. Thank you for being part of our special day!

We have two links you can follow to contributeIf you would like to contribute to our future via cash please follow this link <a href="https://prezola.com/buy/view/227491" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://prezola.com/buy/view/227491</a>

Alternatively, the couple have also picked out items which would greatly benefit us as we start living in our new home. We have a registry through John Lewis. If you would like to contribute by buying a box gift, please follow this link and please do leave your name on the gift too! <a href="https://www.johnlewis.com/wish-list/WJJKHWP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.johnlewis.com/wish-list/WJJKHWP</a> Unfortunately there is no option for us to give you our address. Therefore if you are purchasing a gift from the above registry, please can you either1) Deliver the gift to your home and bring it with you to the wedding2) Message the bride or groom and they will provide you with an address the gift can be sent to. Thank you!

Will & Evangeline

Will & Evangeline

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