Member Mark Robertson & Dr. Katy Leckie, now Mr & Mrs Robertson, married at Curds Hall Barn, Little Fransham in Norfolk on 25th September 2021.
“Planning a wedding during lockdowns and a pandemic was very difficult but we always knew we wanted the sheep to be part of our special day. The year we purchased the sheep for my mother, Alison’s birthday, was the year I met Katy so the sheep have always been involved (for better or for worse....thinking about that sheep that one that always wants to get out, weekends spent moving sheep and the 2am ‘pass me the lube’ moments! (Lambing that is) ....!
For the wedding, we took Barbra, who was our first ‘1st placed’ ewe at the Suffolk Show; we took Delia her beautiful daughter, Agnes who loves a cuddle, and Eric our first homebred ram who Katy has a particular fondness of, all of which have been to shows and fetes so are very used to people and having a day out. Because I didn’t really want coloured bottoms for the pictures, I made an executive decision not to paste Eric in the weeks leading up to the wedding - I have a feeling come February next year I may regret that! Our good friends and fellow Southdown breeders, Fleur & her mother Jane, did an amazing job looking after the sheep for the day and taking that stress away from us, the sheep were a real crowd pleaser for our guests and children.
Our bagpiper for the day really enjoyed them too, he may have played with Rod Stewart on tour, but playing in front of sheep is something he had not done before. Somehow I remember we got onto a conversation on using sheep skins for bagpipes, I wonder if a Southdown sheepskin produces a better tune on the pipes?
For anyone thinking about having sheep on their special day, do it! Speak to the venue and make sure you get the correct licences to do it along with public liability insurance, our venue Curds Hall barn were very accommodating, and we can’t wait to get more pictures from our photographer”.
Photographer: Emma Shaw Photography
