Couple choose Cobham Services for wedding reception

A bride, who always dreamed of wearing a pink dress and having her wedding reception in a fast-food outlet, was granted her wish on Saturday (June 29).

Stacey and husband Graham celebrated their big day with 42 friends and family at Cobham Services on the M25.

She had always wanted to have a “fast-food wedding” and had told her wedding organiser, her Grannie Dawn, that Cobham would be the perfect place for her special day.

Staff at Extra MSA, which operates Cobham services, were more than happy to help. Dawn said: “The very nice lady on the phone was quite surprised by our request, but within a day of making the enquiry, I’d had an email back from the general manager to say they’d be delighted to host us.

“They cordoned off a designated area and set up tables and chairs to suit our seating plan and guest numbers, and even arranged coach parking for the vintage bus we’d hired as transportation.”

Stacey, from Surrey, said that since she was a child she had always “dreamed of wearing a pink princess dress and having my wedding reception in a fast-food outlet”.

“My siblings couldn’t believe I was choosing to have it in a motorway service station – but it’s what I’d always wanted,” she added.

“I still cannot believe that I managed to have my wedding reception at a motorway service station, so a massive thank you to everyone at Extra for helping a little girl’s dream to come true.”

Tom Dobson, CEO at Extra MSA, said: “A huge congratulations to Stacey and her partner. It was a pleasure to welcome them to Cobham, and to play our part in their big day.

“While we’ve never had the privilege of hosting a wedding at one of our Motorway Services Areas before, we always try to go the extra mile for our customers – and we’re thrilled that we could make this unique celebration a reality.”

Extra MSA gifted the happy couple £300 worth of vouchers to be redeemed in its food and drink outlets.