You are invited
Mr & Mrs James Payne
Would like to invite you to celebrate the Wedding of their Daughter
Katie Lorraine Payne to Stephen Ralph Rogers
Son of Mr & Mrs Samuel Rogers
On Sunday 21st December at 2.30pm
Castle Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3DJ
All information and important details
Please arrive at 13:30pm on the day for refreshments and a tour of the castle prior to the wedding and to take your seats by 14:00pm.
Please be advised that the castle naturally has steep steps and is single file when moving between the different floors.
Wedding Countdown
Ceremony & Reception
Our Story
Once upon a time ( in 2005) in the magical kingdom of Dartfordia a handsome prince was flogging Franking machines when a beautiful young damsel joined the dealer support team at FP Mailing who manufactured the machines. We became friends including an unusual dinner along with Katie’s then boyfriend when we all found ourselves in Vegas.
We had our first date in 2015 ( you don’t want to rush these things) – well Steve thought it was a date, Katie thought it was a job interview and started courting- Steve in Blackheath and Katie in Hartley.
In 2017 things changed, along came our little girl Cece who split her time between evenings in Hartley and her daytime job as head of security at My Group Solutions.
2020 saw the advent of Covid and Cece decided to move to Blackheath ( you don’t want to rush these things) and brought Katie along with her and our little family was then joined by Pablo ( or Pablo no to give him his full name)
Many happy years and many happy memories – lots of them shared with you our family and friends.
In September 2024 Steve proposed in front of the fountains of Bellagio in Vegas ( you don’t want to rush these things) and Katie said yes on the condition it didn’t include a trip to the Elvis chapel. She was a princess and wanted to get married in a castle and invite all the Ogres and Trolls she had met along the way.
So here we all are and we would be truly honoured if you would join us on our special day. We absolutely do not want presents just your presence. We really hope that you can join us and of course we are excited about the happily ever after.
Ps
On Monday 22nd December (day after the wedding) we have booked breakfast for 9.30AM
At
Bull Hotel (about 2 miles from the Castle)
Bridge Street
Halstead
CO9 1HU
Think most people are staying locally and appreciate that with Xmas looming (or trips to Australia!) some people will want to be rushing off but if you would like to join us we are sure that there will be plenty of anecdotes from ‘the night before’

