Now updated with Sunday plans - see below
Frances Jones
Tomas Frederiksen
Frances Jones
Tomas Frederiksen
May 24, 2025
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Schedule
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Wedding Ceremony
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
6 Mount Street, England M2 5NS, United Kingdom
The wedding will be a Quaker ceremony. If this is your first Quaker wedding, buckle up. Quaker principles of equality, non-hierarchy and silence underpin the proceedings. The chairs are arranged in a circle. Please arrive in good time to settle before the ‘meeting’ (as Quakers term them) begins. First, there is 10 minutes of silence. Then, F&T will then stand up and exchange vows. After this, the floor will be open for all who wish to speak. If you feel moved to speak, stand up, try not to speak over anyone else and leave a little time between contributions for reflection. After about an hour of speaking and silence, the meeting will draw to a close with two of the Elders shaking hands, and then all those present shaking their neighbours' hands. Everyone will be invited to sign the marriage certificate as witnesses - a tradition stemming from when the Quakers were fighting for recognition. The venue may have other events happening and requests no confetti. More details below.
Wedding Reception
Sat, May 24, 2025, 2:30 pm - Sun, May 25, 2025, 12:00 am
71 Daisy Bank Road, England M14 5GH, United Kingdom
Please make your own way to the Reception venue. Travel options are listed in the FAQs.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Walk & Lunch
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6LT, United Kingdom
It seems silly not to hangout some more when so many lovely people are gathered in one place so, in true Jones tradition, we’ll gather for a bit of fresh air and food on Sunday. We have hired a lovely, quirky space tucked away in Platt Fields Park called Platt Fields Market Garden from 11am - 2pm. (https://www.wearemud.org/gardens/plattfieldsmarketgarden). There will be outside space and a semi-indoor marquee and we will lay on sandwiches and they do (very good!) tea and coffee, drinks and cakes. The Market Garden has mud kitchens and play space for kids as well as bountiful growing beds to make green fingered hearts sing. The wider park has well paved paths, a duck pond and playgrounds aimed at younger kids and plenty of space to run around. Disregard previous advice about walking shoes - we decided a low key local option might be better after a big day / night!
FAQs
Question
Wedding Day Schedule
Answer
12pm - Wedding Ceremony 2pm - Relocate to Daisy Bank Manor 2.30pm - Drinks at Daisy Bank Manor 4pm - Food and speeches 7.30pm - Cake cutting and dancing 8.30pm - Evening snacks 12am - Carriages!
Question
Getting There
Answer
Ceremony The Friends’ Meeting House is 20 mins walk from Piccadilly train station, 10 mins walk from Oxford Road train station and 3 mins from St. Peters Square Metrolink station and near various bus routes. The nearest parking is Great Northern (4 mins walk, M3 4EE) and Manchester Central (3 mins walk, M2 3GX). You can find a map of the venue, its surroundings and the nearest car parks here: https://meetinghousemanchester.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Map.pdf Reception You’ll need to make your own way to Daisy Bank Manor from the Friends’ Meeting House. It is 10 mins by taxi, 20 mins on the 50 bus route. There is plenty of on street parking near Daisy Bank Manor. Sunday Platt Fields is very easy to reach by any bus down Oxford Road. The Market Garden is at the southern end of the park near a car park which can be accessed down Mabfield Road. This may fill up in which case you can usually park on one of the nearby side streets like Grangethorpe Road or Langley Road.
Question
If you're bringing your Kids...
Answer
We want this wedding to be somewhere generations come together. If your children want to join us, we’d love that and have given thought to how to make the day welcoming and fun for them. There won’t be any dedicated childcare, but there will be a fun space for kids with toys, crafts and activities and we have chosen a reception venue with its own, secured grounds so its hard for kids to run off.
Question
What about kids during the ceremony?
Answer
If you’re bringing kids, an hour can be a long time for them to stay quiet, so you might want to make a plan. This can be a book/screen and headphones, but there will also be a room set up for kids just down the hall with books, craft, duplo etc. The silence is not a strict thing, and, after that first 10 minutes, children are welcome to leave and head for the kids room at any point. Quakers are a warm and welcoming lot - we want children to feel welcome, there won’t be stern glances at squeaks, whispers etc.
Question
What is the dress code?
Answer
Celebratory! Meaning: whatever you like. Esben is currently adamant he wants to dress as a tortoise.
Question
Can I make a speech?
Answer
Danish weddings traditionally enable all to speak who wish to. You are therefore welcome to speak/sing/dance at the reception - just let Chloe (wedding planner) at hello@freebirdweddings.com know before the day so she can draw up a running order.
Question
I still don’t get this whole Quaker thing?
Answer
Need more details? Here’s a leaflet from the Quakers on marriage ceremonies: https://www.quaker.org.uk/documents/quaker-wedding
Travel
Hotel
Holiday Inn Express Stockport, an IHG Hotel
Fran would love you all to know that Stockport Holiday Inn Express, 11 Station Rd, Stockport, SK3 9JD is municipally owned (by her employer) and is 10 mins to Piccadilly train station.
Hotel
Luther King House
Simple but nice and very close by to the Reception venue, Daisy Bank Manor.
Hotel
Travelodge Manchester Upper Brook Street
This is the nearest budget-friendly chain hotel. It’s about 10 minutes walk from the Reception venue.