Polly
Tisdall – Maid of Honour
Polly is Laura’s sister. They met in 1989
and have been unable to avoid each other since, despite Polly’s best efforts.
Polly and Laura have shared many memorable moments, from playing complex
childhood games such as floods, orphans and The Doll Game, to writing the
classic story of Augustus and His Gloop and
photographing their Exciting Foreign Holiday in Wiltshire in 2008. Building on
their past experience of writing and performing plays in their living room, Polly
and Laura now help each other with their various artistic endeavours.
Becky
Birrane - Bridesmaid
Becky and Laura met at Trinity Hall,
Cambridge in 2006 when Laura was assigned Becky as a ‘college daughter’ to
mentor and look after. Becky proved to be a bad influence on her mother,
introducing her to the joys of tequila shots. Becky and Laura also backpacked
together round South America in 2010, tangling far too frequently with the Ecuadorian healthcare
system and embarking on a quest for the perfect pisco sour. Their quest is still ongoing.
Rosie was Becky’s college daughter and so
Laura’s ‘college granddaughter’. Rosie,
Laura and Becky have embarked on many family holidays together, with destinations
ranging from Bath to Manchester to Berlin. Rosie also introduced Laura and
Becky to Paris in 2011 when she was studying French there, which led to a lot
of macaroons, coffees and searching for handsome French artists in Montmartre.
Rosie is also getting married in 2014!