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Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Happy couple ‘can't wait to visit Edinburgh again' after ‘storybook wedding' in the capital
On May 15, Ben Miller and Lorenzo Garafolo travelled with 40 wedding guests from Liverpool to the capital on board a 1930s Pullman-style train before getting married at the Fingal Hotel. Speaking to the Evening News, Ben said: 'We didn't want to follow the usual formula for a wedding, we wanted something completely bespoke that truly resonated with our story as individuals and as a couple. It was a truly magical day—and I think we've created a unique experience that our guests will remember for a long time.' The Greater Manchester couple began planning their unique wedding after travelling to Edinburgh on the Northern Belle train last year. And after meticulous planning and finding the perfect venue for their ceremony, Ben and Lorenzo were ready to announce their special wedding plans – which included a 400-mile round trip in a single day for the wedding party. Lorenzo said: 'We knew it would be complex, we knew it would take a lot of planning, but seeing the reactions of our guests has made everything worth it. This wasn't just a wedding—it was a multi-sensory love story brought to life.' Ben added: 'We can't wait to visit Edinburgh for our anniversary and many more happy occasions.' Here are 11 pictures from the happy couple's magical day. 1 . The happy couple Ben Miller and Lorenzo Garafolo got married on the luxury floating hotel, the Fingal Hotel on Thursday, May 15 | Ben Miller Photo Sales 2 . All aboard The journey began with a spirited departure from Liverpool Lime Street Station, complete with a traditional bagpiper send-off, as guests boarded the Northern Belle—a vintage train inspired by the golden age of rail travel | Ben Miller Photo Sales 3 . Personal touches Ben said: 'Every detail was meticulously curated, blending luxury and nostalgia with deeply personal touches—including hidden 'Easter eggs' throughout the day, each a nod to our shared life and passions' | Ben Miller Photo Sales 4 . Love in motion The happy couple's first dance was performed on board the Northern Belle travelling at 75mph | Ben Miller Photo Sales Related topics: EdinburghWeddings
Associated Press
4 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
Duke puts No. 7 overall seed Georgia on verge of elimination after 6-3 victory in Athens Regional
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Wallace Clark went 4 for 5 with two solo homers and Ben Miller hit a three-run shot as Duke sent No. 7 overall seed Georgia to the losers' bracket with a 6-3 victory in the Athens Regional on Saturday night. Georgia will have to beat Oklahoma State in an elimination game early Sunday and the Blue Devils twice — Sunday night and Monday — to advance to the super regionals. Georgia jumped in front in the second inning against Blue Devils starter Kyle Johnson (4-3) when Ryan Zaborowski homered leading off. The lead lasted until Miller's three-run homer off Bulldogs starter Brian Curley (4-4) in the third after Clark and AJ Gracia led off with singles. Clark homered leading off the fifth and Kolten Smith replaced Curley two batters later. Clark homered again with one out in the ninth off reliever Zach Harris. Jake Hyde drove in the final run with a single after Gracia walked and Miller was hit by a pitch following the homer. Georgia's Christian Adams had a leadoff triple off reliever James Tallon in the ninth. Tallon struck out pinch hitter Devin Obee for the first out before Nolan McCarthy singled. Tallon retired the next two for his second save. Johnson allowed two runs on three hits in five innings. Mark Hindy got four outs and Tallon pitched the final 2 2/3. Curley gave up four runs on eight hits in 4 1/3. ___ AP college sports:
Scotsman
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Watch as newlyweds depart Edinburgh after unique wedding day celebrations
An English couple celebrated their Edinburgh wedding in style today, travelling from Liverpool to the capital in a vintage train with 42 wedding guests ahead of their ceremony at the Fingal Hotel. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Ben Miller and Lorenzo Garafolo, who got engaged in 2021, decided to tie the knot in the capital after falling in love with the city several years ago. Ben Miller and Lorenzo Garafolo shared a special moment at Edinburgh's Waverley Station | NW Following their ceremony, a piper welcomed the wedding party at Waverley Station ahead of their outbound train. The happy couple plan keep the celebrations going on their way back – cutting their cake on the Northern Belle train and having their first dance in the aisle. Watch the video to see the Ben and Lorenzo's special moment at Waverley Station.
Scotsman
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Couple travel to Edinburgh in 1930s vintage train to celebrate wedding in style
An English couple will celebrate their Edinburgh wedding in style today, travelling to the capital on board a 1930s Pullman-style train before getting married on a luxury cruise ship. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Ben Miller and Lorenzo Garafolo, who first met in 2018 and got engaged during the pandemic, will travel in a private carriage on the Northern Belle from Liverpool to Edinburgh with 42 wedding guests dressed in 1930s attire ahead of their ceremony at the Fingal Hotel - a luxury floating hotel berthed in Leith. The Greater Manchester couple first travelled to Edinburgh on the luxury train three years ago and after falling in love with the city, decided to tie the knot in the capital. But their plans to have a 1930s themed wedding were first put in motion after a 'throwaway comment'. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ben Miller and Lorenzo Garafolo will celebrate their wedding in style in Edinburgh | Ben Miller Speaking to the Evening News, Ben said: 'We wanted to do something that was completely unique to us and something that really meant something to us as people and as a couple. 'We were travelling on the Northern Bell to Edinburgh last year and Lorenzo made this throwaway comment, 'I wonder if we can get married on this'. But we ran with it and later found out we can't get married on the train because it crosses different regions. But we knew we wanted to find a wedding venue in Edinburgh where we could all take the train up, get married and then take the train back down. 'We looked at a lot of different venues that were walking distance from the station but didn't see anything that we really liked. And then we visited the Fingal Hotel and the minute that we stepped on board the boat, we realised, oh my god, this is it, this is the venue.' The wedding party will travel on the Northern Belle from Liverpool to Edinburgh on Thursday | Ben Miller The couple and wedding guests will make the 400-mile round trip dressed in elegant 1930s attire to celebrate the occasion, and after a unique ceremony at the Fingal Hotel, the wedding party will return to Waverley Station where a bag piper will welcome them on to their return train to Liverpool. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Ben said: 'We want to embrace this kind of 1920s / 1930s-esque vibe for the day - it's got that over romanticized vibe with a cinematic glamour lens on it. So we're really encouraging our guests to dress up in 1920s outfits and wear whatever sequins or bling they want. The overarching theme is to go as big and eccentric as you want and live out your golden age fantasy as part of our day. 'On the train back down to Liverpool we're going to try and have our first dance in the aisle of the carriage because they've got the live musicians on board the train. And we're also going to do the cutting of the cake and everything on the train as well. 'I think a lot of weddings follow a structure of what people feel obliged to do, but we wanted to do things that really meant something special to us. And everything we've planned has a meaning and a connection behind it, so I think we've managed to achieve that with our day.'
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The biggest BAFTA TV Awards moments from Gavin & Stacey revival to emotional Strictly win
Sunday, May 11 brought us the annual BAFTA Television Awards, hosted by Alan Cumming, on BBC One. Commemorating all of the buzzy small-screen entertainment released across the past 12 months at London's Royal Festival Hall, including the frolicking Disney+ series Rivals, Mr Loverman, and Mr Bates vs The Post Office, this two-hour televised ceremony had everything from teary eyes to risqué quips and unprepared speeches. Let's take a look at the most eye-catching moments from the TV BAFTAs... Before the dishing out of the awards commenced, Cumming and Death in Paradise star Ben Miller appeared together in a pre-recorded The Traitors spoof. Invited up to the already iconic Traitors' turret, Cumming (who hosts the murder-mystery gameshow's US edition on Peacock) encountered Miller's Barnaby Balderston Brown, "team leader of the BAFTA Be Better Committee". Read more: Celebrity Traitors 'leaked' line-up in full as BBC show filming begins As Alan Cumming joins the MCU, who else is in the Avengers: Doomsday cast? Death in Paradise won't be the same without Selwyn, Yahoo readers say "Look, you're a busy-ish man so I'll cut to the chase: we at BAFTA for this year's Television Awards would like you to be the forward-facing face of talent audience communication and brand advocacy," said Brown, as the Scotsman joked: "Wow, thanks so much! Me hosting the BAFTAs... that'll be like the 12th-biggest honour of my life." Cuddling rescue dog Lala inside his Traitors cloak, Cumming was then forced to take the BAFTAs oath, promising to intervene during any overly-long acceptance speeches; swearing not to swear on camera, and not allowing himself to get tangled up in a wardrobe malfunction on stage. Having beaten the likes of Phil Dunning (for Smoggie Queens) and Nabhaan Rizwan (Kaos) to the Best Male Performance in a Comedy gong, Mr. Bigstuff's moustachioed Danny Dyer spent his first seconds on the stage ridiculing himself. "Comedy performance... it's like my acting was so bad it was funny!" he said to the crowd, before turning slightly more "adult" and namechecking his closest collaborators. "I'd like to dedicate this to Ryan Sampson; one of the greatest things to come out of Rotherham. That's not saying much, but one of the best actors this country's ever produced, I'm telling you. Never done the same thing twice, which is not something I can say!" Five months since Gavin & Stacey: The Finale concluded one of our finest-ever sitcoms, actress and co-creator Ruth Jones hilariously slipped into character as Nessa Jenkins while collecting her Best Female Performance in a Comedy statuette. "I'm not gonna lie this is immense," she said, dryly as ever. "I was not expecting to win this, no way. I've won a BAFTA before, of course I have in 1976. It was the 'Barry Arcade Fruity Technician Award' and I was grateful for that, but this is... this is cracking!" Over some well-earned applause, Jones (in her natural voice) went on to thank series director Christine Gernon, its "beautiful cast", and co-star/co-creator James Corden, "with whom I shared this astonishing journey the past 17 years and without whom Nessa Shanessa Jenkins would simply not exist. "I love writing with you, long may it continue," she then teased. Would I Lie to You? trio Lee Mack, Rob Brydon and David Mitchell were predictably up to mischief at this weekend's BAFTAs. Victorious in the Best Entertainment Programme in Honour of Lew Grade category, Mack couldn't help but point to something a little suspect. "We've been nominated eight years... we've never won and suddenly P&O Cruises, they're involved and you win!" he told an amused Brydon, who narrated several TV campaigns over a three-year period for the ceremony's sponsor. Playing along, the Welsh comedian noted: "The whiff of scandal hangs heavy in the air. I stopped those adverts five years ago, there is no connection!" Joe Sugg, who first met partner Dianne Buswell on the 2018 incarnation of Strictly Come Dancing, appeared overcome with emotion in his seat as she addressed the star-studded room - having won the P&O Cruises Memorable Moment award alongside fellow Strictly champion Chris McCausland. "This is such an honour," said the Australian dance choreographer. "I had something completely different that I was gonna say, but somebody outside asked me what I thought of when I was doing that dance and honestly, I held Chris's hand and I was set off from the minute we started because he closed his eyes and he smiled a smile that I've never seen from him before, and that meant it came straight from his heart. This moment meant so much to the both of us, so I am just so thrilled that we have this." McCausland, who is a blind comedian, had passed on a special message for Buswell to read out too, which went like: "After 22 years in comedy, he wins a BAFTA for dancing!" Bafflingly, the programme's In Memoriam section somehow missed out the star who commanded arguably the greatest respect, Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away aged 89 last September. Reacting on social media site X, one frustrated viewer wrote: "#BAFTAS no mention of Dame Maggie Smith when remembering those who died in the last year. Shame on BAFTA." "Where was Maggie Smith in that?!!" added a second user, before a third pointed out: "Maggie Smith?? She above all..." No Maggie Smith?? Feels like quite an oversight #BAFTAS — zoe bickerton (@zoebickerton) May 11, 2025 Sorry but no maggie smith tribute!! Thats outrageous #baftas — Sheilann 🍀 (@SheilannO) May 11, 2025 #baftas no Maggie smith?! Fuming — Rosie (@Rosie12_1994) May 11, 2025
