Forgetful groom fails to mention his mother in wedding speech after
thanking everyone else including the caterers
It was a blunder he'd prefer to forget, on a day he should
remember forever.
Newly-married
Richard Bainbridge thanked
everyone right down to the tea lady who did the catering in what
was, almost, the perfect wedding speech.
But unfortunately for Mr Bainbridge, he managed
to accidentally miss out
one very, very important person... the beloved
mother who brought him up single-handedly.
The 30-year-old Michelin star
chef was horrified at forgetting to thank Jill,
65, at the reception he's tried
to make it up to her by baking a humble
pie.
Mr Bainbridge had
overcome his dyslexia to deliver the big speech word-perfect as he
tied the knot with bride Katja.
He thanked everyone right down to the tea lady who catered
for their reception before leaving for a honeymoon in
Iceland.
But as he stepped onto the
plane Mr Bainbridge realised
what had happened.
His mother helped him battle his dyslexia and supported him
in his early days as he tried to make the grade as a
chef.
Mr Bainbridge - who was
still a young boy when his dad left home - was so mortified he made
his own thank you for his mother as soon as he returned from
holiday.
He crafted a special large pork pie with the words 'Sorry
mum' on the top.
Mr Bainbridge, head chef at
the luxury Morston Hall hotel in Norfolk, said: 'The wedding day
was absolutely perfect.
'When it came to my speech, I was quite nervous and
flustered. I did all my thank-yous but somehow, and it makes me
feel sick every time I think about it, I forgot to mention my
mum.
'Mum got me my first part-time kitchen job when I was just 13
and she has been amazing ever since.
'She's a rubbishy driver but she still used to ferry me all
around the country for my work and she really supported
me.
'She is the most important person in my life next to Katja
and she means the world to me. She's been my mother, my father and
my best friend. It was a massive battle for her having to bring up
two kids and I love her so much.
'She's the most inspirational woman I've ever met, the
strongest person I've ever known and I wouldn't ever want her to
feel that I take her for granted.'
Mr Bainbridge had his
sister Gemma, 36, as his 'best woman' - but she was so nervous
about her own speech she forgot to remind him about their
mother.
Mr Bainbridge, of Briston,
Norfolk, added: 'I couldn't believe it - the one person who
deserved the biggest thanks and I'd forgotten her.
'I have dyslexia so I didn't have any notes and just did it
off the cuff. I thanked everyone down to the tea lady and waiters
but forgot the most important person.
'She did that thing that mums do. She said it was fine and
that we didn't need to talk about it again but I know that her
feelings were hurt.'
Mr Bainbridge recently
took part in BBC2's Great British Menu where he created 'something
funny on a plate' for Comic Relief and his mother also appeared in
the programme.
She helped him get him his first job in a pub when he was
just 13 and at 16 he was a pot-washer in the same restaurant where
he is now head chef.
During his
training Mr Bainbridge has
worked alongside the Roux brothers at their famous Waterside Inn at
Bray, Berkshire.
Mr Bainbridge and his
wife, 29, who have been together for seven years, got married in
Briston, Norfolk, on May 25.
