Rhian’s mum made a fruit cake, which was decorated with royal icing and polka dots. “It was finished with a handmade topper of our ragdoll cats by The Wire Boutique and a flower arrangement from Forbesfield,” recalls the bride. “We also had a Biscoff and salted caramel sponge cake, made by The Sweet Cake Kitchen, which was celestial themed. To cut our cake, we used the most beautiful Vera Wang cutting set, gifted to us by my parents the night before the wedding. “Adam made the music playlist for our reception venue with the help of his best men and the playlist is something we still listen to all the time,” adds Rhian. “Think hip hop and R&B mixed with some old favourites.” Rhian’s parents hired wedding cars from Glyn’s Wedding Cars as a present. “We chose the Brenchley car for me and the Daimler for my mum and the bridesmaids,” says Rhian. “It was such a special moment to arrive in Tenby high street in a classic wedding car with people lining the streets. It had been raining on and off that morning, but just as we arrived, it decided to stop, so the driver took down the roof of the Brenchley in the middle of square! After we were married, Adam and I took our first journey as husband and wife. “For our drinks reception, we had jugs of Pimms and bottles of beer on the outside terrace and thanks to the staff, we didn’t see an empty glass,” recalls the bride. “We had mini burgers, salmon rolls and savoury scone canapés. We also had delicious Welsh cakes, homemade by my auntie. Our wedding breakfast was influenced by our favourite meals. To start our guests could choose from duck salad, fishcake or spiced soup with onion bhaji; for main it was pork belly, roast dinner or hake, and dessert was baked vanilla cheesecake, pear and honey tart or sticky toffee pudding. We really wanted to give people a meal they enjoyed, so it was important to us that we could offer a choice and we had trialled most of the courses beforehand and absolutely loved all of them! Our evening food went down a treat too; we had pasties from Pembrokeshire Pasty & Pie Co served with wedges.” DRESSED TO IMPRESS “My dress was so special as it was gifted to me by my dad,” shares Rhian. “It took me a while to find the one because I liked so many different styles. I didn’t think I would be the type to have ‘the moment’ but how wrong I was! The dress I chose caught me completely off guard and captured my heart the moment I saw myself in the mirror. Designed by Aire Barcelona, it had lots of layers and lace and was romantic, wispy and relaxed. I accessorised my dress with a cathedral-length veil, polka dot heels and jewellery with celestial accents. I also had a beautiful Maggie Sottero gown from Allison Jayne for the evening, which I unexpectedly won in a competition!” Adam and the groomsmen wore navy blue tuxes from Hawes & Curtis and accessorised with silk bow ties and white pocket squares. “Adam finished his tux with cufflinks that I gifted to him,” remembers the bride. “The bridesmaids looked beautiful in navy silk cocktail dresses finished with rose gold aquamarine stone earrings. They had gold pashminas which came in handy for the outdoor evening reception. My mum wore a light blue dress suit from Image By Vanessa, which had subtle gold and silver details and she looked absolutely perfect.” TIME TO CELEBRATE “We had our drinks reception on the outside terrace with one half of the John Adams Music playing in the background – the other half joined us 43 REAL WEDDINGS
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