Your South Wales Wedding - November/December 2019 (Issue 70)

We were initially attracted to Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel because of its location. The driveway was impressive and felt very secluded, which was something we wanted. From the outside, the gorgeous red brick manor took our breath away, but once we saw the ceremony space we were truly sold! It was everything we were looking for and more. Our cake was really unusual. Before we got engaged, I promise Joe he could have a Marvel -themed reveal cake. We found DeVoli Cakes and asked them to create a traditional cake with a fun twist to it. We had three different flavours, lemon drizzle, salted caramel and Victoria sponge. I made the centrepieces and sourced most of the items from Ikea. I chose succulents in pink pots, mini cactuses in glass domes and acrylic photo holders. I also bought geometric tea light holders from Tesco that I sprayed copper to match our colour scheme. The flowers were one of my favourite things from the day. They were stunning and smelt amazing. I wanted soft, neutral colours with lots of greenery and foliage. We opted for pink and ivory astilbes, veronicas, gypsophila, eucalyptus and dusty millers. Our decorations looked great, especially our lovely moon gate. Stepping through the moon gate as husband and wife after the ceremony was an amazing feeling that I’ll always treasure. 54