Your South Wales Wedding - Page number 9 - May/June 2021 (Issue 79)

All the latest from around South Wales NEWS Nearlywed INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT CherryTop Weddings has developed a new Covid-secure interactive wedding entertainment experience that can be enjoyed by guests attending as well as friends and relatives watching remotely. (It’s also ideal for large celebrations when restrictions lift.) Everyone will receive a ‘Love Story’, which is a printed booklet personalised by the couple. It contains photographs of the newlyweds and activities chosen by them, including a quiz to find out how much their guests know about them, wedding speech bingo, word searches, drawing challenges and much more. Couples design their own Love Story booklet using CherryTop Weddings’ content management system. There’s a range of designs and colourways to choose from that suit all wedding themes, and couples choose their design for the front and back cover. The package includes a personalised pen with each booklet, a special souvenir of the day, and activities for children. There are different packages available to suit each couple’s needs starting from £150. For more information call 01872 713 344 or visit www.cherrytopweddings.com MADE WITH LOVE Swansea-based Pressed Forever has launched a new website and range of additional services. Launched in March 2020, the owner Cressy Knuckey began coming up with new ways to use her growing pressed flower collection. What started as a small project evolved into a growing business with many services from custom jewellery to dried bouquets. Cressy creates bridesmaids’ necklaces and men’s cufflinks and can press and preserve your wedding flowers into beautiful jewellery. As part of her new service, Cressy is offering table favours and custom-made jewellery, which would make a lovely wedding gift. Check out www.pressedforever.co.uk fo r more information and to see the new website. The p fect gift Following their A Gift from the Heart campaign, luxury jewellers Laings has donated £5,000 to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The BHF is a charity that resonates personally with the Laing family, and they are dedicated to helping them raise vital funds. The campaign was a special way to say thank you for all of the life-saving work they do. Stuart McDowell, the retail director at Laings, told us: “We’re delighted to be able to support such a valuable charity, and we hope that our donation will help work towards life-changing differences as they continue their vital work. We know that the BHF has faced huge challenges in the past year and understand that they still need our support. Their research must continue as they work towards a better future, and it’s a privilege to be able to help in any way that we can.” Visit www.laingsuk.com an d www.bhf.org.uk fo r more information. YOUR ESSENTIALS 9