Your South Wales Wedding - Page number 38 - July/August 2021 (Issue 80)

To decorate the space, we chose a gorgeous balloon arch from Eden Events. It framed the end of the aisle perfectly and looked great in photographs. d e We had planned to have a cake table, but as our g uest list got smaller, so did our order. Our final design was a two-tier semi-naked bake made up of Victoria sponge and salted caramel from Beth’s Bakes Newport. Matthew and I were so excited about the beautiful food that Fairyhill had to offer. While we didn’t have a full wedding breakfast, we were able to have some delicious canapés. I’ve always loved purple, so I knew that was going to be our colour scheme. I gave our wonderful florist, Misselthwaite Flowers Ltd, an idea of what we wanted and left her to work wonders. The finished result was stunning! Our day was planned for October 2020, however, 10 days before, we received a call from our venue advising that they had heard of a firebreak lockdown coming, so we decided to pull the wedding forward four days. Within the hour, we had telephoned all our suppliers and guests and everyone could accommodate our very last-minute plans. We were so grateful to have such wonderful suppliers. Our plans changed so many times, we were going to have 80 day guests, which went down to 50, then 30 and then the local lockdowns hit and as a consequence of not living in Swansea, we were no longer able to have our reception. It was utterly heartbreaking that we could only effectively have half a day, but we planned the best one we could. We’re planning to have a second wedding in March 2022 where I’ll wear my dress again, and we’ll have an extra special guest; our son, who will be six months old! Fairyhill was the fourth venue we saw, and we fel l in love with it from the moment we stepped inside. We visited several times before our day, and each time we fell in love with it even more. The staff made us feel so w elcome, and the glass of bubbly on arrival was an added bonus! 38