I’m a keen baker and had always imagined baking my own wedding cake, however, as the day came closer, I decided to outsource and leave it to a professional. I found Anna from The Cake Cwtch on Instagram. I’d already planned the design as an extra tall two-tiered cake with flowers from the bouquets in the centre and Anna didn’t disappoint! As a big Friends fan, we chose a topper that said: ‘He’s her lobster’. I had written it on my first Valentine’s Day card to Jed, and it’s something we’ve said ever since. I’ve always loved the colour green, and it’s Jed’s favourite colour too, so we chose it for our colour scheme. When I went for a floral consultation at Hilary’s Floral Design in Abergavenny, we discussed what pieces I could use at different times of the day, and that’s when we came up with the idea of a floral arch. We used it as décor for our ceremony and then at the reception as a selfie backdrop. To add to an already emotional time, we decided to use the flowers from the arch the next day to take to the cemetery. It was a beautiful way to include those who couldn’t be there in person. We chose Tall John’s House as we loved the relaxed atmosphere and the owners are truly the best people. We had jars with wooden hearts and lace ribbons for our centrepieces. My auntie arranged stems into them that matched our bouquets that were dotted around all the tables. I tried to keep the centrepieces very simple but effective, especially as we were outside, as I didn’t want things to get knocked over and broken. For our favours, we gave our guests Millions sweets as we say every day ‘love you millions’ so it just seemed right. We always knew we wanted a sweetheart table as opposed to the traditional top table, but with the COVID-19 restrictions, we were only allowed six people per table, which actually worked out fine in the end. 34
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