Mari and Steffan tied the knot on 4th June with a black tie wedding reception held in the grounds of their home.
Mari looked the epitome of effortless elegance in her classy Suzanne Neville gown and Helen Martin veil. The groom and groomsmen all wore black tie and the couple hired Blue Sky Marquees to create the reception setting – filling the space with classy furniture and an abundance of white floral decor and greenery.
We’re thrilled to be sharing the work of the fabulously talented Jade Osborne, a Love My Dress recommended supplier, whose work we adore. Visit Jade’s website to swoon over much more exquisite wedding photography.
Bridal Beauty & Accessories
My make-up artist was one of my oldest friends, which made the morning even more special. She is a perfectionist, and my make-up was exactly how I had envisioned it for the day – natural and glowy. Ceri Tanner has been my hairdresser for many years, and it was great having another familiar face with us on the morning of the wedding.
I wore a beautiful lace veil by Helen Martin and wore it covering my face to walk down the aisle.
I chose a classic pair of Manolo Blahnik satin ivory heels, and they were so comfortable throughout the day. My favourite scent is Coco Chanel Mademoiselle and I wear it almost every day, so I knew I had to wear it on my wedding day.
I wore a pair of drop diamond earrings from Botias Accessories, and they were beautiful. I had been searching for the right drop diamond earrings for months, and when I came across Botias Accessories, I knew they were the ones.
Bridesmaids & Flowergirl
My very talented friend, Juliana Ponce de Leon, designer and owner of JPL Atelier, was thrilled when I asked her to create bespoke bridesmaid dresses for my two sisters.
After numerous Zoom meetings and fabric swatch selections, Juliana understood our brief perfectly, and designed the one shouldered sleeve dresses, with maxi trumpet skirts in a silk blush fabric. My sisters looked absolutely stunning.
Both my sisters had pearl hair combs made by Lotte Willis London and wore Jimmy Choo dupe heels from Asos.
Our very sweet flower girl wore an ivory dress from Monsoon, which had a bow on the back of the skirt. She had matching shoes with bows on the back, also from Monsoon.
Our nephew had his black-tie suit from Dyfed’s Menswear.
Photography
We chose Jade Osborne as or wedding photographer due to her elegant style of photography.
We are so grateful that Jade made the long journey from Cheshire to Pembrokeshire for our wedding, and her warm and calm nature made us feel so comfortable on the day. I would definitely recommend Jade.
Richard from Aurora Wedding Films was our videographer for the day, and we’re so pleased with our 10-minute highlight film. He captured our day so amazingly, from start to finish.
Our families are obsessed with the film and love watching it over and over.
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How They Met
We had only been together for eight months before we decided to move in together. I was living in London and Steffan was living in Pembrokeshire so I decided to make the move back home to West Wales, and we moved into my family’s cottage on the outskirts of Newport, Pembrokeshire.
We got engaged during lockdown in 2021, giving us over a year to plan the wedding and thankfully, all Covid restrictions were lifted at the beginning of 2022, before our big day.
My husband wore a very sleek black tie suit from Dyfed Menswear.
Evening & Dancing
For the evening party, we had the Dhogie Band play covers of some great songs, suitable for all ages to dance along to, and then we had a DJ after 10pm. The Dhogie Band even played at my parents’ wedding over 30 years ago!
We chose ‘Sunday Morning’ by Maroon 5 as our first dance song. It was an easy choice for us as we always love listening to this song together.
Words of Wedded Wisdom
Don’t fret about the weather in the lead up to wedding – it won’t matter! I was worried that the rain would ruin our home marquee wedding but the showers didn’t dampen the day one bit!
Our photos in fact turned out even better with a moodier back-drop. Also, make sure to enjoy every second of this amazing day with your husband, as the day goes so fast.
The only thing I would have done differently, is have a second dress for the evening party. It might sound silly, but I was torn whether or not to do this and decided that I wouldn’t, however, my beautiful crisp white dress was stained slightly by the end of the evening, and I wish I would have had a shorter dress to dance in.
