An Emilia Wickstead Bride & Her Modern & Timeless Penrice Castle Estate Wedding

Ideas

Ellen and Will tied the knot at the stunning Penrice Castle Estate in South Wales last May, opting for a simple and timeless Spring celebration.

The serenity of the spectacular Gower Peninsula played backdrop to this beautiful wedding. The couple exchanged vows surrounded by natural beauty and the joy of loved ones and Ellen chose a divine Emilia Wickstead ensemble, comprising a bridal gown veil and super chic pair of bow mules.

A marquee reception filled with spring sunshine was the perfect end to their day.

Ellen and Will’s wedding perfectly combined classic, modern and minimalist style with a picturesque coastal setting, which I hope inspires anyone planning an effortlessly elegant wedding of their own in South Wales. Photography by the ever wonderful Through the Woods we Ran.

Happy bride in an Emilia Wickstead modern, simple wedding dress, with her bridesmaids in pretty blue print dresses from Coast. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.

Venue & Location

We hired Ness Shipman at Togetherness. I wish she could organise my general life to be honest… she is amazing, so calm, so on it.

It was only the January before the wedding where I woke up in a panic and realised we were having a wedding in a field with no coordination help, and Ness swooped in and sorted the rest for us.

Penrice Castle Estate, wedding venue in South Wales. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.

Bridal Beauty & Accessories

I wore a bespoke three-tiered veil created by the Emilia Wickstead team, which was loosely inspired by some vintage references including Priscilla Presley’s voluminous veil.

Bride getting her makeup done on the morning of her wedding. She has an Emilia Wickstead veil being applied. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.

I wore bespoke Emilia Wickstead slingback shoes made in the same fabric as my dress, which were made in Italy for me. 

My perfume was Santal by Le Labo.

Bride standing in the sunshine of a doorway wearing an Emilia Wickstead modern and simple wedding dress and veil. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.
Bride in an Emilia Wickstead dress and veil with her bridesmaids in blue print dresses from Coast. The Woods We Ran Photography.
Bride in an Emilia Wickstead wedding dress during here church ceremony. The bride and groom stand by an arch as the vicar leads their ceremony. Either side of the arch are stone plinths with large stone vases carrying lots of Spring greenery and Cow Parsley. The Woods We Ran Photography.

Photography

Our photographers were Through the Woods we Ran. We picked them as we loved how emotive and joyful their portfolio was, and they came highly recommended through a few different friends.

We were blown away with our photos. Glenn and Lauren are amazingly talented and managed to capture the joyful chaos and fun of the day perfectly. 

Bride and groom in a shower of confetti outside the church. The bride wears a Emilia Wickstead simple wedding dress and veil. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.

How They Met

We met through about five different, unconnected but mutual friends, so it was meant to be! We kept bumping into each other at parties and it sort of evolved from there.

Close up photograph of a bride in an Emilia Wickstead modern and simple wedding dress and veil. She carries an elegant pastel colour Spring wedding bouquet. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.

Will proposed in London, and had pre-booked appointments with jewellers around the city for us to pick a ring together that day.

He also booked our favourite restaurant, Cornerstone in Hackney Wick, for a celebratory dinner! We were engaged for a year and a half before our wedding day – in my opinion it was just the right amount of time to be able to enjoy the lead up. 

Bride and groom standing in grasses by the trees. A bride in an Emilia Wickstead wedding dress embraces her groom lovingly. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.

Will wore a bespoke double-breasted navy Mullen and Mullen suit. He also wore Paul Smith ‘globe’ cufflinks which I gifted to Will on the morning of the wedding – we both studied Geography at university so had to get a reference in there somehow.

I was able to wear my Miu Miu sunglasses to the reception, as miraculously the sun shone all day. They’re a tortoisehell style from the spring/summer 2022 collection.

Bride and groom at Penrice Castle Estate, wedding venue in South Wales. Bride wears a simple, minimalist wedding dress by Emilia Wickstead. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.
Inside a wedding marquee, the poles decorated with spiralling green and flowers and festoon lights. 2 tier white wedding cake. Bride and groom with their whippet dog on their wedding day. The bride wears Emilia Wickstead wedding dress. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.

If you have one, bring your dog!!! Our whippet Gwen stole the show, it was her day really… 

Bride and groom with their whippet dog on their wedding day. The bride wears Emilia Wickstead wedding dress. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.
Bride and groom with their whippet dog on their wedding day. The bride wears Emilia Wickstead wedding dress. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.

Evening & Dancing

Usher Rory kindly DJ’d for our reception drinks, and the brilliant (and Welsh!) band Miami Knights played for our post-dinner dancing. 

Bride in a simple and minimalist wedding dress by Emilia Wickstead on a chequered dance floor. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.

We danced to Higher Power by Coldplay. It was our backing track to 2021 (the year we got engaged), which felt like such an amazing time after several years of dealing with the Pandemic.

Bride and groom being raised up on the dance floor on their wedding day. Through The Woods We Ran Photography.

Our favourite moment was probably driving into Penrice after our ceremony and seeing the sea in the distance, the Castle, and all of our friends and family waiting in the foreground to give us a hug! I will never forget that scene, Wales in the sunshine is like nowhere else. 

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