Thank you to friends and family who were able to join us on our special day and thanks to those who were not able to make it but sent their best wishes for our future happiness. We had a truly unforgettable day!
Best Man: Thanks to Ian Mulhall for agreeing to be best man.and for doing such a sterling job of organising before during and after the big day. We are very grateful!
Bridesmaids: We were delighted that Isabelle, our niece and Katherine, our god-daughter and Jennifer, Nia's friend from University were able to be our bridesmaids.
Cakes: They were made by Lucy at CHIC – Confectionery and Handmade Iced Cakes. The mini cakes were made of chocolate sponge, victoria sponge and carrot cake.
Clothes: Nia’s dress was in two parts, a skirt and bodice. Both Nia's dress and Jennifer's dress were bought from Emma at Wedding Secrets, Caerphilly and designed by Nikki at Jodie Couture. The plumb embroidery was added to the dress especially for Nia. Nia’s necklace, bracelet, earings and tiara were designed and hand made by Semina Lewis at Silver Wire Designs from silver with deep purple amethyst crystals. Nia's boots were custom made by Bannsshe Designs.
Favours: We gave all our guests a pack of forget-me-not seeds as an environmental thank you for being a part of our special day. 'Plant a seed and grow a memory'.
Flowers: Covent Garden Flower Emporium, Whitchurch, Cardiff, eventually, managed to pull it off and get our flowers to us on time and to our specification!
Gifts: Many thanks to our friends present in body and/or spirit for their gifts:
To save you looking, shopping or buying,
Here’s an idea we hope you like trying.
Come to our wedding, to wish us both well,
And bring a small pouch, to throw in our wishing well.
Fill it with paper, all colours will do,
Gold is our favourite, but silver will do!
Guests: Thank you to our guests, many for travelling long distances and arranging hotels. We would also like to thank all the ladies, and gentleman, who came in big, bright hats!
Guestbook: Thank you to everyone far and wide who signed our nline guestbook and left us messages of good luck for the future. Follow the link to see our wedding guest book
Invitations: We stumbled on ‘Children of the Inner Light’ by accident after many hours searching online and after having many samples drop through the letter box….Nia's work colleague, Angela, agreed to hand make our invitations, to keep with the un-traditional, bespoke theme!
Music: We were delighted with our band, Bogart Entertainment, who managed to get everyone up and dancing! We didn't sit down all night!
Photographer: The least said the better!
Registrar: Thanks to Elinor Patchel for conducting our ceremony in English and Welsh and for letting our papparazzi have an opportunity to take photos of us signing the register! Diolch!
Rings: Our rings were designed jointly between us and Neil Rayment and beautifully made by Neil at Advanced Jewel Craft The rings were developed in stages and pictures can be seen in our rings gallery
Ushers: A huge thank you to Neil and Dicky for helping us make sure our day ran smoothly and for sorting out our pets and cars whilst we were on honeymoon. Your help and support was very much appreciated.
Venue: We were married at Canada Lodge, Creigiau, Cardiff, where we also had the wedding breakfast and evening celebration. The food was really delicious and something to suit everyone's taste. The chocolate fountain went down a storm!
Thank Yous:
From the tips of our boots
To the top of our hats
We thank you for your gifts
And your hearty contrats!