Emma & Eurig had a fabulous 50’s themed wedding which was captured beautifully by Catherine & Angharad . Many of you will probably recognise Emma as she is the owner of Emma Phillips Bridal Studio in Carmarthen, I can imagine how hard it must have been to choose just one dress! Emma tells us all about their gorgeous wedding here.
What was your budget? Roughly £12,000….although I kept adding to it the whole time!
How would you describe your wedding theme? We went for a navy & gold theme, with the dresses a nod to the 50’s. I was just very conscious of trying to make our wedding look a bit different, as we’re in the industry & see a lot of weddings! We dressed the whole room in navy chair covers with matching tablecloths, gold sequin top table & kept the lights nice & low to give it a moody feel!
What was your favourite part of your wedding? My favourite part of the wedding was when Eurig walked down the aisle to meet me halfway. We lost both my parents recently, so I had nobody to walk me down the aisle so this was just perfect! We met with tears in our eyes and beaming smiles! I loved it :)
Tell us about your Wedding Dress Well, as I own a wedding dress shop, Emma Phillips Bridal , you might think its easy to choose. Far from it! I tried on pretty much everything I own, and then when we went to choose our new collections from Justin Alexander , there was this one gown on a mannequin that I thought…hmmm…thats quite lovely! The head designer Tony, pushed & pulled me into the gown, and I just literally fell in love (even though it was a tiny size 8 & didnt meet anywhere near!) It was perfect for my shape, and from then on it was plain sailing! Apart from the week before when I started on trying our new collection gowns and almost changed my mind! 
Who did you pick as your bridesmaids &/or best man and why? I chose my sister Lucy, my best friends Kelly & Claire & my amazing work colleague Jess. Each of them has been with me in various stages of my life, and they are all such individual strong people & I knew they’d be perfect. 
Why did you choose your venue? I have been dealing with Stradey Park Hotel for the last 5 years (professionally, not as a wedding crazy lunatic!) and we both felt so comfortable there, they allowed us to have the food that we wanted, the rooms were gorgeous, staff amazingly helpful & we couldn’t have pictured getting married anywhere else. 
Tell us about your photographer Our amazing photographers were Angharad Gwenter & Catherine Morgan (Catherine & Angharad Photography). Now I have worked with both of them on many a photoshoot & knew instantly that it was them that I wanted ( Maria Farrelly was such a close second – if I could have had 3….amazing!). Luckily aswell, they really “got” us as a couple & it was just great fun. 
How did the proposal happen? If you love a good proposal story then this isn’t really one! We both just decided to “get married”! To this day he still hasn’t actually asked me to marry him! However we did go to Australia in November & chose our gorgeous rings (including my engagement ring) and decided to make up a story about how he had romantically proposed on this bridge in Melbourne under a huge array of christmas lights & gigantic mistletoe!
What was your first dance & why? We chose Bon Jovi “Superman Tonight” as our first dance as we were lucky enough to see them in Cardiff last year (we actually bought our tickets from our photographer Angaharad Gwenter !) and they were phenomenal & just knew that we wanted that song. Were not particularly mushy people & this was nice & rocky but was very sentimental to us.
Do you have any advice for future couples? Just remember that you’re getting married for yourself not for anybody else! Do things your way, don’t put yourselves under too much pressure! We actually planned our wedding in 10 weeks. Remember its about marrying the person you adore & want to spend the rest of your life with. 
What was your favourite thing about planning a wedding? I actually loved the whole process! The food tasting was amazing fun, and the copious wine tasting nights that we had too! 
The Suppliers
Photographer: Catherine & Angharad
Videographer: Orchid Films
Ceremony Venue: English Baptist Church, Carmarthen
Reception Venue: Stradey Park Hotel
Bride’s Dress: Justin Alexander from Emma Phillips Bridal
Bride’s Shoes: Rachel Simpson
Bride’s Headpiece: My sister Lucy handmade my headpiece
Bride’s Jewellery: Glitzy Secrets
Groom’s Outfit: Hawkes Essentials
Bridesmaid’s Dresses: Handmade by our dressmaker
Bridesmaid’s Accessories: Glitzy Secrets
Cake: Heavenly Exquisite Desserts
Flowers: Blodwen
Hair: Josie’s Hair & Beauty
Make Up: Jody Amner
Band: Coverland
Any Reception Decor/Props: Dancefloor & photobooth by Ultrabooth
Transport: Top Class Cars
Other: Chair covers & tables by Christina’s Chair Covers
The Wedding Album
