Today’s wedding was photographed by Owen Howells on the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast. Danny and Becky planned an outdoorsy, vintage garden themed wedding and held their reception at Gellifawr Country House which matched their theme perfectly. Here is Becky to tell us all about it.
What was your budget? We didn’t really have a budget, we started planning 2 years ago and just paid for things as we went along! We have avoided sitting down and adding up the total cost as we predict we are in double figures!
How would you describe your wedding theme? Vintage garden was the theme I had in my mind. Me and Danny are both ‘outdoorsy’ people so knew we wanted to include our love of outdoors in the wedding…along with Danny’s love for surfing! Working in fashion I have a passion for vintage and Art Deco style so it all came together in one big mix! I never actually sat down and put it all together to see in advance. So seeing it on the morning of the wedding all tie together I was overwhelmed with happiness. 
What was your favourite part of your wedding? We both agree that the ceremony was our favourite part. It was relaxed and full of happiness! Plenty of laughs and tears! We had some lovely readings from close friends and one of my best friends Rhiannon Davies sang a acoustic version of ‘Kiss the Girl’ from The Little Mermaid….my favourite Disney film growing up! 
Tell us about your Wedding Dress For some reason I always knew I wanted a Jenny Packham dress. I loved the elegant shapes and understated beauty of her dresses. White Bride in Narberth were holding a Jenny Packham trunk show and I knew I had to go along. I went there with my heart set on a completely different design. However when I tried it on I was disappointed as I felt it didn’t suit me. I saw the intricate beading of Daphne and instantly fell in love. When I tried it on, it fitted me perfectly and I knew it was the gown for me! I actually purchased it almost 2 years before the actual wedding! When I tried it on again a month before I loved it even more than than before. I was just so in love with the dress!
Who did you pick as your bridesmaids &/or best man and why? Our bridesmaids, best man and ushers were our oldest and best friends. We were so lucky to have them all there to be involved in our big day. I was so lucky to have the four girls I have grown up with as my bridesmaids. Each one of them are different and special to me in there own ways! I loved spending the morning with them getting ready. 
Why did you choose your venue? Gellifawr was set in such a pretty countryside location, and the interior was very much to our taste. The staff were fantastic and the afternoon tea and evening BBQ served was amazing! Everyone keeps saying how good the food was! 
Tell us about your photographer Owen Howells was recommended to is by a lot of people. Photography is very important to both of us, and of all the photographers we looked at he stood out to us as the best. His style was perfect! Our wedding photos are amazing, we literally couldn’t be happier. It documents the wedding like you were there! When we saw the slide show we literally felt like we were reliving our wedding day all over again! 
How did the proposal happen? Danny planned a very romantic treasure hunt which he actually secretly filmed! You can actually watch the proposal here . It was so romantic and I was so overwhelmed by how much planning he put into the proposal.
We played the proposal at the wedding reception, not everyone had seen it, so it was a lovely emotional moment sharing it with everyone.
Any DIY stories/tutorials you’d like to share? We tried to do as much DIY as possible! I loved the idea of serving little bottle of gin for our favours…as we are both partial to a bit of gin! My mum and dad had sloes growing in their garden. So we decided to brew our own sloe gin! My mum prepared it almost a year before. So the final outcome was pretty potent!! My dad also cut up an oak tree in their garden for the table pieces which added to the garden theme. My auntie and uncle did my flowers for the venue and church. They turned out even better than I could ever imagine and I was so grateful. I loved my family being involved.
What was your first dance & why? We had our first dance to Ben Howard Only Love. We have both seen Ben Howard together in Newquay and always listen to him in and around our home. Especially when I was pregnant! The words to Only Love are super meaning full to us and dancing along to it with our little boy Todd was perfect. 
In hindsight, was there anything you would have done differently? I honestly can’t think of changing a thing. As cheesy as it sounds we had the best day of our lives. It was my dream wedding. 
Do you have any advice for future couples? Enjoy it, it goes so quickly. It’s the advice I got given by everyone…but it really does! 
What was your favourite thing about planning a wedding? Seeing what were just small ideas tie together and become our wedding day, from choosing our little boys wedding outfit to tying the bunting up at Gellifawr with my bridesmaids the evening…we really enjoyed every process! 
The Suppliers
Photographer: Owen Howells
Ceremony Venue: Penbryn Church
Reception Venue: Gellifawr Country House Hotel
Bride’s Dress: Jenny Packham from White Bride
Bride’s Shoes: Jenny Packham
Groom’s Outfit: Ted Baker
Cake: Sonia’s Cakes
Flowers: Florist on the Farm for bouquet and putting
Hair: Jessica Arnold
Make Up: Done by bride
Band: The Aces
DJ: Dan Dutnell
Stationery: Joe Allister Graphic Design
Caterers: Gellifawr
Any Reception Decor/Props: Event Letter Lights, The Sweetheart Cart
Transport: Audi Neyland
The Wedding Album
