Today we have the fabulous Sian & Mark sharing their beautiful relaxed Welsh Wedding at Caer Llan, Monmouth. Photographed by Cwtch The Bride’s founder, Maria Farrelly Photography . Lets hand you over to Sian and let her tell you all about their big day. Enjoy x 
It was around £13k, although we did go over as most people do.
We were lucky enough to have much of the budget as gifts from the family 
We didn’t really have a theme, but we were aiming for the whole weekend to be relaxed and informal
We wanted our family/friends to really kick back have a great time and treat it like a mini holiday as it was all weekend. 
It’s hard to pick one part as it was all amazing! 
My dress is from All about Eve in Newport, I fell in love with it on the hanger! it was just what i was looking for. 
Best Man & Bridesmaid were our best friends Vinny & Lisa. We were best man and bridesmaids at their wedding too.
We also had, Vinny & Lisa’s girls as flower girls and Marks’s nephews as page boys – they were adorable. 
We were trying to find somewhere that none of our friends or family had already got married in – it was a tall order!
We both fell in love with Caer LLan the first time we saw it, even in the snow!
It was different to anything else we’d seen, relaxed and quirky and the fact we had it for a full weekend just made it all the more special. The owners Vicki & Jake were also amazing and couldn’t do enough for you, we felt like we were the first people to ever get married there and not another couple in a long line of weddings. 
Our photographer was Maria Farrelly . I knew Maria from way back when we both worked in the same nightclub in Newport but I hadn’t seen her for years. Then I bumped into her again at a friend’s wedding she was photographing. After seeing her in action that day and then looking at her work it was a no brainer that we would use her. We didn’t even see anyone else. 
It was Christmas morning 2013, it totally floored me, as we’d always said we would never get married!
I swore (twice)– not quite the response he was after, but then I said yes and blubbed a bit!!! 
Mark is a graphic designer and runs his own design practice, part of which specialises in bespoke wedding stationery so he made the invites, although it was touch and go whether they would be ready on time due to his busy work life! 
We both have such different tastes in music it was hard to pick something we both liked. Then one day this particular song came on the radio and we both started singing along and it was decided!! 
I don’t think we would have done anything differently, everything went so smoothly, it was better than we ever could have imagined. 
Don’t panic as everything comes together in the end! Enjoy the day and savor every moment as it passes far to quickly even when ours was a full weekend. 
That’s it now you’ll never have any money. 
Sian: Reading blogs (this one of course) and using pinterest to get collect ideas and then seeing them all pulled together at the end, looking amazing.
Mark: There were many different elements that spring to mind but coming up with the concept for our stationery is the stand out part for me.
The Suppliers
Photographer: Maria Farrelly
Ceremony Venue: Caer Llan
Reception Venue: Caer Llan
Bride’s Dress: All about Eve , Newport
Bride’s Shoes: Kurt Geiger
Groom’s Outfit: Jeff Banks
Bridesmaid’s Dresses: Coast and BHS
Cake: Made by the grooms dad and sister
Flowers: Rolfe’s Florist , Cardiff
Hair: by Brides friend Anna
Make Up: By Brides friend Angelina
DJ: Richard Moulton
Stationery: The Groom
Any Reception Decor/Props: homemade by bride and groom and their mums!
The Wedding Album
