Dean and Gemma are just gorgeous! Such beautiful people inside and out and really genuine. They married at one of our favourite welsh venues Rhos-y-gilwen Mansion, Cardiganshire. It is of a Victorian Gothic style and has so many beautiful aspects to it, we felt totally spoilt. The ceremony room has an amazing mural, which shows a painted view, which was the original view once seen from the room. With scrumptious cottage style walled gardens and also the beamed oak hall, we could totally understand why these guys fell in love with its every aspect (we are excited to be shooting other weddings there this year :D yay!)
Gemma wore a truly stunning Jenny Packham dress along with some very glamorous shoes and clutch bag, all from the truly fabulous White Bride wedding boutique, here in Pembrokeshire (we can not rate this shop more highly - if you're after styling, support and a very pleasant and calm experience, we recommend you book yourself a slot and spend some time enjoying planning your wedding attire!)
Anyway, back to this beautiful wedding day...Dean is involved in the surfing community in Pembrokeshire, so many of their guests were surfers and had to be some of the most friendly and loyal guests we have ever seen. there was such deep love and respect at the wedding, you couldn't help but get involved and we felt like we were there as friends, as well as photographers.
One thing we loved about their day, was the lack of tradition. From the wedding in the muralled room, to the chilled surfer atmosphere, there was nothing presumed about this day. Even the food was a relaxed and easy affair. They began with a yummy cream tea (we can say it was yummy, because we had the pleasure of sitting down with guests!) and then amazing tapas in the evening.
We could go on and on about these guys and their special day, but we will leave you to enjoy their photos, as this is what we were there to do.
Thanks again Alexis for featuring this wedding and in the words of the beautiful Gemma
"Enjoy every moment of planning and achieving your dream! We did! Sometimes things are just meant to be the way that they are, we now believe this is how perfect happens! Everybody’s preparation leading up to the day ensured it all came together perfectly, even the brief rainfall that nobody really wants on their wedding day, provided us with the most amazing rainbow, what more can anyone ask for???" (Gemma on OMG Im Getting Married)
