Real Weddings from Your South Wales Wedding

Spring vibes

Rachel and Mark met via the dating site Match.com." We started talking and enjoyed our first date a week later, and it's been a wonderful journey ever since," they tell us. "We had both been married before, so it was a surprise to find our soulmate."

A fairytale-inspired day

Paige and Ryan met via the online dating app Tinder. "Ryan was in the Royal Navy based in Portsmouth, and I was visiting family there," Paige tells us. "After speaking for a few weeks, he travelled to Newport, where I lived, from Portsmouth to meet me for a coffee. We talked for several hours, and the rest is history."

Meant to be

Rose and Tom met at school and became high school sweethearts. As they grew up, life took them indifferent directions, but in 2022 they found their way back to each other. "It felt like picking up exactly where we left off, only better," says Rose. "Our relationship blossomed and, in 2023 on our first anniversary, Tom proposed at Hensol Castle during a walk around the lake.

Sparkle and vows

Chloe and Josh first met online and, after a week of messaging, had their first date at Josh's house, watching Gavin and Stacey over coffee. Their relationship quickly blossomed and in 2024 Josh asked Chloe to marry him. "In true Josh fashion, it wasn't a grand, down-on-one-knee, flash-mob situation," Chloe laughs. "It was much more his style: calm, casual and wonderfully understated."

Simply ours

Carys and Ryan met at work after they both moved to Cardiff, and it wasn't long before their relationship began to blossom. Ryan proposed during a romantic break away in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, where the couple were staying in a charming cottage complete with a patio firepit and a cosy fireplace that helped set the scene for such a special moment.

Modern fairytale

Steph and Dan met online through a dating app and have been inseparable ever since their first date. In 2022, Dan, ever the romantic, planned a magical trip to Füssen, Germany. "Nestled in a fairytale town surrounded by snow-covered mountains,we wandered through wintery streets before taking a horse-drawn carriage through the snow," says Steph. "After walking up to the breathtaking Neuschwanstein Castle, Dan got down on one knee and asked me to marry him."

Rustic elegance

Leah and Simon met at school, but after losing contact, they later reconnected through a dating app. Leah tells us, "We always laugh about the fact that modern romance can start with a swipe – proof that finding your lifelong partner can happen in the most unexpected ways."

Childhood sweethearts

Sophie and Hywel met in school when they were 16. They sat together in science class and became closer, which led to Hywel asking Sophie to go to prom with him. Sophie tells us, "We spent all summer talking and made it official on bonfire night and have been inseparable ever since."

Childhood SWEETHEARTS

Joe and Chloe met when they were 15 and in school, their puppy love would stand the test of time and on their 10 year anniversary, they would tie the knot. The 17th September has remained an important date to this couple, it was the day they became boyfriend and girlfriend, it was the day Joe proposed, and it was the day that they got married.

The Diamond of the Season

After visiting the country park a few times and having attended a wedding fair there, we originally decided on having the ceremony and reception in the Orangery. However, after visiting the Abbey Church and falling in love with the splendour of the place, we knew we had to have the ceremony there.

A whole LOT OF LOVE

Kate and Cara met at Cardiff University while studying for their undergraduate degrees. Cara lived with Kate's brother, Sam, for the first two years of her degree, and when Kate joined her brother, she started to build a beautiful relationship with Cara. Kate popped the question to Cara after they moved to Swansea.

Storybook Romanance

The best friends to lovers trope is the crème de la crème of romance novels, and for Ben and Daisy, this is their reality. They started off as best friends in school in 2010, but it wasn't until 2015 that they sparked a relationship. As if their story couldn't get more perfect, Ben also pulled it out of the bag with his proposal in 2023. He popped the question on Verde Beach in Dubai, in front of the Burj Al Arab, and asked Daisy to spend the rest of her life with him.

Happily Ever After

Gina and Daniel's relationship starts with the overcoming of some very difficult times. With the loss of a dear friend and the approaching lockdown, they had a lot to overcome in a short amount of time. They may have started as flatmates, but the bond that flourished has created what is now, a beautiful relationship. Whilst lockdown was a tumultuous and daunting period for a lot of us, this time gave Gina and Daniel plenty of opportunities to get to know one another and to partake in some of the classic lockdown activities.

Rave like Mave

Sophie and James first met when they were 11 and in school, but it wasn't until they were 15 that a romance would bloom. When it came to popping the question,James pulled out all of the stops to make it as special as possible.

Musical matrimony

This lovely couple met at a wedding Sammi was performing at, and Alex stood out to her as one of the only people truly committed to the dancefloor. After the wedding, Alex approached Sam to enquire about booking her band and, of course, had to get her number!

A Royal Wedding

Jessica and Adam met at the University of Reading, in the student union nightclub and it was love at first sight. Within a week of dating, they became official, and they knew they'd found their soulmate. The bond between this couple grew quickly and the 'L-word' was used within a few weeks.

Love At First Swipe

Like many of us in this modern world, Angharad and Lewis met online through a dating app. Angharad recalls, "As I'm a teacher, I thought I would add a humorous part to my bio and said that there were perks
to dating a teacher, one of those being unlimited milk and cookies.

Love At First Sight

Emma and James met online and knew straight away that they had a lot in common. Their instant connection formed a genuine bond where they could talk about anything without fear of judgment – a very strong building block for any successful marriage.

Monochrome Magic

Charlotte and Adam met when they were teenagers working at their local golf club. "Adam likes to think it was his singing that got me to say yes to a date, but it really wasn't," says Charlotte. "After more than a decade together, Adam proposed in 2022 during a holiday to my family's villa in Spain.

Love At First Sight

Nia and Carwyn met online during the pandemic. "Our story was a bit of a whirlwind, from talking online and meeting families on our second and third dates to Carwyn moving in after a month and a half, but we knew we were meant to be," says Nia. "By the time we had our first date, Carwyn had already proposed over messenger three times!