Amrit and Ash celebrated their love with a travel-themed wedding at St Tewdrics House

Amrit and Ash met during their second year of university. “We were put into a group together in one of our seminars and slowly got to know each other,” says Amrit. “We eventually started dating the following summer. We have the same sense of humour and connected through music. We would often give each other recommendations, and when I had a radio show at university, Ash would send requests in. Once we graduated, we saved up and went travelling around the world for four months. We knew we wanted to be with each other forever, so we decided to move in together. Ash is from North Wales and I’m from the Midlands, so we agreed that wherever one of us got a job, we would move there. Ash got a job in Cardiff, and the rest is history.”

Ash proposed in 2019. “We had not long bought our own house, and everything felt settled,” shares the bride. “He took me back to our university, where there is a beautiful manor house in the grounds. We walked for about an hour in the freezing February wind. I love trees, and Ash kept stopping to admire them. I was on tenterhooks thinking, ‘is this it?’ but he didn’t ask! We walked back to the manor, and I was admiring the view of the fields when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and there he was on one knee with the most beautiful ring! He quickly asked me to marry him, and I laughed and said ‘yes’. It wasn’t exactly a surprise as we’d been together for seven years and I was highly suspicious when we arrived for the walk, but it was wonderful. I couldn’t stop staring at the ring and didn’t stop smiling for weeks!”

The happy couple booked their wedding for July 2020. “Due to the pandemic, our big day was postponed, and we were in limbo,” explains Amrit. “The whole country went into another full lockdown in January 2021, and when wedding venues opened with a limited capacity, we both decided we’d had enough of waiting. We booked to get married at Castell Coch in April 2021 with just two of my bridesmaids as witnesses. We surprised everyone by telling them we had gotten married! It was a magical, romantic way to do it, but we were really excited to have a big party with our friends and family in the summer.”

Amrit and Ash's contacts

Venue, St Tewdrics House, www.sttewdricshouse.co.uk 
Photographer, Kate Adams Photography, www.kateadamsphotography.com
Videographer, Cherished Memories Wedding Films, www.cmweddingfilms.co.uk 
Bride's and bridesmaids' dresses, Diya's, www.diyasdirect.co.uk 
Bride's necklace, earring and tikka set, Anayah Jewellery, www.anayahjewellery.co.uk 
Bride's choora, Bling For You, www.blingforyou.co.uk 
Bride's shoes, Harriet Wilde, www.harrietwilde.com 
Bride's clutch bag, Atiya Choudhury, www.atiyachoudhury.com
Hair and make-up artist, Janet White-Ashby & Co, www.janetwhiteashby.co.uk 
Cake, Llwy Pren, www.facebook.com/llwypren 
Flowers, Catherine Gray Flowers, www.catherinegrayflowers.co.uk 
Confetti, Shropshire Petals, www.shropshirepetals.com
Catering, Cleverchefs, www.cleverchefs.co.uk 
Ceremony music, Katie Bayliss Harpist, www.katiebaylissharpist.com 
Photo booth, Silver Trailer Photo Booth, www.bellestudio.co.uk 
Entertainment, Elite Drummers, www.elitedrummers.com 
DJ, Boutique Disco, www.boutiquedisco.com