How did you first meet?
We were out and about one night and I saw this gorgeous lady, hovering in front of me. Shannon was out with her friends and her sister, and I eventually plucked up the courage to say hello.
It took a few months to take her out on a date, but once we did, we hit it off.
How did you propose?
At the top of the rockafella Centre in New York exactly 2 years after we met each other – I didn’t mess around!
If you like it, you should have put a ring on it as Beyonce said.
Where did you get married?
Sant Ffraed House by Oldwalls
What attracted you to the venue?
The house itself just blew our socks off. We were travelling back from London, and whilst in the car we were looking through Bridebook, and saw this venue we hadn’t seen before. We saw it was in Abergavenny, and thought it looked amazing.
Booked a viewing, and as soon as we walked in we just knew it was the one.I thought to myself, I best get my credit card out ready!We planned the whole wedding in 6 months.
We were nervous at first as everyone was booked 3 years in advance, but this enabled us to focus, and get everything done and sorted.
What was your first dance song?
I won’t let you go by James Morrison.
Our best man got us a record of our first dance song, which was a lovely touch.
What was your wedding theme?
Modern neutral. We love neutral colours and we wanted it to be classy and elegant.
What stationary did you have?
We ordered a lot of our stationary from online. A few companies we used were papiay and rose signage and co.
What did you wear?
The day dress was bought after the night dress.
When I went wedding dress shopping, we were on a timescale as we only had 6 months to find the perfect dress and have it made.
I went to couple of boutique shops, and they wouldn’t let me try a few of the dresses on, as they said it wouldn’t get it back in time.
I then went to One Bridal and fell in love with this dress, so I bought it, it was sparkly and sexy so I knew it would be the perfect dress for the evening.
For my day dress, I’d seen a style of dress that I liked and wanted to try on, so I went to Timeless elegance and they had it. It was plain and bigger with a long train and split up the leg. I fell in love with it.
I wore Jimmy Choos too which fit each style of dress.
What advice do you have for others?
Focus on you, and enjoy the day because it just goes so quickly. Take it all in, every second and go bougie because you only do it once – no regrets!
And of course, do it at Sant Ffraed House. Everyone we spoke to and dealt with was so helpful. The whole venue exceeded our expectations. We couldn’t recommend the staff and Sant Ffraed House enough!
