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Here is a small selection of images to reflect Emily & Dan’s amazing wedding day at the Coed-y-Mwstwr Hotel, Bridgend. Flowers by Mother of the bride and close family and friends. Daytime and evening music by Coverland.
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Love photographing weddings at Coed Y Mwstwr Hotel. Once again, the gorgeous venue for Lynne & Ben’s Welsh Spring Wedding and the weather did them proud! We arrived to find Lynne, her daughter Grace and the two Mums etc. having their Make Up & Hair done by Joanne from MAC and Annie Mccormack respectively, so the room was full of happy atmosphere but a bit busy so we took Lynne’s stunning Maggie Sottero dress to the room next door that was lighter – and being prepared for other wedding guests – along with her bouquet from David Jones Florist.
The colour theme for the day was pale pink and ivory, perfectly captured in Grace’s dress from Monsoon complimenting the flowers, the cake that was made by a friend Jenny Vade and the reception room that was dressed by the hotel. Ben was in charge of their Son, Joe who is only 10 months, he was getting ready in another room so popped there to help him with his tie and button hole, he and all of the Wedding party Men had worn their own suits, he had chosen a navy one which looked lovely with the pink and ivory of Lynne & Grace.
It was a very emotional ceremony, Grace and Lynne’s niece Mia had written their own poems and read them expertly, but the whole day was based around having fun so once the ceremony was over everyone was out on the lawn playing lawn games and there was lots of laughter to be heard! We took the formal photographs and then whisked Lynne & Ben off just down to the end of the drive to use the lovely setting of an avenue of trees, it was cooler and gave them some time to themselves before getting back to all of their family and friends.
Fabulous speeches followed a delicious wedding breakfast, we managed to pop out for a few more photographs with Lynne & Ben to capture the remainder of the sunset through the trees, then Lynne threw her bouquet (one that she had made not the actual one!) and her niece Mia caught it, much to everyone’s delight – though at 14 she won’t be getting married next we don’t think 😉 The fabulous Justin Banwell & his brother Mike from Black Panther Discos who are the resident DJs got the evening off to a great start, the First Dance was ‘This Year’s Love’ by David Gray, then straight in to some top tunes to get everyone up on the dancefloor, where they pretty much stayed all night except to have some buffet!!!! Can’t wait to photograph our weddings at the Coed Y Mwstwr Hotel, always a great day!
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Here are a few of our favourite images from our latest wedding of Lori & Chris at St George’s Church, Cwmparc & The Coed Y Mwstwr Hotel, Coychurch nr Bridgend (3 years after the proposal in romantic Paris!). We started at Lori’s parent’s house in Treorchy where she was helped in to her dress, which was from Rowberry’s in Swansea, by Mum & her 5 Bridesmaids. The colour theme was ivory and pistachio, also the colour of the Bridesmaids dresses which were from Perfection in Cardiff, along with the decoration of the room and tables at The Coed Y Mwstr Hotel. Chris, his best man and Ushers were waiting nervously (though the news of a George North try for the Lions put a smile on their faces!) for us at the Church in their smart suits form Dyfed Menswear, with the Treorchy Male Voice Choir already entertaining the guests! After the ceremony we were able to take the traditional ‘confetti’ shot just outside under the Church gates, then Lori & Chris got in to their 1930′s Style 2 Door Beauford Convertible supplied by Illtud Wedding Cars also from Llantwit Major. Guests then made their way to The Coed Y Mwstwr Hotel for drinks and canapes. We took all of the family portraits in front and the side of the hotel, utilising the various backdrops that the hotel provides. After the Wedding Breakfast we took Lori & Chris back down the driveway to take some beautiful Bridal Portraits in the field of buttercups and walking through the archway of trees! We captured the first dance and then left the happy couple and their fab family and friends to dance the night away to the band Jukebox!
Our style of wedding photography is a mix of documentary photography, unobtrusively capturing moments, personality and emotion with natural, Fine Art style bridal portraits. For a further look at our images of our South Wales Wedding photography, please have a look at our Gallery or other Blog Posts and if you have any questions about our services don’t hesitate to leave a comment below or contact us.
Here are a few of our favourite images from the wedding of Lauren & Chris! It all started with a proposal on a Caribbean Cruise and the destinations visited on the cruise provided their table names for the Wedding Reception! Lauren got ready in her parent’s house with her Bridesmaids and Mum having their finishing touches to their Make up, expertly applied by Victoria from MAC in the Capitol Centre in Cardiff. Conveniently Chris was getting ready in their home which is just around the corner so we went to catch the boys finishing their preparations, doing up ties adding cufflinks and having a glass of fizz! Lauren had her Maid of Honour and two Bridesmaids to help her in to her dress which along with their dresses came from Laura May and her Jimmy Choos!! The 2 x Phantom Rolls Royce arrived to take the girls and Mum & Dad to St Margaret’s Church in Aberaman. The rain held off for Lauren to get in to the church but after a lovely service it was raining again so we headed straight off to the Coed Y Mwstwr Hotel, Coychurch, Bridgend. We started photographing in the amazing new Hendre Suite, with the beautiful cake made by Emma Jayne of Aberdare, it was very cleverly designed to replicate Lauren’s dress! The colour theme for the day was pink and the chair covers and table decorations reflected this, they were beautifully decorated by Mathew & Onn. The rain stopped and we photographed Lauren & Chris with their cars, they even got to have a drive of them in the hotel grounds!! The evening entertainment was provided by a DJ followed the live performance of the band ‘Vegas Live’!
Our style of wedding photography is a mix of documentary photography, unobtrusively capturing moments with natural, Fine Art style bridal portraits. For a further look at our images of our South Wales Wedding photography, please have a look at our Gallery or other Blog Posts and if you have any questions about our services don’t hesitate to leave a comment below or contact us.
Wedding photography taken at Court Colman Manor near Bridgend in South Wales. This wedding, photographed at Court Colman Manor was in May. It was a civil ceremony so everything was at the one venue. It was great to come back to Court Colman in the spring as the last time we were here was in a foot of snow so the wedding photographs couldn’t be more different. We were able to really explore the grounds and the Bride and Groom were keen to have some more bridal portraits after they had eaten to take advantage of the lovely evening light and skies.
Winter Wedding photography taken at Court Colman Manor near Bridgend in South Wales. This wedding, photographed at Court Colman Manor was in December. A big dump of snow on the Friday evening had us waking up to crystal clear skies with fairytale winter wonderland scenes. Shirley and Nick traveled back from Perth, Austrailia for their winter wedding with family and friends. We arrived in the local village of Llandough to find locals helping clear pathways through the snow to the church. Luckily Nick had access to a four wheel drive as the hill from the Court Colman Manor proved very slippery. Shirley walked to the church with mum and dad in their wellies. After the church ceremony all the guests made their way slowly to the hotel. Nick and Shirley had to make do with our four wheel drive for transport as unfortunately their VW Camper couldn’t make it because of the snow. We were able to stop for some bridal portraits in the beautiful snow covered lanes en route. Everything ran smoothly at the hotel in spite of the weather, a magical day!
A Wedding photographed at The Coed Y Mwstwr in Coychurch, near Bridgend South Wales. Spring is a lovely time of year at Coed Y Mwstwr when the daffodils are in full bloom. It was great to be able to photograph in the grounds of Coed Y Mwstwr with all the wild flowers about. The bride got ready in one of the Hotel rooms, we then went to a church in Newton, Porthcawl. We were able to take a few bridal protraits at Newton Beach and then it was back to the Coed to cover the rest of the day and evening.