On the day of the wedding itself, we filmed Ayesha getting ready at home having her hair and make up beautifully done by Shaz Mani MUA from Newport. Ayesha looked absolutely stunning in her bridal gown which was a bespoke dress made by Aisha Naheed Bridal. It was made of silk and weighed 12 kilos! Ayesha and her father were driven to The Vale Resort in a beautiful vintage Jaguar by Perfect Day Wedding Cars of Pontyclun for the wedding celebrations with their 300 guests.

When Zeeshan arrived with his family, there was a traditional stand off with Ayesha’s relatives refusing to let them in until Zeeshan had handed over some money. Then Ayesha made her entrance with her father to Annie’s Song, a tribute to her grandmother Ann. Its inclusion on the day with mainly Bollywood music was a reflection of her dual Welsh/Pakistani heritage.

After a short address by an Imam, the guests enjoyed food provided by Greenleaf Catering which we can confirm was delicious. We never fail to be touched by the hospitality shown to us at Muslim weddings as we are always invited to eat with the guests, with numerous family members checking that we’ve had some food.

The stage was beautifully set by Amani Events for all the group photographs taken by Sian Trenberth Photography, who also managed to get outside for a photo shoot with the couple between the showers.

The celebrations ended with the Rukhsati, as Ayesha bid a tearful farewell to her family as she left to begin her new life with Zeeshan and his family.

You have done a wonderful job and we are very pleased. We’ve watched the dvd over and over again already! All our family really enjoyed it.

The stylish black tie wedding had an Art Deco theme, with champagne and canapés in the garden accompanied by a 1920’s style band Europa Jazz, followed by cocktails made by Henry Wongs Chinese.

After the wedding breakfast in the ballroom of the house with lovely food from Conquest Catering, fire eaters performed in the gardens as evening guests arrived for a night of dancing with DJ Stylish Entertainment

Flowers were from Websters and the stationery by Lucy at Perfect Setting.

James and Jess came to us after seeing their friends Adam and Amy’s wedding video which we filmed in Jersey and it was wonderful to catch up with them again on the day.

“Working with Sally from Orchid Films was an absolute pleasure. Her professionalism and organisation was first class from start to finish. We were so pleased with the footage that was captured from the day, we were thoroughly entertained. So many lovely details throughout! Furthermore, we were amazed at how quickly she delivered the goods! The movie trailer was ready for us to watch as soon as we got back from our honeymoon. We cannot recommend Orchid Films highly enough!” Jessica and James

As the owner of Emma Phillips Bridal in Carmarthen, Emma’s well placed to know the best suppliers. So it was a pleasure to work with photographers Catherine and Angharad whose unusual choice of a Carmarthen street as a location for the photoshoot resulted in stunning images, and Wendy from Blodau Blodwen Flowers, a really talented florist whose work we love.

Eurig and Emma’s ceremony was held in Lammas Street English Baptist Church with Banc y Felin Male Voice Choir, followed by a reception at Stradey Park Hotel where the stunning navy and gold colour scheme with candles had a very vintage Hollywood feel.

They travelled in a Daimler from Top Class Cars who provide a wide variety of wedding vehicles. Emma and Eurig’s wedding cake was the most unusual and colourful we’ve ever seen – a great talking point with skulls nestling amongst the flowers from Heavenly in Llandeilo.

The day began with quite a reunion for us as Lucy was a bridesmaid and all the girls’ hair was done by Josie, whose wedding we also filmed. The make up artist was Jody Amner who always produces great results!

And we were delighted with the couple’s reaction to their wedding DVD: We cannot tell you how impressed we are with the wedding video! It’s made us emotional, happy, laughed out loud and it’s just fab to see the whole day again in real life! Once again, I am so happy that we chose Orchid Films that I could literally cry with happiness!! See you soon, Mr & Mrs Lewis xx

The planning which they’d put into the day really paid off. As well as a stunning looking room, their organisation really helped us too. At the bride’s house Dakota had arranged her dress, shoes and jewellery all ready in the living room. It’s more spacious than a bedroom and therefore easier for us and photographer Marc Smith to capture Dakota putting her dress on which makes for better footage!

The weather was quite windy, which meant Dakota had to hang on to her veil sometimes but it also gave some great shots of it blowing in the wind. On the way to the reception on Gower Mark and Dakota had some photos taken at Three Cliffs Bay, a lovely backdrop.

The couple’s vintage vehicles – and the lovely ice cream van at the reception – came from Top Class Cars and Weddings, and they had a red double decker bus to take guests from the church in Port Talbot to the reception half an hour away in Reynoldston.

It was a delight to film the wedding of such a lovely couple, who’ve kindly agreed to let us share their video with you.

We can’t stop watching our wedding DVD… It’s absolutely fab, captured the day perfectly . Our parents love it just as much as we do.
We’ve had so many compliments – thank you