Yet Another 'Single Step...'

​Greetings! Your curiosity has led you to our Wedding blog! On 15th May 2021, without the warning of a formal engagement period, our marriage ceremony took place at Nash Point Lighthouse, in South Wales.

​It was yet another ‘single step’ in our ‘journey of a thousand miles’! 

The last year has been challenging in all sorts of ways. It has been full of the unusual and the unexpected to which all of us have had to adapt. So, instead of bemonaing circumstances, we decided to fully embrace them and work within whatever restrictions were placed on us by the global pandemic. Collaborative problem-solving!​

 From ‘big decision’ to ‘big day’ was just 10 weeks. We wanted something meaningful, unique, personal and memorable for ourselves and our small number of attending guests. When we discovered that the ceremony could take place in a familiar lighthouse on our local coastline, we were overjoyed! We both have a boat-load of sea-faring ancestors, and the lighthouse, which is still operational, is maintained by a charity which supports mariners and their families. This made it even more poignant.

Nash Point Lighthouse Website
 
It's well worth a visit if you find yourselves on the South Wales coastline. 

​As the day approached, we began checking the weather apps every few hours, noting, to our dismay, the gradual change from an expected day of full sunshine to an overcast day with a high certainty of heavy rain. Astonishingly, Nash Point appeared to support its own microclimate and we were blessed with clear skies and sunshine, even though we could see rain further along the coast in both directions!
 
This meant that our planned reception meal – a picnic on the grass – was able to take place. Each of our limited number of guests received their personalised, individual ‘goody bag’ containing bottled water, pre-wrapped foodstuffs and a piece of ‘wedding cake’ – a Tunnocks’ Tea-Cake! A thoughtful guest supplied surprise bottles of Prosecco and No-secco! There were, however, some uninvited guests in the form of small caterpillars, who seemed to like some official guests more than others!

​For those who were game enough, the picnic was followed by a post-wedding paddle in the sea, in which the bride and her sister demonstrated sibling rivalry in action by soaking each other! Finally, an evening meal of take-away fish and chips in the garden. However, the celebrations concluded with the biggest surprise of the day – a tiered wedding cake, made and decorated by Lynne’s mum which featured a model lighthouse on the top.
 

​Our last task of the day was to announce our marriage on social media. Huge thanks to everyone who sent their congratulations and best wishes.