{"id":203984,"date":"2016-05-13T16:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/star-treatment-emily-mikes-romantic-wedding-wales\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T10:37:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T23:37:45","slug":"star-treatment-emily-mikes-romantic-wedding-wales","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/star-treatment-emily-mikes-romantic-wedding-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"The star treatment: Emily and Mike&#8217;s romantic wedding in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Emily Jones got the celebrity treatment when she returned to her hometown for her romantic wedding to Mike Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of my special memories started before I even arrived at church,&#8221; Emily, 26, explains.\u00a0&#8220;I stepped out of my\u00a0parents&#8217; cottage to find the street full of neighbours and their friends waiting to wish me well and wave me off to church.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After the ceremony the street was full of people out of\u00a0the shops waving at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingCars\/\">car<\/a> as we\u00a0drove past. The incredible community spirit of Criccieth really\u00a0set the tone of the day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Reading couple, who both hail from North Wales, enjoyed a two-year engagement before their romantic wedding.\u00a0&#8220;It\u00a0gave us the time to enjoy the feeling of being engaged (and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/planning-tools\/budget-calculator\/\">save every\u00a0penny<\/a>),&#8221; the bride says.<\/p>\n<p>Emily and Mike, 28, returned to\u00a0Criccieth, North Wales for their elegant\u00a0celebrations on August 8, 2015.\u00a0The couple wed in front of 100 guests at\u00a0St Catherine&#8217;s Church before the reception at\u00a0Bron Eifion Country House\u00a0Hotel, a regular haunt for family celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Emily says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/planning-tools\/\">planning the big day<\/a> was a real joy.\u00a0&#8220;When it came to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingDecorations\/\">decor<\/a> we chose\u00a0things based on our taste and\u00a0enjoyment without worrying too much\u00a0about a theme, and it all came\u00a0together perfectly,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you both like\u00a0each thing you choose, its inevitable\u00a0you\u2019ll like the overall look when it\u2019s put\u00a0together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/sanshinephotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sanshine Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-86917\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_005\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86913 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_003\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86842 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_004.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_004\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86847 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_007.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_007\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86846 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_006.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_006\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86848 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_008.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_008\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86850 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_009\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86853 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_010\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-86855 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_011\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mike looked dashing in his blue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/FormalWear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince of Wales check suit<\/a>, while his groomsmen wore grey silk-blend suits from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/FormalWear\/GreaterManchester\/DebenhamsRetail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Debenhams<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86857 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_012.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_012\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86859 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_013.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_013\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86930 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_012\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-86931\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_013.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_013\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86865 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_017.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_017\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86864 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_016.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_016\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86867 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_018.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_018\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86869 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_019.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_019\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Emily&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/DressDesigners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one-off gown<\/a> had a 1950s feel thanks to its elaborate veil and ankle-length design.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-86936\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_015\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86941 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_018-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_SBS_018\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86874 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_022.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_022\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86873 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_021.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_021\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-86881\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_025-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_025\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86883 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_026\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-86885\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_027-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_027\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86888 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_028-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_028\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-86889 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_029\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86891 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_030.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_030\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingCakes\/\">cake<\/a> was a bespoke design of four\u00a0tiers with handmade icing flowers that\u00a0reflected our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingFlowers\/\">floral arrangements<\/a>,&#8221; Emily says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86892 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_031.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_031\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86896 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_033.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_033\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86894 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_032.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_032\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-86904 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_038-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_038\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86902 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_037.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_037\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86905 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_039.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_039\" width=\"900\" 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Guests from London and the\u00a0South were amazed at the blue skies and beautiful surroundings,&#8221; the bride says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86907 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_040.jpg\" alt=\"Emily_Mike_Romantic-Wedding_040\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":204021,"parent":0,"template":"","uk_real_wedding_category":[9085],"uk_real_wedding_tag":[9351,9374,9386,9773],"uk_real_wedding_style":[10478,10480],"uk_real_wedding_location":[10565,10564],"uk_real_wedding_setting":[10487],"uk_real_wedding_colour":[10625,10642,10643,10640,10633],"uk_real_wedding_competition":[],"class_list":["post-203984","uk-real-wedding","type-uk-real-wedding","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","uk_real_wedding_category-9085","uk_real_wedding_tag-pastel-wedding-2","uk_real_wedding_tag-real-weddings","uk_real_wedding_tag-romantic-wedding-2","uk_real_wedding_tag-sanshine-photography","uk_real_wedding_style-romantic","uk_real_wedding_style-vintage","uk_real_wedding_location-north-wales","uk_real_wedding_location-wales","uk_real_wedding_setting-hotel","uk_real_wedding_colour-champagne-wedding","uk_real_wedding_colour-light-blue-wedding","uk_real_wedding_colour-light-green-wedding","uk_real_wedding_colour-light-purple-wedding","uk_real_wedding_colour-pink-wedding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-real-wedding\/203984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-real-wedding"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uk-real-wedding"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk-real-wedding\/203984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_category?post=203984"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_tag?post=203984"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_style","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_style?post=203984"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_location?post=203984"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_setting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_setting?post=203984"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_colour","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_colour?post=203984"},{"taxonomy":"uk_real_wedding_competition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uk_real_wedding_competition?post=203984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}