Le Wedding Fayre, 14 High Street (2024)

30/05/2024

✨ 𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓦𝓮𝓭𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓑𝓵𝓾𝓮𝓼!

We’ve all heard of the baby blues, but did you know that post Wedding blues is a very real thing? When your Wedding is over and all the dust has settled, it can creep up on us very unexpectedly and understandably so! Take note of these 5 useful tips for banishing those post Wedding blues!

✨Ask your guests to add their favourite memory of your Wedding day when they’re signing your guestbook, so that you have snippets of your day to read back over which may include details that you had missed during the day while you were floating on your marry cloud.

✨ Make sure you have plans after your big day! No honeymoon? No problem! Make sure you forward plan at least one date day/night per month, eg- movie night, gig, dinner date, cooking together, ghost hunt, theatre, games night, whatever you like to do together, book it in ahead of time and give yourselves something to keep looking forward to!

✨Talk about how you’re feeling to friends and family members who’ve had weddings before. They may be able to tell you what helped them move past these feelings. It’s always good to know your feelings are normal and totally valid.

✨Take up a weekly hobby together. Set yourselves a new challenge! Ever fancied learning a new language? Pottery? Salsa dancing? Cookery? What better time to find a new skill than with your newlywed partner in crime.

✨Prioritise self care. Take your meds and or vitamins. Have that bubble bath. Whatever keeps your head happy, do it. Whether it’s a walk, a gym session, an early night or a whole bar of chocolate with a good book. If it makes you happy then it’s definitely a positive!

✨Remind yourself that no more Wedding planning means you will free up a LOT of time to do other things and in turn will relieve a lot of stress. It’s not always a negative thing having less to do. Reward yourself for planning the kick ass wedding of your dreams with plenty of rest and reminiscing by looking back at photos, reading your guest book and of course, more time for just the two of you 🖤

28/05/2024

General applications are NOW OPEN!

That means everyone and anyone can now apply to be part of our next wedding fayre at The Corn Exchange on the 24th November, 2024.

✨ Please email: 𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐚𝐲𝐫𝐞@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 to book your space! ✨

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24/05/2024

✨ YEP! Priority applications are now open!

If you're signed up to the mailing list you can now apply for our next fayre on the 24th November 2024. Check your inbox now!

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17/05/2024

✨ 𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐒...

Tomorrow is the last opportunity for you to sign up for priority booking for our next wedding fayre. Yep, if you take 2 secs to sign up your will get the whooooole bank holiday weekend to bag your space ahead of general release.

Sounds like a pretty sweet deal right?! Don't hesitate, times ticking! (𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙪𝙥 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙞𝙤)

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13/05/2024

✨ 𝙏𝙊𝙋 𝙏𝙄𝙋𝙎 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘽𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙋𝙃𝙊𝙏𝙊 𝘼𝙉𝙓𝙄𝙀𝙏𝙔!

It's FINALLY here - the big day! All the planning, all the waiting....but hang on...OH HELL! I HATE HAVING MY PHOTO TAKEN!
We get it, and honestly, we hear it all the time. . So here are some tips to reduce and hopefully banish that icky photo fear!

✨ 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 - Of course style is important but if anxiety is something you struggle with, we highly recommend booking a photographer you can identify with. You are spending all day with this person, you might even see them more that your partner on the wedding day so they should DEFINITELY make you feel comfortable & confident!

✨ 𝙑𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙨 - A follow on from above but you'd be surprised how many people feel like they have to keep their fears & feelings bottled up. Talk to your photographer about how you feel, or even better have a practise with them (more on that below).

✨ 𝙎𝙖𝙮 𝙉𝙊 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨 - Sometimes it's not the photo itself, but more the pressure and lack of privacy that can only be social media! These days everyone has a camera phone, but not everyone can take a flattering photo (yikes!) You can ABSOLUTELY request that your wedding photos are not shared on social media! Both from your guests AND your photographer.

✨ 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 - Seems a bit backwards I know..."photos are my nightmare, why would I want to do more?!" But this is a great way to work with your photographer and come up with an approach that works well for you. You get to know each other, they can learn how you are as a couple, your likes and dislikes and you can compare the experience to the outcome ahead of the big day itself!

✨ 𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 - Know that at the end of the day, this is your wedding. Made up of your unique and personal decisions. If you feel that couples photos are REALLY not for you - no one is forcing you. There is no obligation. Perhaps consider video to capture the highlights of your day or even a content creator for a more informal approach.

09/05/2024

💆✨ 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨...

1. 𝘿𝙀𝙇𝙀𝙂𝘼𝙏𝙀. You’ve chosen your wedding tribe for a reason. They’re the ones you’ve been able to count on since day one. Use them wisely! These guys aren’t just good looking aisle accessories, they’re here to help you with your planning from beginning to end. Get them to help you find the suppliers they know you’ll love! Do this again closer to the time for jobs on the day, put someone in charge of making sure each area is covered. This will allow you to make the most of every part of your wedding day.

2. (𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙨 1, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛) ask suppliers to contact a member of your party on the morning, instead of you. Give all suppliers a few different numbers of people who you’ll be spending your morning with, so that they can be on phone duty for the day and you can focus on being present.

3. 𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚! Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to plan your Wedding. A year or two is ideal as you’ll have plenty of time to start reaching out to venues, suppliers and friends and family ensuring you can lock in dates with your dream vendors and give family and friends plenty of time to plan being available for your big day. It’s never too early to start enquiring and booking!

4. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙗𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙩. Keep everything in one folder together. Whether you like digital files or a good old ring binder, every invoice, confirmation, payment you make, receipt you receive, put it in a folder. This just makes everything SO accessible and easy when dealing with finances and timings. Definitely one of the easiest ways to ward off stress with simple organisation.

5. 𝙒𝙚’𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣. Let your vendors work out timings themselves. They do this every single day. We are here to make sure your day runs as smoothly and effortlessly for you as possible. We’ve got your back!

03/05/2024

Bank holiday weekend - ideal for weddings and wedding planning! We're all busy working weddings this weekend but with all that hustle and bustle we wanted to check in with a reminder...

⚡ REMEMBER WHAT'S IMPORTANT (spoiler alert: it's you guys!)

"I really can't tell you how good our engagement session was for us.... wedding stuff has been a bit all consuming and the photoshoot and the photos are solid, tangible reminders of how much we love to laugh and goof about as well as the deep affection we have for each other." - M&A, real couple.

In today's chaotic and busy life, planning a wedding on top of everyday life can really take the shine off. But remember that your wedding in it's entirety should be joyful, fun and a celebration of your love! Not just the day itself, but the planning process too.

Allow this time to bring you closer together by...
🖤 Communicating your ideas and making choices together.
🖤 Choosing a wedding day that reflects your relationship.
🖤 Scheduling set days/times dedicated to wedding planning rather than it be intertwined with your everyday.
🖤 It's okay to take your time.

On the day...
🖤 Check in with each other throughout.
🖤 Remember to have fun and give yourselves time to enjoy it!

29/04/2024

Have we got news for you!? (Yes, we have)

Next month we'll be opening applications for suppliers for the next fayre! If you are signed up to the mailing list you will get priority booking.
It's not too late to sign up - link in bio!

CHERRY BOMB!
📸 Concept & photography:
🩷 Styling:
🌹 Flowers:
👗 Bridal wear:
💄 MUA:
✏️ Stationery: .design
📰 Newspaper:
🍰 Cake:
🍴 Napkins:
🪩 Disco wall:
🔥 Matches:
👫 Models: Adam & Ellie of
🎵 Venue: in association with events

22/04/2024

Happy Earth Day! 🌍 💚

Have you ever thought about the impact the wedding industry can have on the planet? If you have and it's important to you to choose suppliers who do their best to be sustainable and eco friendly this post is for you!
Here are the first bunch of suppliers that put sustainability at the forefront of their business ethos:

💒 VENUES -
Barn At Brynich (pictured)
“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 30% 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺.”

Candleston woods,
Fforest weddings,
Coed weddings,
Ceridwen Centre,
Nancarrow Farm

🌷 FLORISTS & CONFETTI -
The Blossom Parlour (Pictured)
Bettys Confetti (Pictured)
The Green Flower Company (Pictured)
The Witching Flower
Dorothy Seed

👗 CLOTHING -
Flamingo Bridal (Pictured)
Ashwell & Co

Interested in finding out more from a selection of these suppliers, and how you can be more eco conscious with your wedding planning? Head over to facebook and join us at The Alt Wedding Cult, South Wales.

19/04/2024

✨ VENDOR SPOTLIGHT - The Corn Exchange

"𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝘼𝙨 𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙣-𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙩, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞-𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚, 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙."

The Corn Exchange on Newport’s High Street is a 500-capacity live music and performance venue, giving bands and performers a large capacity venue in the city – and providing South East Wales with a mid-size venue.
The space is also available for commercial use such as weddings, celebrations, corporate events, conferences, and other such large-scale gatherings, offering a new and unique space in the city centre for events of this nature.
The Corn Exchange is also the wonderful venue we have partnered up with to host the next LE WEDDING FAYRE - THE BIG ONE! Aligning with our vision and ethos!
We are so excited to be one of the excellent events happening in this awesome and iconic space and we highly recommend checking it out for your wedding celebrations! (They have the biggest disco ball we've ever seen!)

23/02/2024

OI OI!

If you attended our last fayre we'd really like to hear your experience. So many lovely people messaged to say it was

"The best fayre they've ever been to/done!"

So it'd be great if you could tell the world and leave us a testimonial on our facebook! Link in bio/stories

TIA 💜

18/02/2024

So many of you have signed up to the mailing list!! I guess we should introduce you to the people you'll be speaking to!

CARMEL (she/her) //

Carmel is a colourful wedding photographer based in South Wales who has been the driving force behind building Le Wedding Fayre from the start. Chances are, if you've been in touch or been to our last event you've spoken to her!

Setting up her business in 2018, Carmel has built up her business by providing couples with a fun and exciting photography experience on their special day and is a fierce believer that weddings shouldn't be anything other than exactly what you want - no trends, no traditions - just authentically suited to you. An ethos she wanted to build on and encourage for Le Wedding fayre!

You can see more of her work on the insta above!

📸 - (another highly recommended supplier!)

15/02/2024

OMG YAAAY!! We are so glad that you're as excited about our latest fayre announcement as we are!

We've had bloody loads of you sign up to both mailing lists for all the juicy details on exhibitor slots and ticket release as well as other goodies!
If you haven't yet - head to our highlights and click the 'SIGN UP' tab! (There is one for couples and one for vendors)

14/02/2024

Le Wedding Fayre is back baby! And we're bigger and better than ever! Set to showcase a whole lotta weird and wonderful wedding suppliers in Newports brand new venue the Corn Exchange.
The shiny new 500 cap event space means we're gonna be more than twice as big as before with more suppliers and more variety.
We want Le Wedding Fayre to be fun, friendly, comfortable and inclusive for all so this year we're also adding 'Peaceful Planning'. Time dedicated to less numbers, less noise and less sensory stimulation, ideal for the engaged neuro-diverse.
So for those of you planning a wedding for 2025 and beyond with a difference, look no further!

Follow us on socials and sign up to the mailing list to keep up to date with all the latest news about ticket release, vendor announcements and excellent planning tips!

What is Le Wedding Fayre?
New to wedding planning? Le Wedding Fayre is a new 'alternative' wedding showcase hosted in Newport, South Wales. Although we don't particularly like the word alternative...
Our aim is to offer something desperately needed to the already awesome engaged couples of South West & Wales. Some bloody diversity and representation!
We bring together and show off friendly, inclusive and creative suppliers to help you plan your perfect, unique wedding!

13/02/2024

Beautiful couples getting married, did you think we forgot about you?! How could we!? We are only as good as our attendees! 🖤💜

Tomorrow we announce our next show date (exciting!!) But we know you don't want to miss out on any of the action. That's why we've set up a mailing list for you too. Sign up for supplier announcements, competition, offers and awesome wedding planning tips!
You can find the sign up in our bio or comment below and we'll send it directly to your inbox ✌🏻

12/02/2024

Our first fayre last year was so wonderful and we are more than grateful to everyone who made the day what it was 💜

But that doesn't mean we can't do better!

MORE SPACE - We're REALLY lucky that Le Pub had an ace up their sleeve, which means our next fayre has a much bigger space for over twice the amount of vendors than last time!

MORE VARIETY - You loved our suppliers last year so we're going to have EVEN MORE! Carefully selected to bring you unique and amazing wedding options.

MORE INCLUSIVE - More space means more easily accessible between and around our exhibitors and we'll also be including a 'Peaceful Planning' time for admissions which will be quieter and less sensory stimulating.

MORE TIME - This time you'll be able to book your tickets by the hour (limited numbers for each). Ensuring you'll have plenty of time and space to have conversations with all the suppliers you really want to chat with instead of waiting in queues.

And of course, still plenty of comfy space to hang out, and chat about all the wonderful things you've seen with a bev and some yummy vegan food!

09/02/2024

WEIRD & WONDERFUL SUPPLIERS - WE WANT YOU! 💜🖤

We were so bloody lucky to have interest from so many of you last time, and this year we'll have even more space!! (Sssh! No spoilers!)

Applications aren't open yet but you can still be one of the first to know when they do by signing up to our mailing list.
✨LINK IN BIO✨

Excellent suppliers featured in this photo:
Workshop
Leads &
Venue
Stylist .events
Florist
Makeup .k.mua
Celebrant:
Tablewarehire
Staionery
Napkins
Steamers
Jewellery .revival.jewellery

07/02/2024

Not long until our next fayre date reveal!

What do you want to see at our next one?

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04/02/2024

We wanna know the amazing small businesses that help people create the day of their dreams!

Help support them and other couples find them by giving them a shout out in the comments below 👇🏼

03/02/2024

For the new followers here, let's do a little!
introduction.

Missions statement, brand ethos or whatever you call it! Here at Le Wedding fayre, our mission is to make wedding planning easier, more fun and more inclusive for individuals who don't align with the mainstream wedding industry. We want to support your wedding "journey" and show off like minded suppliers that understand your vision and the hurdles people can face when planning a wedding with a difference.

What's important to us:

🖤 Better representation across all communities within the wedding industry
🖤 Supporting local like-minded suppliers
🖤 Bringing you a fun & exciting experience
🖤 Helping folks plan weddings that are individual and authentic to them!

Stick around, heck give us a follow to find out how we can make all these goals a reality!

02/02/2024

We wanna know how we can help make wedding planning less stressful, much easier and definitely more fun!

Tell us, what's made your wedding planning tricky? OR if you're already hitched what would have made things easier?

I'll go first! Flippin' wedding politics and who to invite but I REALLY wish I'd known about celebrants!

29/12/2023

Bloody 'ell! Well we've been quiet!!

Sorry about that, running a second Instagram when you're rubbish at social media is hard.
BUT...
..we have some REALLY exciting news for the new year! So hold on to your hats and keep your eyes peeled!

Merry Christmas yer filthy animals! And a happy new year! 🖤🤘🏼🎄

Le Wedding Fayre