Ever watched Channel 4's Escape to the Chateau and wondered what it would be like to get married on the grounds of a 45-bedroom castle with Dick and Angel Strawbridge as your hosts? Lynwen Evans, a 56-year-old petrol station worker and Geraint Davies, a 58-year-old forklift driver from Ammanford, had their dreams come true last month when they got married at the famous French chateau in Martigné-sur-Mayenne.
"We were watching the programme on television and we were looking for a venue to get married and thought it would be an ideal venue", said Lynwen. "We love the place, we watch the programme all the time, so we just decided to get in contact with them to see if we could arrange it."
The Aberdare couple had originally booked their wedding for 2020, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic it was postponed to July 2022. Not letting the delay crush their spirits, on July 16 Lynwen and Geraint took a coach of forty-two of their closest friends and family up to Dick and Angel's chateau for the weekend to tie the knot in sunny France.
