{"id":234597,"date":"2019-10-15T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/tipis-and-fire-pits-set-the-tone-for-janey-and-rhys-relaxed-festival-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:21:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T03:21:57","slug":"tipis-and-fire-pits-set-the-tone-for-janey-and-rhys-relaxed-festival-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/tipis-and-fire-pits-set-the-tone-for-janey-and-rhys-relaxed-festival-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Tipis and fire pits set the tone for Janey and Rhys&#8217; relaxed festival wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Wanting to celebrate a relaxed festival wedding, Janey and Rhys found the perfect location in their hometown of Wales.<\/p>\n<p>They wed on October 6, 2018, at Fforest Farm in Cardigan, a unique and cute venue, says the bride. \u201cThere was a tipi, multiple fire pits, a pub and accommodation to the standard of Soho Farmhouse on site,\u201d she explains. \u201cWe didn&#8217;t want it to seem like everything was too structured or preened. The venue is so rural and rustic and we wanted to reflect that and also let the venue speak for itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple opted for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/11-wedding-readings-and-vows-inspired-by-songs\/\">humanist ceremony<\/a> to ensure it was tailored to them. \u201cWe didn&#8217;t ignore any traditions as such, but we just made sure that the wedding was true to us,\u201d Janey says. \u201cWe could have easily had a church wedding, but we had to remind ourselves that the most important day of our lives should reflect us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rhys and Janey turned their wedding into a weekend-long celebration, that the bride describes as \u201crelaxed and young\u201d. \u201cI feel Fforest itself is really quite non-traditional so it helped us steer away from the formal wedding,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Claudia Rose Carter Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.claudiarosecarter.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Claudia Rose Carter Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125212 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125215 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125165\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125166\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t have a gift list, instead we asked guests to contribute to our upcoming honeymoon to South Africa,&#8221; says Janey.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125168\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125217 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125219 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125171\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125169\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125222 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_010-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125223 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125177\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125178\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125179\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125180\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125181\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The pair, both police, met five years prior when in training school.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125232 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_014-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125234 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_015-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125184\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125186\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125187\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We found our amazing photographer Claudia Rose Carter through the Fforest Farm website,&#8221; says Janey.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125188\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125189\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125251 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125254 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125192\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125193\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125194\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_031.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We also liked the idea that we could get married in the pub on the Friday in a small intimate legal ceremony with just out close family and friends and then have a humanist ceremony to our liking on the Saturday in front of all our guests,&#8221; smiles the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125195\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_032.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125196\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125197\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125198\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125152 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_029-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125153 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_SBS_030-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125204\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125205\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_042-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125209\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_046.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125208\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_045-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125210\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_047.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We wanted people to walk into the venue and just think &#8216;Ah, this is going to be a fun day&#8217;, and know that they could let their hair down, not have to worry about looking picture perfect and just party!&#8221; explains the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-125211\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Janey_Rhys_Relaxed-Festival-Wedding_Claudia-Rose-Carter-Photography_048.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" 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