{"id":236284,"date":"2019-12-09T05:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T18:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/uk\/real-weddings\/melissa-and-dionisios-change-lives-with-intimate-fairy-tale-elegant-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:31:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T03:31:41","slug":"melissa-and-dionisios-change-lives-with-intimate-fairy-tale-elegant-wedding","status":"publish","type":"uk-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/real-weddings\/uk\/real-weddings\/melissa-and-dionisios-change-lives-with-intimate-fairy-tale-elegant-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa and Dionisios &#8216;change lives&#8217; with intimate fairy tale elegant wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Melissa and Dionisios opted for intimacy when it came to their fairy tale elegant wedding in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The couple married at a supposedly haunted venue, Craig Y Nos Castle, with just 35 guests on September 15, 2019. \u201cWe sat everyone at one long square table \u2014 just like a big family dinner,\u201d recalls Melissa. \u201cI hand-painted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/articles\/place-cards-ideas\/\">mini-personalised paintings<\/a> specifically for each of my guests to take home to make them feel even more special for us handpicking each one of them to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bride\u2019s brother married the couple in a ceremony which Melissa says was the most special part of the day. \u201cMy other brother read two sonnets that my groom and I picked for each other \u2014 we read all 154 of Shakespeare\u2019s sonnets together leading up to the wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The day has led to an outpouring of love, says Melissa. \u201cWe never expected anything like this, but we\u2019ve now been approached privately by many of our guests saying that we\u2019ve changed their lives,\u201d she explains. \u201cSome saying that they didn\u2019t ever want to get married and now do, some saying they want to make certain positive changes in their lives because of the love they felt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a title=\"Steven Wheller - Art by Design Photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.artbydesignphotography.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Art by Design Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126845 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_SBS_001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126846 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_SBS_002-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126878\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126876\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126879\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126806\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Melissa did a lot of DIY for the wedding, including her own hair and make-up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126807\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126808\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126809\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126811\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126812\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126813\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126814\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We did an out-of-this-world &#8216;first look&#8217; before the ceremony,&#8221; recalls the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126849 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_SBS_005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126850 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_SBS_006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126817\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126820\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126852 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_SBS_008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126853 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_SBS_009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126825\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126821\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126824\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Guests were sat at a square table, &#8220;just like a family dinner,&#8221; says the bride.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126826\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126835\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126857 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_SBS_013-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126856 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_SBS_012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>The couple&#8217;s cake was made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.co.uk\/WeddingCakes\/SouthWales\/RebeccaGilmoreWeddingCakes\/\">Rebecca Gilmore<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126828\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126829\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_029.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126830\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126861 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_SBS_017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126860 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_SBS_016-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126832\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_032.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126833\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_033.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-126834\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_034-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126837\" src=\"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melissa_Dionisios_Fairytale-Elegant-Weding_Art-by-Design-Photography_037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>All 35 guests stayed overnight at the castle and enjoyed breakfast together the next day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-126838\" 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