Bride stuns guests by traveling to her wedding by train

By Lauren Beavis

A bride stunned her guests by traveling to her wedding on a public train.

Bethan Thomas, 37, turned heads when she arrived for her big day on a Transport for Wales (TfW) service - wearing her full wedding dress and bouquet.

The Welsh bride-to-be and her entire bridal party took the South Wales Metro to her ceremony at Penarth Pier Pavilion by travelling on the Coryton line from Birchgrove to Penarth.

Bethan even got to sit in the driver's seat - and was given a huge train ticket from the crew that said 'congratulations Bethan and Chris.'

Bethan and her now-husband Chris Seddon, 38, are long‑time users of the line and when planning their wedding, the couple decided there was "no better way" to begin the celebrations than by incorporating the service they use so often into their big day.

Bethan, who works as a statistician, said: "I know our guests were very surprised when they heard my plan, but TfW really made it special, so the bridal party had the best time and it got me to the ceremony right on time!

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"Right from the start of our relationship, we’ve enjoyed using the Coryton line as a great way to quickly access Penarth, with its beautiful front and many great restaurants."

Fellow passengers and Transport for Wales colleagues offered congratulations as the group made their way to Penarth on board a brand-new Class 756 train.

The happy couple says the decision was inspired by the significant improvements made across the network in recent years.

Bethan said: “Making the decision to use one of the lovely, new, electric trains to get to our wedding was one of the first we made."

Chris, who works as a civil engineer, thanked TfW for getting Bethan to the ceremony on time.

He said: "For one day only, Transport for Veils!”

Marie Daly, Chief Operating Officer at Transport for Wales said: “We’re delighted that Bethan and Chris chose to make the South Wales Metro part of their wedding day.

"As regular users of the Coryton line, their journey is a reminder of how public transport connects people to the moments that matter.

“We’d like to congratulate them on their marriage and are pleased to have played a small part in their celebrations.”