Cwmderi Diary 2018: 15 June 2018

Sheryl tries on her wedding dress . . .

Sheryl is trying on her wedding dress,

. . . and her wig is ready for use

but has not yet put on her wig; she looks apprehensive.

"You look a picture, Hywel!"

Meanwhile at the Deri, Hywel is adjusting his tie, and Garry tells him that he looks a picture. Hywel warns that he could have found someone else to be his best man, but Garry replies, “Like who? You don’t have any friends!”

"Stop it, or my mascara will run"

Hywel thanks him for being a good friend, but he protests, “Stop it, or my mascara will run.”

Garry is not used to this

Hywel hugs him, which comes as a surprise, and Garry responds, “Listen, Hywel, I know we’re modern men and all that,

"Don't ever do that again!"

“but don’t ever do that again!”

"Auntie Dani is here!"

When she hears a knock on the door, Sheryl shouts upstairs to Arwen and Esther that Auntie Dani is here to do their hair, but it is in fact Gethin, a complication Sheryl could do without.

"You don't have to do this, Sher"

“Please, just listen to me – you don’t have to do this, Sher.”

"I want to marry Hywel!"

She angrily tells him that she wants to marry Hywel, but he maintains she is scared of cancelling. “It’s not too late – you can walk away now –

"I'm here for you – I love you!"

“I’m here for you – I love you!” She spells it out to him that she loves Hywel, and that he has to forget about her – he has to. If he loved her, he would be happy for her.

Julie is coming downstairs, and Gethin does not know what to do;

"Sorry, I shouldn't have come"

he apologises and says he should not have come, but does not leave quickly enough.

"Mam, this is Gethin"

Sheryl introduces her mother to him, and she comments, “Nice to meet you at last – I remember hearing that you were together before. You didn’t tell me that he was so cute. She might be getting married, but her mother’s on the market!”

Sheryl points out that he is Ffion’s partner and they are very happy;

"I won't be coming to the wedding"

Gethin turns to go, and says that he will be thinking of Sheryl, but will not be coming to the wedding.

"You should have held on to him"

Julie describes him as lovely, and says that Sheryl should have had held onto him.

People are arriving at Bethania

At Bethania, Hywel and Garry arrive and meet the minister,

"There's no need to be nervous"

who warns that there is no need to be nervous, and advises him to relax if he can. Hywel replies that he is looking forward to it. Then Jason and Sara come in,

"I want to get a good view of the stage"

and Sara wants to sit somewhere with a good view.

Ed comments that he did not recognise Jason, as he is so smartly dressed;

"First you want my café . . ."

Sara turns and notices that Kelly is wearing a very similar dress to hers; “First you want my café, now you’re in the same dress!” she snarls,

Kelly is ready for a slanging match

but Ed decides that the café is off limits today; it is Hywel’s and Sheryl’s day. As the two women bicker,

"Sara, people are staring!"

Jason comments that people are staring, and in the end Sara takes umbrage and storms off to go and get changed,

Jason's wine gums are the last straw

while Jason doles out wine gums.

"I've got to get some confetti for Arwen"

Outside, Ffion is phoning Sheryl to tell her she knows she is late but has promised to get some confetti for Arwen.

Gethin is drowning his sorrows . . .

In the garage, Gethin is getting stuck into a bottle of whisky, and when Ffion appears in the doorway, she demands what he is doing.

. . . and Ffion wants to know what is wrong

“What’s wrong? What has happened?” and takes away the bottle from him. “Are you ill? Please, Geth, you’re scaring me now. We are supposed to be at a wedding,”

"I'm not going to the wedding!"

but he insists she will have to go on her own.

He retrieves the bottle and says that he has drunk too much; “I’m out of practice.”

"Go and put your suit on, now!"

Ffion has had enough and tells him to go and put his suit on now; she says he has no choice,

"I can't watch Sheryl getting married . . ."

but he protests that he cannot watch Sheryl getting married.

". . . I'm in love with her!"

“Because I’m in love with her,” he goes on, and Ffion says that is the whisky talking.

Ffion is horrified by what she hears

“We were having an affair,” he explains, “A fling before getting married – but it turned into more. I don’t want to feel like this – the affair’s over, Ffion, but she’s still there – in my head all the time!”

"Stop talking like this!"

Ffion is devastated, and tells him to stop talking like this, but he still insists that he loves Sheryl and cannot watch Hywel marrying her. Ffion is adamant that she must tell Hywel,

Hywel knows – and still wants to marry her!"

but Gethin advises that he already knows, and wants to marry her anyway.

“All three of you have deceived me!” wails, Ffion, “I’m going to the chapel – my best friend is getting married, and I can’t miss it, can I?

Hywel is getting anxious

At Bethania, when there is not a very large turnout, Hywel is becoming anxious;

"She looks beautiful"

Dani comes in to tell him that Sheryl looks beautiful.

When Sara comes back, she has another problem

Sara comes hurrying back in, and takes her seat beside Jason, but cannot believe it when she finds she is wearing an identical dress to Diane, who remarks that they are like twins.

Jason puts his foot down that Sara is not going to get changed again,

"Don't tell me Sheryl's wearing the same dress as Sara!"

and when told that Sheryl is outside, remarks, “Don’t tell me she’s wearing the same dress as Sara!”

They are just waiting for Ffion to appear

Outside, Sheryl, Arwen and Esther are waiting for Ffion, and Siôn assures her that she will be here in a minute. He tells Sheryl, “I’m not going to say that I’m not disappointed,

"But I know you regret it"

“but I know that you regret it, and that is what matters, I couldn’t be prouder if you were my own daughter.”

"Are we ready for kick-off?"

The minister comes out to enquire if they are ready for kick-off, and they say they are just waiting for the bridesmaid; Ffion hurries up, and makes the excuse that she ripped her dress.

The bridesmaid and flower girls are ready

As they prepare to go in,

"Can you ask them not to throw confetti?"

Siôn asks the minister to announce that confetti should not be thrown, as they have their eye on the Best Kept Village competition.

"You're going to have a day to remember"

Ffion tells Sheryl, “You’re going to have a day to remember,” and they all process into the chapel. Dani tells Hywel that she will be at the back, so she can be at the Deri before anyone arrives.

"I know about the affair"

Just as they are about to walk up the aisle, Ffion whispers into Sheryl’s ear, “I know about the affair,” then Siôn takes her arm,

Here comes the bride . . .

and to the strains of the Wedding March, they enter the chapel, with Ffion not looking terribly happy,

. . . and she takes her place beside Hywel

and Sheryl takes her place beside Hywel.

The minister begins the wedding service

The minister welcomes them to Bethania chapel,

Gethin is outside, worse the wear for whisky

but meanwhile, outside, Gethin arrives in a dishevelled state, and scarcely able to walk straight;

He stands outside

he looks up at the chapel building.

The minister continues, “They will both make their vows, and as a symbol of this will give and receive rings.

"Any just cause or impediment"

“I have to ask if anyone knows of any lawful reason why these two should not be married, speak now or for ever hold your peace.”

Gethin makes his entrance. . .

Predictably, this is the moment that the door bursts open and Gethin lurches into Bethania.

. . . and everyone looks round

As all eyes are turned on him, Dani drags him into a seat, warning that he is making a scene,

"He's hammered!"

and Kelly remarks that he is hammered.

"Hywel Maelgwn Llywelyn, do you take Sheryl Hughes?"

As there has been no objection, the Minister continues with the service, “Hywel Maelgwn Llywelyn, do you take Sheryl Hughes to be your wife, to love her, comfort her, honour her and keep her, and forsaking all others, be faithful only to her for as long as you both shall live?”

"I do"

He replies that he does.

Then, as Gethin looks even more anguished, he asks the same question of Sheryl,

"I do"

and she gives the same answer, making Hywel smile.

This causes Gethin some anguish

By this time Gethin is bursting into tears, and Dani hustles him outside as quickly as possible.

"Why the waterworks?"

She takes him back to the Deri, where he staggers to a seat, and she demands what is going on; “Why the waterworks? Everyone was looking at you,” but he does not care.

"It's Sheryl"

Eventually he admits that it is because of Sheryl.

Siôn has a lot of confetti to clear up

Outside Bethania, Siôn’s request is ignored, and the confetti is thrown; he looks seriously disgruntled.

They arrive pour into the Deri . . .

Then they all adjourn to the Deri, and are served their glasses of champagne. As the happy couple arrive,

. . . and drink a toast to Mr and Mrs Llywelyn

Garry asks the multitude to raise their glasses to Mr and Mrs Llywelyn.

Hywel has to head to the gent’s,

"We have to talk, Ffion"

so Sheryl gravitates towards Ffion, who does not want to discuss the matter here; finding somewhere quieter,

"I don't know what Gethin has told you"

Sheryl says, “I don’t know what Gethin has told you,” and maintains that in spite of everything, she and Ffion are still friends.

Ffion admits that she had difficulty in not objecting; “I wanted everyone in the chapel to know what a cow you are!

"But why should I make a fool of myself?"

“But why should I make a fool of myself in front of everyone? You’re the one who should feel ashamed, not me!”

Sheryl describes the affair as a silly little fling, and is so sorry;

"You will be sorry, believe you me!"

“You will be, believe you me!” predicts Ffion, threateningly.

"No-one wants you here, Gethin"

In the gent’s toilet, Hywel encounters Gethin, and tells him that no-one wants him here. Gethin insists he only wanted to congratulate him;

"You know, I really don't know how you did it"

“You know, I really don’t know how you did it, getting married to Sheryl. You’re more of a man than I am. It must be hard though – tell me, how does it feel – and be honest with me –

"Knowing I've been there?"

“how does it feel to sleep with her, knowing I’ve been there?”

"You obviously didn't impress her!"

Hywel replies, “You obviously didn’t impress her, because she’s with me – Sheryl and I have moved on. You didn’t mean anything to her – it was just a fling.”

Gethin adds, “At first, maybe – but I still think of the last time we were in bed.

"It was fantastic"

“It was fantastic, and she could be so honest – my heart bleeds for her. She could never talk to you properly about losing Meilyr – but once she started she couldn’t stop. She found it so much easier to talk to me – it all came out – the love, the grief, stuff she had never told anyone, especially you.

"I'm so glad I could be there for your wife"

“I’m so glad I could be there for your wife.”

All this time Hywel’s anger has been growing,

Hywel is about to wallop Gethin

and he is about to take a swing at Gethin

"Sheryl wants to do the speeches now"

when Jason walks in to advise that Sheryl wants to do the speeches now, before the food.

"As the 'father' of the bride . . ."

Back in the bar, Siôn calls for attention; “As the ‘father’ of the bride . . .”

"As the mother of the bride . . ."

but he gets no further when Julie interrupts to say that as the mother of the bride, she invites Hywel to say a few words.

Hywel begins to read his script

He gets out his piece of paper, and begins reading his notes, telling them all that it has been fantastic,

"Sheryl looks lovely"

and of course describing Sheryl as lovely. “I’m very lucky man, but the journey to today has not been easy,

"We're glad and proud Esther is with us today"

“and that is why we are glad and proud that Esther is with us today.

"But we remember Meilyr"

“But we cannot let today pass without remembering Meilyr.”

He sees Gethin standing next to Dani

At this point, he notices Gethin standing next to Dani,

"If we can get through that, we can get through anything"

then continues, “When we lost our baby son, we saw each other in the darkest of times – it would have been too much for some – the cracks would be too deep to fill, but we got through it. If we can get through something like that, we can get through anything.”

At this point he puts the paper away in his pocket;

"At least, that's what I thought"

“At least, that’s what I thought – that our love was strong enough not to let anyone or anything come between us.

"It was not strong enough to stop Sheryl sleeping with Gethin!"

“But it was not strong enough to stop Sheryl sleeping with Gethin!”

Sheryl is dumbfounded

Sheryl is horrified that this has been made public, and so is Garry.

Everyone is shocked as he goes on, “But I know, Sher – I’ve known for a while. “I thought it would be all right, but I was fooling myself. I admire you, Sheryl – not everyone can stand up in chapel, promising the world, knowing it was all a lie, but you did!”