Ben Clark of Clarks Toys in Brecon married Wendy Green in a toy themed wedding, celebrating the industry that brought them together.

Mr and Mrs Green

Ben was introduced to Wendy by her father, Robin, a toy industry veteran who was a key account manager for Hasbro for almost 26 years. Ben and Robin had regular contact through work when Robin decided in 2010 to introduce him to his daughter, before retiring from Hasbro in 2012.

Ben said: “He used to say to me, ‘oh you’re such a nice chap’. As Wendy and me are similar ages and we were both single, he gave her my number and it all went from there.”

Ben and Wendy, who is a civil servant working for Defra, had their wedding on Saturday, 16th March at Peterstone Court in the outskirts of Brecon. The centrepiece on each of the six tables was a Monopoly Board with the plastic houses, figures and a dice scattered on top, a Rubik’s Cube and a bouquet of Lego flowers, and each table was labelled with a different Monopoly property. The fireplaces in the venue were also decorated with Lego lilies.

To support the couple’s big day, Playmobil lent them two giant display figures, a princess and a knight, which was a big hit with guests.

“The Playmobil figures were set up in the lobby of the hotel and everybody was in line to take photos with them – even the hotel staff,” commented Ben. “All the other decorations were bought by us so many hours were spent building all the Lego flowers. Luckily there were only six tables!”

Later in the day, it began to rain and fortunately Ben had his Toymaster umbrella handy to keep his bride and himself dry as they continued to have their photos taken and share time with their guests in front of a beautiful countryside backdrop.

After having their first dance to Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud, Ben joked in his speech that his new father-in-law had not only sold his store much stock, but sold him some great stock too, referring to his lovely wife.

Ben is the fourth generation in his family to take over the family business which began in 1905. As a boy, he lived above the shop, and so toys were what he always knew best. Ben became owner of Clark Toys 24 years ago. As for Wendy, she also grew up around toys as her father entered the industry in 1974, first as a sales rep for Dubreq, then Burbank Toys and then an area sales manager at Pedigree Dolls and Toys.

Ben expressed his joy at having been able to theme his special day in a way that resonated deeply with both him and Wendy. He said: “It was amazing to bring the toy theme into my wedding which has played such a big part of my life and Wendy’s too. We met 14 years ago through this industry and I’m excited to spend the rest of our lifetimes together.”