The tiny island church where couples worry about high tide making them late

Tiny church in the sea where brides worry about high tide making them late to the altar5 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAmelia Shone-AdamsBBC Wales Morgan Owen WeddingsAlex had to monitor tide times to make sure guests got to the church It is a running joke on many wedding days, with guests speculating if a bride will get to the church on time.Reasons for a late-show can range from traffic, to pre-ceremony nerves, or a last-minute visit from an old flame. But at St Cwyfan's Church off Anglesey, the problems are altogether different - with guests wondering if high tide will cut the bride off from her big day completely.Luckily, Alex Spall, 48, was on time, but requested her guests wore trainers not stilettos, so they too made it safely across the sand to the ceremony. Getty ImagesSt Cwyfan's Church and the Milky Way"Thankfully when I managed to get hold of the tide book and it had released the tide times for that month, we knew we'd be okay," she said. "We knew that there were a good few hour windows that we could get away with it, we were very relieved."I think everyone was a bit gobsmacked really, everyone was blown away with the romanticism of it all and how beautiful it all was."Known as "the little church in the sea", its picturesque location on a tiny island off the Welsh mainland make it a popular spot for weddings and christenings. However, its future seemed under threat in the late 19th Century, when erosion meant some of the graves surrounding the church begun falling into the sea.Visit WalesWhat is the history of St Cwyfan's Church?St Cwyfan's dates back to the 12th Century, and is on a tidal island named Cribinau, off the western coast of Anglesey. It was built at the end of a peninsula between two bays, as shown on a map from 1636. A causeway was created so people could access the island and church.But even with this, high tides sometimes made it inaccessible, meaning services were...