These are the beautiful and brash pictures from the wedding albums of Wales' biggest sports stars

Gareth Bale's engagement announcement capped a remarkable summer for the Wales superstar, and now his attentions will turn to planning what is sure to be a spectacular wedding with fiancee Emma Rhys-Jones.

Bale will follow a long list of Welsh football and rugby stars up the aisle, and there are sure to be a raft of glossy magazines queuing up to pay for the rights to the pictures from the big day.

So what can Bale learn from those who've gone before him?

We've dusted off the old albums from when Wales' sporting heroes tied the knot to discover tales of glamour, romance and some outrageously dubious suits.

From Robbie Savage to Shane Williams, here's the best of the wedding albums.

Joe Ledley

Robbie Savage (and that suit)

Mark Hughes

Craig Bellamy

Aaron Ramsey

Terry Yorath

Alf Sherwood

The rugby boys...

Shane Williams

Ryan Jones

Gareth Edwards

Lee Byrne

Phil Bennett

Neil Jenkins

James Hook

Barry John

Andy Powell

Scott Williams

Martyn Williams

The Olympic cyclist

Geraint Thomas