A week after their wedding in the foothills of Montenegro’s towering mountains, Amy Walsh and Toby-Alexander Smith are still pinching themselves. Emmerdale actress Amy, 36, and her actor husband Toby, 32, are in a state of “pure bliss” as they chat to us over Zoom while on honeymoon in the beautiful Balkan country – with Amy’s mum Diane on hand to babysit their 20-month-old daughter Bonnie.
The couple’s ceremony, exclusively covered by OK!, was held at the Talici Hill Rustic Villas – a 17th-century property they fell in love with as they drank “two, maybe three bottles of red wine” while on a whirlwind 22-hour visit to check out the venue eight months ago. Despite another storm threatening the outdoor ceremony , the skies cleared as the guests – including Amy’s Emmerdale castmates Natalie Ann Jamieson, Olivia Bromley and Louisa Clein – took their seats next to the incredible sea views for the late afternoon ceremony.
She kept her make-up and jewellery simple, with a classic pair of Chanel earrings and a pearl slide in her half-up half-down hairstyle, made by her friend and bridal accessory designer Lou Lou Puchalka. “My dad isn’t very well and we weren’t sure until the 11th hour if he would be able to come,” says Amy, getting visibly upset. “My brother handed me over to my dad, who walked me down the last bit. He knows he only has a certain amount of time left, so it was important for him to be there. It’s a cancer you can’t cure, but you can live with it and he’s doing well fighting it.”
Afterwards, Amy told Toby she “didn’t believe in marriage until I met you”, adding that she wouldn’t want anyone else by her and Bonnie’s side. The returning storm meant the couple had to just “go with the flow” when it came to the order of the rest of the day. After the ceremony they enjoyed their first dance to Sonny’s original song Calm Down, the song they’d listened to in the labour room just before Bonnie was born.
Diane, who separated from John when Amy was two, kicked off proceedings, with the actress saying it was important to have her “wonderful mum” front and centre. “My dad was still very much part of our lives, but I really wanted to hear her version of a mother-of-the-bride speech,” says Amy. “My dad said a few words, which was lovely. He wasn’t well enough to talk for a long time, but he told an anecdote about when I was little. It had everyone in tears.
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