There's snow stopping them! Bride-to-be and her friends brave the cold in their SWIMSUITS in Cardiff - after cancelled flights meant they couldn't go to Marbella for the hen do
- Claire Phillips, 39, had planned to fly out to Marbella, Spain, with her hens
- However, their flights from Cardiff Airport were cancelled due to the weather
- Claire and her bridal party decided to put on their swimsuits anyway in the snow
A hen party refused to let their spirits be dampened when their flights to Spain were cancelled due to the bad weather - putting on their bikinis in the snow instead.
Bride-to-be Claire Phillips, 39, from Swansea, had planned to fly out to Marbella with her hens for the weekend.
But when their flights from Cardiff Airport were cancelled due to the snow, Claire and her bridal party decided to put on their swimsuits and bikinis anyway.
Claire, along with hens Shari Cadmore, Laura Garlick, Hannah Evans and Emma Davies, braved the freezing temperatures in Cardiff to pose in their swimwear.
They said a bus driver even got out to take pictures of them, along with several passers-by.
Bride-to-be Claire Phillips (pictured centre) and her hens refused to let the snow dampen their spirits when their flights to Marbella were cancelled
Instead, the women decided to brave the freezing temperatures and pose in their swimsuits in Cardiff anyway. Pictured are Claire (centre) with hens Emma Davies, Hannah Evans, Shari Cadmore and Laura Garlick (from left to right)
Claire, who is set to marry partner Simon Evans in April, explained how there was no point rearranging their flights, as they all had to come back on Monday.
They decided to make the best of an unfortunate situation, changing the hen do location to Cardiff.
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'We knew that we would have to come back on Monday, so there was no point in trying to rearrange our flights,' she said.
Speaking about their decision to pose in their swimsuits, Claire added: 'It was so funny. We were out there for around 25 minutes.
Claire, who is set to marry partner Simon Evans in April, says their Spanish hen do will now take place after the wedding instead
The mother-of-three posed in a white swimsuit, along with a veil and sash in the snow
'We walked up to an area with loads of snow and a bus pulled up with loads of tourists.
'The bus driver got out and took pictures of us, and so did passers-by. We just haven't stopped laughing the whole time.'
The group of seven, which was originally meant to be nine, are now trying to re-arrange the Marbella trip for another date to fly from Cardiff airport.
Mother-of-three Claire said that they are now planning to have their Spanish hen-do after the wedding in April.
'We are hoping to go in September instead, after the wedding. We are calling it a "Hennymoon",' she said.
Claire described how a bus driver and passers-by took photographs of them as they posed in the snow
The mother (pictured with partner Simon) said there was no point rearranging their flights as they knew they would have to fly back on Monday anyway
