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Wedding hashtags: the #funniest ten
Modern-day weddings are even more public thanks to the role social media plays in every aspect of the big day; from twitter hashtags letting guests instantly share wedding photos to Pintrest boards helping the bride find the perfect inspiration. Here are ten wedding-related hastags that might crop up on your feed over the wedding planning…
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Trend forecast: industrial weddings
Industrial styling has been popular within design circles for many years now, however, this trend has filtered into the wedding realm – and the result is an unexpectedly potent concoction of raw textures and contemporary elements. OK, so what is industrial design? Industrial design is not a concept typically associated with weddings, however, the trend…
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Legally Blonde: Actor Ryan Phillippe engaged to Stanford law student
American actor Ryan Phillippe has proposed to his long-time love, Stanford law student Paulina Slagter over the Christmas holidays. According to E! News Ryan, 41, and Paulina, 25, were seen enjoying lunch in Miami over the weekend and Paulina was reportedly not shy about displaying her new engagement ring. The couple, who have been together for…
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Richard Marx and Daisy Fuentes share photos of their surprise, snow-filled winter wedding
MTV VJ Daisy Fuentes and ’80s pop icon Richard Marx have given social media fans a peek at their surprise, snow-filled winter wedding. The couple married just two days before Christmas during a family holiday to Colorado’s popular ski resort town of Aspen. The bride, 49, and the groom, 52, took advantage of having both…
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Kanye West buys wife Kim Kardashian 150 (yes, 150) Christmas presents
If you thought your spouse was pretty darn clever when it comes to gift giving, Kanye West might give them a run for their money. The rapper bought his wife of wife of one-and-a-half years a whopping 150, luxury gifts for Christmas. Yes, that is ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY gifts. Kim, who is the mother of Kanye’s two…
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Rugby superstar Sam Burgess marries fiance Phoebe Hooke
Former Bath Rugby player Sam Burgess has married Phoebe Hooke in a stylish ceremony at Phoebe’s family estate in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. Dewsbury-born Sam met Phoebe, 26, at an Avicii concert in 2014 and the pair instantly clicked. The couple had been dating for only a few months before the…
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Wedding gowns made from fast-food packaging?
These models on the Funkshion Fashion week runway sported McDonald’s bridal couture and they are definitely Mc Workin’ it. Funkshion Fashion Week in Miami Beach, Florida is a four-day fashion event which enables emerging designers to showcase their innovative collections to media and international buyers. However, this year, students from Miami International University of Art and…
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Was this Australian nutritionist’s wedding the healthiest ever?
No wedding cake, no desserts and no non-organic alcohol – these were just some of the ingredients of nutritionist Jessica Sepel’s clean-eating wedding. Jessica Sepel, 26, is a nutritionist turned author who recently married her fiance and tech startup founder Dean Steingold, 30, in Thailand. Whilst destination weddings are not unusual by any means, perhaps…
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No engagement for you! Your ring is too small…
Who says size doesn’t matter? A Chinese man’s elaborate wedding proposal has been rejected by his girlfriend because his engagement ring wasn’t big enough. The unidentified man’s very public proposal took place at a square in Chengdu, in South-West China, and even featured a flash mob. After the professional dancers had finished their act, the…
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Christine Bleakley and Frank Lampard marry in glamorous ceremony
Midfielder magician Frank Lampard has married his TV host fiance Christine Bleakley in a glamorous, star-studded wedding ceremony over the weekend. The couple, who have been together for six years and engaged for four, wed in a spectacular winter ceremony at St Paul’s Church in Knightsbridge, which was followed by a reception at the historic…
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Farewell, Marsala! We look back at Pantone’s 2015 Colour of the Year
Seeing as it’s now December, we thought we would pay tribute to Marsala, Pantone’s 2015 Colour of The Year. Marsala, it’s been a pleasure… Marsala made its way into the wedding sphere in 2015 and the rich earthy shade was seen everywhere. From Marsala bridesmaids dresses, buttonholes, to bouquets, here are some snap shots of…
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10 Christmas-themed engagement announcements
Christmas is a time of family, generosity, and love – the perfect opportunity to announce your engagement! In the spirit of the holiday season, here are 10 festive-themed engagement ideas that combine Christmas and romance in the most perfect (and slightly corny) way. 1. Wreath wrangling Strike a peekaboo pose through the middle of a…
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Baubles in your bouquet? How very Christmas!
We can’t think of a more appropriate way to add a little festive cheer to your Christmas-themed wedding than by peppering your bouquet with shiny baubles – or just replacing flowers altogether!
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Raging bushfire forces Aussie couple to relocate their wedding – to a pub
An Australian couple were forced to relocate their wedding to a nearby pub after a roaring bushfire threatened their country ceremony. When Victorian bride Carli Popplewell was running late for her wedding her guests didn’t realise the bushfire raging in the distance were the reason she hadn’t yet reached her own wedding ceremony. Carli told the Herald Sun, “I was…
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Celine Dion shares throwback snap celebrating 21st wedding anniversary
Grammy award-winning singer Celine Dion has marked 21 years of marriage to husband René Angélil with a previously unseen photo of the couple holding hands at their wedding. Celine, 47, posted the black and white image above to her Instagram page captioning it “21 years today.” Celine and René’s December 1994 wedding was held at the historic Notre-Dame Basilica…
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Death-defying shots: Is the perfect wedding photograph worth risking your life?
A photographer with a passion for mountaineering is offering newlyweds the photo shoot of their dreams: extreme wedding photos taken at a dizzying 350m off the ground. New Hampshire wedding photographer Jay Philbrick and his wife Vicki specialise in death-defying photo shoots where their subjects pose on tiny cliff ledges, against sheer rock faces and, even, dangling off…
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‘Popping’ the big question: Sydney groom’s amazing balloon proposal
Sydney groom Ryan Miller has taken the idea of ‘popping’ the question most seriously. When he proposed to his girlfriend of eight years earlier this month, he spent an entire day blowing up more than 700 balloons to ensure his proposal went off with, erm, a bang! The plumbing store manager even enlisted the help…
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Reality check: what those amazing proposals look like the day after
We see amazing proposals every day, but rarely give a thought to the aftermath, so here’s a serious reality check, courtesy of Sydney bride-to-be Jo-Anne Hui whose beau of eight year proposed with a whopping 700 balloons. Sounds romantic? Yep! Was it fun? Yep! But… this was the aftermath…
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Forget the bride, this pre-wedding shoot is all about the bro
This cheeky British groom has orchestrated a most unusual pre-wedding photoshoot. He ditched his bride in favour of his best man – and the results are priceless. Newcastle groom John Taylor has celebrated his bromance with best mate Andy Pemberton by replacing his lovely bride Lisa in a series of comical pre-wedding photos. The shots…
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Our favourite celebrity weddings of 2015
From “Jofia’s” big day to Ricki-Lee Coulter’s Parisian nuptials, we look back at some of the best (and most lavish) celebrity weddings of 2015. Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello (aka. “Jofia’s” wedding) Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara married Magic Mike hunk Joe Manganiello in a lavish $3 million wedding in Florida. The couple’s wedding celebrations spanned over the course of three days with…
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Downtown Abbey actress mourns death of her fiance
Downtown Abbey actress Michelle Dockery has lost her PR executive fiance John Dineen, to a rare form of cancer. Michelle, 34, was in the U.S for the Downtown Abbey promotional tour when she received news of her fiance’s deteriorating condition. John, 34, passed away at the Marymount Hospital in Cork, Ireland, after Michelle had rushed…
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Beyonce wore a wedding dress to the Grammys – because, well, she’s Beyonce
American singer Beyonce Knowles wore a white wedding dress to the 2016 Grammy Awards – and, naturally, she rocked it. The Formation singer stepped on to the stage to present the Record of the Year award to Bruno Mars last night wearing one of Israeli designer Inbal Dror’s latest wedding gowns. Bey did not alter the sheer white number, and…
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Fancy a taste of this royal cake?
Regal-mad collectors are being given the chance to own a precious piece of royal wedding history. A Los Angeles auction house is auctioning off a sugary slice of Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s 1981 wedding cake. The 34-year old piece of cake, which has been described as being ‘in very good condition’, will go under…
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Bride robbed of more than £4000 by best friend
An Israeli couple has been robbed of more than £4000 on their wedding day by their best friend. The same-sex couple, Lior and Kineret, entrusted the un-named friend with 25,000 Israeli shekels (£4000), which included gifts, but also payment for many of the day’s services. Lior and Kineret say they organised the entire ceremony and celebrations with…
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Water bomber swoops in to photobomb couple’s wedding shoot
Image: Matt Estherby An Australian couple’s beach-side wedding shoot took an unexpected turn when a water bomber swooped down behind them to pick up water to fight the nearby Maddens Plains bushfires on Friday the 11th of December. The dramatic scene unfolded right behind couple, Adam and Brodie-Lea Scot while they were having their wedding photos taken at…
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Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello marry in lavish $3 million ceremony
Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara, has married Magic Mike star Joe Manganiello, in an opulent wedding ceremony at the historic Breakers Palm Beach resort in Florida. Sofia 43, and Joe 38, were married over the weekend in a lavish ceremony which set the couple back a cool $3 million US. Their wedding celebrations spanned over the…
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Words for ‘love’ that have no English equivalent
British jeweller Vashi has commissioned London-based illustrator Emma Block to put together a wonderful collection of drawings that illustrate words that mean ‘love’ in other languages but have no English equivalent. The whimsical collection of 28 illustrations include terms such as Gezelligheid, which is Dutch and refers to the warmth of being with loved ones and…
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Inked! Fun (and fabulous) tattoos for couples to share
Just as marriage is a permanent bond, so too are couple tattoos, ink that matches your partner’s. While some of these couple tattoos are cute on their own, it’s when viewed together that you can see the whole story. Here are some of our favourites.
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Video: Groom distracted by rugby – during his first dance…
What’s a groom to do when his favourite game, rugby, comes on – during his first wedding dance? That’s precisely the situation this rugby-mad chap found himself in during his first dance with his new bride. Unfortunately, the whole thing was caught on camera and, naturally, uploaded, to social media where it’s been seen by…
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Oops! UK couple announce engagement – and a little something else, too…
British bride-to-be Miranda Levy has revealed a lot more than she intended after posting the engagement photo above to social media. In her excitement at becoming engaged, Miranda shared the happy snap – without taking too close a look. She wrote… But, while her eagle-eyed followers, who include her father, were thrilled at the…
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Prince Charles’ second cousin marries after meeting bride on Instagram
Ashley Hicks, second cousin to the Prince of Wales, godson of Prince Philip and son of popular fashion designer David Hicks, married his American girlfriend Kata de Sollis in a star-studded ceremony this week – after the couple met on photo sharing site Instagram. The best man, Donald Robertson, summed up the whole affair best…
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Trend: Delicate dried celebration cakes
From the truly talented artisans at The Bakemonger in London comes this magnificent form of wedding cake – the dried fruit sculptured cake. Not THAT dried fruit cake, the traditional one that has graced the tables of wedding receptions for centuries, but a flourless cake made entirely from pressed and dried slivers of fruit.
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Disabled man surprises wife in heart-warming tribute on their wedding
In a wedding to remember, amputee Kevin Taylor surprises his bride-to-be by going against all odds and learning to walk on a prosthetic limb at their wedding. More than 13 years ago, a seemingly routine leg break left Kevin Taylor with a life-long disability and turned his life upside down. Rather than a normally swift…
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How couples choose their wedding date
When it comes to picking a date for their wedding, many couples opt for one that holds special significance or can accommodate their needs. We’ve heard all sort of reasons, but no matter what, it’s your wedding and you can pick whichever date you like. “It holds a special meaning” Overwhelmingly, we see couples pick…
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10 chocolatey ideas for a cocoa-crazed couple
It comes in many fantastic forms and can make even the eldest wedding guests regress to childhood; chocolate is by far a favourite of most people. Dark, white, or milk, there are endless ways to incorporate this sweet treat into your big day. Here are our top 10: Floral chocolate Whether you’re thinking of making…
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Oved Cohen’s 2015 bridal collection
For more than 13 years, Oved Cohen and his Israel-based fashion house have been working with contemporary designs and beautiful concepts to create the cutting edge in bridal fashion. His 2015 wedding dress collection is just as stunning as anything else he’s created and uses a fantastically surreal dystopian paradise as a backdrop for the…
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A romantic sunrise engagement in London
London is one of the busiest cities in the world – yet you wouldn’t know it looking at these gorgeous sunrise engagement shots. The couple headed out onto the streets of London – and you’d think they were the only ones there. Images: Miss Gen Photography
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Elizabeth Fillmore Bridal Collection 2015
Her bohemian style is unquestionable and now in her 2015 bridal collections, Elizabeth Fillmore brings floral serenity and agelessly classic themes to her autumn and spring wedding gowns. One is reminiscent of timeless class, while the other brings a mix of floral design and tulle. Some might call her bunched trails, low-cut waist lines, and…
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11 marriage proposals that are a little different – and a lot of fun
The internet is rife with a weird and wonderful array of awesome wedding proposals, with people popping the big question everywhere, from under the sea to under a car bonnet. They’re all special in their own way, but have one thing they all have in common is something a little out of the ordinary. Check out our…
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Video: a groomsmen’s dance with serious style
What does it mean when professional dancers get married? A kick-ass dance floor routine for one thing! Ballet dancers Valerie Tellmann and Kirk Henning recently got married, and their wedding reception was no different. The groom and his groomsmen had clearly been planning this routine for some time, and didn’t fail to disappoint the bride…
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Revolutions: The turbulent world of weddings – the weird and wonderful
Easy Weddings were lucky enough to feature on Melbourne’s 774 ABC radio station to talk about the revolutions taking place in weddings in the modern day. Our head of Content, Samantha Amjadali had an absolute blast with host Jon Faine talking about how weddings have changed – and sharing some pretty awesome stories in the…
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Headbands: the latest trend in beautiful bridal hair
When it comes to your big day, your wedding dress is going to be the showstopper, but there’s no reason why your hair can’t be just as much a centre piece. If you’re looking for an alternative to a traditional veil, and think a simple up do just won’t ‘do’, check out these bridal headbands that are…
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Wedding invitations: what you need to know
Your wedding invitations may be at the very back of your mind when you start your wedding planning, but it shouldn’t be because there are SO MANY little elements to consider when choosing the invitations for your big day. When your guests open their invitations to your wedding, you want them to see something that perfectly reflects…
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The wedding of Queen Elizabeth II brought to life in new Netflix original series
The sumptuous wedding of the Queen and Prince Philip in 1947 was attended by more than 2,000 guests, and viewed by an empire of 20 million people around the globe. Now, a Netflix original series starring an all-star cast will bring the inside story of Queen Elizabeth’s decade-spanning reign to life. Every detail from the…
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A novel way to kick-start the honeymoon
Newlyweds Jacy Hildreth and John Steinfort show us how to make an exit from a wedding in style; on a vintage scooter. Her face says it all, Minnesota bride Jacy is a picture of happiness as she drives her and her new husband off into the sunset, on a scooter fit for any fun-loving couple.…
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Five gorgeous themes for your garden wedding reception
A garden reception offers couples unique access to the romantic natural world. Nothing beats the serenity of celebrating your big day amongst lush foliage, beautifully scented flowers, and towering trees. It’s obvious why they’re so popular with brides and grooms alike, but adding a theme to the already awe-inspiring affair can make your wedding an…
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Questions (most) brides and grooms don’t ask (but probably should)!
No one ever said that planning a wedding was going to be a one-and-done affair; and sometimes it can seem as if everyone is speaking another language. If you haven’t got a clue what are boutonnieres or how it differs from bomboniere, then we’ve got the answers for you… Can we actually get married? The…
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A cross-section cake with its own little secret
The wickedly clever Annabel de Vetten, from Birmingham-based Conjurer’s Kitchen, loves taking cake design to the next level. An artist and trained sculptor by trade, Annabel brings her fine art skills to cake design and the results are, well, breathtaking. This one, in particular was created to show that though something may look pretty on the…
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The perfect recipe for a Scottish wedding
If you’re travelling north for your nuptials and you want to inject some Scotch flair into your wedding, think about what traditions, colours and themes you can add to make it a wee bit bonny. Here’s our recipe for what you need: Tartan It might seem like a cliche, but this is the home of…
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10 UK museum wedding venues to get married in
Here in the UK, we love a bit of art and culture; from the National Portrait Gallery in London, to the National Museum of Scotland, these buildings and their galleries, are part of our national identity. But did you know you can get married in them? Here are 10 of the best: National Museum of…
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Vintage bridal inspiration – from vintage brides
Modern dress designers make their mark on bridal fashions every day but, increasingly, brides are taking inspiration from gorgeous vintage looks for their own wedding days. It’s proof that style truly is timeless. Grace Kelly is an icon of the ’50s and her now vintage classic gown is well-remembered; featuring a high collar coupled with…
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12 spectacular UK castles and palaces you can get married in
If you’ve even wanted to be a princess, but lacked the palace or castle in which to play, here is a list of 12 sumptuous venues fit for any royal-at-heart bride. From the tip of Northern Ireland to the English West Country, Scottish Highlands, Welsh Valleys, and everywhere in between, we’ve got you covered: Ackergill…
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Behind-the-scenes pictures of Diana and Charles’ wedding to be auctioned
A set of 14 previously unseen photos of Prince Charles, his bride Lady Diana Spencer, and the Royal Family, showing intimate moments of the 1981 wedding and are to be auctioned in September. The auction is to be held in Boston, Massachusetts with the candid photos of the royal wedding party being sold by the…
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Something different for your ‘something blue’
Wearing something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue on your wedding day is an age-old wedding traditional and, though finding the old, new or borrowed items is relatively easy, incorporating a little blue flair into your colour scheme – which may not include blue – can be difficult. So, here are nine ideas that…
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The countdown begins: Ronan Keating readies for his big Scottish wedding
Ronan Keating proposed to Storm Uechtritz… twice. And now the big day is almost upon us. With the rumour mill spinning about the wedding nuptials of the singer and his beau, a Scottish-inspired ceremony tipped, and a possible guest list of more than 200 attendees, we take a look at what we know so far.…
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Spring inspiration: farmer’s market-themed wedding shoot
Spring wedding shoot by Couture Events featuring a bunch of carrots and a bunny. Image: Brooke Aliceon Photography Finding the perfect inspiration for a Spring wedding can be difficult, but this rustic farmer’s market-inspired wedding shoot that took place in California last month got it just right – and even comes with theme-perfect accessories such…
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Terrified of heights, photographer endures 14-hour climb for stunning cliff-face wedding shoot
Brian Ruebs, who photographed these stunning wedding photos, is scared of heights – yet he put aside his fears to snap hikers Endjis and Elina Perkons’ wedding photos. Newlyweds Endjis and Elina Perksons have a show-stopping wedding photo album to share with their grandkids thanks to the extra mile (or eight) their Californian wedding photographer…
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Declan Donnelly marries his manager Ali Astall in summer wedding
Geordie comedian Declan Donnolly – one half of presenting duo Ant and Dec – has married his long-term girlfriend and agent Ali Astall in a sunny Newcastle ceremony. Celebrity guests, fans, and the bridal party (obviously), converged on St Michael’s Roman Catholic Church in Elswick, Newcastle for the marriage of TV funny-man Declan Donnelly, in…