Yet Beth and Lee Southern paid a small fraction of that for a traditional white church wedding, thanks to an enterprising vicar and his army of volunteers. Reverend Mike Smith from St John’s Church in Hartford, Cheshire, launched his ‘Grand Wedding’ in January to halt the steep decline in church weddings. Perfect day: Beth and Lee Southern are pictured together on their big day. Mr and Mrs Southern, who live in nearby Northwich, were the first couple to take advantage of the offer. Mrs Southern, a team leader in a care home, wed her 26-year-old apprentice engineer fiance on Saturday.

Source: Daily Mail April 28, 2019 21:24 UTC