Saturday, 21 December 2013
Most brides dream of throwing a white wedding which will make other women green with envy.
But one bride has instead painted herself and her husband-to-be green, for their fairy-tale wedding based on the film Shrek.
Amanda, 44, and Nathan Gibbs, 39, from Kingswinford, West Midlands planned their rather unusual ceremony after eight years together.
After losing a number of friends to cancer, the couple decided to dress as the fairytale couple and use the day to raise money for charity.
Dressed in full costume, the pair wed this morning at Priory Hall near Dudley.
Guests also dressed up for the themed celebrations - dressing up as the Gingerbread Man, Mickey Mouse and Jack Sparrow from Pirates Of The Caribbean.
Instead of wedding gifts, the couple - who run an ironing service business, asked that people donate money to Cancer Research.
Mr Gibbs said: 'In the last 15 months we've lost seven of our customers to cancer.
'It just broke our hearts. We wanted to do something to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage more people to go and get checked out.'
