Groom turns up to his Staffordshire wedding in a LORRY
A happy couple marked their big day in unique style after the groom arrived in one of the most powerful trucks on the road.
Matthew Yates and Samantha Bracknall tied the knot at St James The Great Church in Norton Canes today in a ceremony attended by friends and family.
While Samantha, 29, took a traditional approach and arrived in a white Austin Princess Vanden Plas limousine from Platinum Wedding Cars in Hednesford, her husband made his own eye catching entrance after being dropped off in a Scania V8 R730 donned a personalised 'MAT 1' licence plate.
The ride in the truck, which has a specialist paint job paying tribute to notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, was a gift from Mick Aldridge, a friend of the couple.
After a tight squeeze down the narrow cul de sac which houses the church, the happy couple pledged their love to one another in a ceremony led by Father Neil Hibbins.
Speaking before the ceremony Matthew, 23, who works in logistics, said: "I am feeling nervous but really excited.
"We have been together for three years now and have been looking forward to it for a while.
"It was definitely a fun experience being dropped off in the truck, there was a lot of looks and a lot of photos being taken but I dont mind, its my wedding day so I think I am allowed to do something a bit special."
The bride and groom will now go on a week long honeymoon in Rome.
Friend of the couple Mick Aldridge, who owns the van as part of his work for his company Mick Aldridge Transport, said: "They are a lovely couple and I am glad that I can contribute to their day.
"I work close to Matthew and we get on well and I know he loves his big, fast trucks.
"I did the same thing for my son's wedding and I think it is great, more people should try it, you make a great entrance."
