Yorkshire Co-operatives trainer Julia Michelle Snowden-Mitchell, youngest daughter of Susan Evens, of Hothfield Street, Silsden, married information services consultant Karl Gundelach Samson, only son of Bjorn and Celia Samson, of Sydney, Australia, at St Stephen's Church, Steeton.

The bride wore a full-length ivory colour dress with embroidered bodice and trail, and a diamond tiara, and carried a bouquet of white lilies and rose posy. Her veil had belonged to the grandmother of her step-grandmother.

Matron of honour Joyce Taylor and bridesmaids Cathrine Elder, Joanna Mitchell (bride's sister) and Joanne Betts wore off-the-shoulder ballerina-length burgundy dresses with matching head dresses and dolly bags. They carried bouquets of white roses and small posies. Flower girl Danielle Cockburn (bride's niece) wore a bo-peep style dress and carried a flower ball.

Best man was Alban James, ushers were Jonathan Davidson, Sean Taylor, Mat Morrell and Richard Cooke, and pageboy was Luke Taylor.

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