Two Craven families were united with the wedding at Gargrave of Christopher Stuart Rider and Joanne Blackwell.

The bridegroom is the younger son of Mr and Mrs Peter Rider, of The Acres, Sutton, and is a sales and marketing manager at the Esporta Health Club in Bradford.

His bride is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Tony Blackwell, of Gargrave, and is a physiotherapy assistant at Airedale Hospital.

Given away by her father, the bride wore an ivory satin dress, with gold embroidered detail.

Chief bridesmaid was the bride's cousin Christine Blackwell, and other attendants were her sister-in-law Joanna Blackwell and nieces Bryoni and Lydia Blackwell. The older bridesmaids wore gold coloured dresses while the younger ones had ivory dresses.

Pageboy was the bride's nephew Harrison Blackwell.

Best man was the bridegroom's brother Simon Rider, groomsman was the bride's brother Brian Blackwell, and ushers were Wayne Exley and Paul Cockerill.

Photo: Kent Photography