Married at Woodhouse Grove Church, Apperley Bridge, were Stewart Owen and Linda Carol Mary Sweeting.

Stewart, a photographic printer, is the younger son of Lawrence and Sheila Owen, of Airedale Mount, Sandbeds.

Linda, a teacher at Woodhouse Grove School, is the daughter of Desmond and Heather Sweeting from Harrogate.

The bride wore a cream silk dress with an antique lace bodice, an embroidered gold-edged veil and a cream rose head-dress.

She carried a bouquet of champagne and vanilla roses with lilies.

Bridesmaids Dawn Pratt and Layanne Owen (bridegroom's niece) wore dresses of gold and cream, and carried hand-tied posies of cream roses.

Best man was Michael Riley and groomsmen were Stephen Owen (bridegroom's brother), Stephen Owen (bridegroom's nephew), Paul and Michael Sweeting (bride's brothers) and Tim Yarrow.

Photo: Gordon Hodgson

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