17 October 2023 , 20:00
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Ray Quinn married his stunning girlfriend Emily Fletcher in an incredible Disney castle loved by some A-List stars.
The couple wed surrounded by their closest family and friends in Cheshire’s stunning red sandstone Peckforton Castle as they said 'I do' in a stunning Champagne-themed ceremony. There was hardly a dry eye in the magnificent building as she walked down the aisle.
The pair have impeccable taste - the castle is loved by many of the Kardashian clan as well as Beyoncé. They let OK! Magazine share their special day with some amazing photos of the moment the pair made their union official during the emotion-filled nuptials.
Their daughter Summer has a special part to play in their big day (OK! Magazine / Chelsea White)
See more photos from their incredible wedding in this month's OK! Magazine (OK! Magazine)Emily, 31, took her husband-to-be’s breath away as she approached him arm-in-arm with her dad Simon, accompanied by Coldplay’s A Sky Full Of Stars on piano. As the 35-year-old locked eyes with his bride he burst into tears as he later admitted all the excitement from the past year of planning the wedding, as well as from the big day took over.
Ray said: “All the emotion from the day, the night before and even the year we’d been planning the wedding, just hit me. I knew how Emily would’ve been feeling walking with her dad, it was overwhelming.” He certainly wasn't the only one struggling to keep their compose.
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Emily’s parents separated when she was a baby and she was brought up by Simon. “He’s like my best friend, he raised me from when I was a little girl,” she shares, “so it was very, very special that he walked me down the aisle. I saw Ray and I didn’t take my eyes off him the whole way down. I couldn’t believe I was about to marry the man of my dreams.”
Ray met Emily back in 2017 and the quickly fell in love (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Ray's dad, also called Ray, sadly passed away three years ago from cancer. Emily decided to make Ray a part of their big day by giving her new husband a tiny pin with his dad's picture on that he could wear inside his jacket. She also placed a picture of his dad on the sweetheart table during the wedding breakfast.
Dance teacher Emily met the X Factor finalist in 2017. They share one-year-old daughter Summer and are also devoted parents to Harry, 11, from Ray's previous relationship as well as Emily's son Lucian, 10. Emily has described their wedding day as a "magical fairy tale". She looked gorgeous in an ivory open-back mermaid dress. It featured delicate glittering lace, that she paired with diamante sandals, diamond pearl drop earrings and a cathedral veil.
There were many personal touches throughout the day, as bride Emily chose cream roses, spray roses, and pretty ranunculus for her bouquet. She even did her own makeup while a professional tended to her six bridesmaids. Emily chose to be surrounded by her younger sister Taylor, best friend and cousin Elsie, cousins Poppy and Eve as well as Ray's nieces Lucy and Ruby.
Their daughter Summer also attended the big day, as she wore an adorable floral dress and given a special bracelet that belonged to Emily's great-nan. After they said 'I do', Ray's friend James Cowan played Tom Walker's Just You and I on the piano. Guests fired confetti cannons to mark the celebration. “When they announced us as Mr and Mrs Quinn, I felt like I was in a dream,” Emily told the publication.
They then took a walk around the ground of the stunning castle to soak it all in. The newlyweds then returned for the reception and wedding breakfast where they enjoyed a three-course meal of roast plum and tomato soup for the starter, with slow-cooked feather blade beef as the main, topped off with a classic sticky toffee pudding and ice cream.
The couple swapped a traditional wedding cake for a 50-glass champagne tower and enjoyed their first dance to country song Millionaire by Chris Stapleton. Ray also called on friend Shane to perform his Shane Nolan Band, with huge hits playing throughout the night. However, Ray couldn't resist getting up on the stage and so serenaded his bride with The Temptations’ My Girl.
They have decided to wait until Summer is older before heading off on a honeymoon, but plan to take a short "minimoon" in the meantime. Emily added: "We’ve got all we could ever need and wish for, and that’s to be content and happy in our life, with each other and our children.”
To see all the exclusive pictures and watch video footage visit OK.co.uk or pick up a copy of OK magazine