Children throw a surprise marriage ceremony in their garden for their parents

A couple who cancelled their dream wedding because of coronavirus tied the knot - after their two children held a surprise marriage ceremony in their garden.Kim-Marie Gerrard, 36, and partner Mark Tooth, 42, were due to get hitched on Thursday (9/4) but abandoned their plans after the lockdown.On what should have been their big day, their children, Louis, ten, and eight-year-old Ruby surprised them with a wedding in the garden of their home in Cheddleton, Staffs.Mum Kim-Marie wore her bridal dress and dad Mark donned his best suit while Louis officiated and Ruby stepped in as wedding photographer.Kim-Marie, a nursery manager, said: "They'd set the garden up with chairs when we woke up with teddies on them as guests."My little boy was dressed in his suit from top to bottom with his shiny shoes on."They'd set everything up ready to officially marry mum and dad."We were absolutely amazed.

We had no idea what they were doing until they woke us up and said 'get dressed, you're getting married today'."In Ruby's video, Louis tells the bride and groom: "Welcome to our wedding, marrying mum and dad."Covid-19, you won't stop us today."Thank you Freya for the cake and Sam for the flowers.

Now let's begin."Addressing his beaming mum, Louis asks: "Do you Kim, promise to be Mark's friend?" to which she replies: "Yes, I promise to be Mark's friend."Louis asks: "To comfort him and listen to him?" She replies: "To comfort him and listen to him, yes I do."Addressing dad Mark, a mechanic, Louis asks: "Do you Mark take Kim to be her friend.

To kiss her and cuddle her like a grizzly bear?

Dad you had better say 'I do'."A laughing Mark replies: "I do."Louis then tells him: "Good, you may now kiss the bride.

Congratulations."Recalling her big day, Kim-Marie added: "My little girl wanted to be the photographer so she had the camera and was whipping round."It was quite funny but it was nice, a really good giggle."The couple are planning on holding an official wedding ceremony later this year.

A couple who cancelled their dream wedding because of coronavirus tied the knot - after their two children held a surprise marriage ceremony in their garden.Kim-Marie Gerrard, 36, and partner Mark Tooth, 42, were due to get hitched on Thursday (9/4) but abandoned their plans after the lockdown.On what should have been their big day, their children, Louis, ten, and eight-year-old Ruby surprised them with a wedding in the garden of their home in Cheddleton, Staffs.Mum Kim-Marie wore her bridal dress and dad Mark donned his best suit while Louis officiated and Ruby stepped in as wedding photographer.Kim-Marie, a nursery manager, said: "They'd set the garden up with chairs when we woke up with teddies on them as guests."My little boy was dressed in his suit from top to bottom with his shiny shoes on."They'd set everything up ready to officially marry mum and dad."We were absolutely amazed.

We had no idea what they were doing until they woke us up and said 'get dressed, you're getting married today'."In Ruby's video, Louis tells the bride and groom: "Welcome to our wedding, marrying mum and dad."Covid-19, you won't stop us today."Thank you Freya for the cake and Sam for the flowers.

Now let's begin."Addressing his beaming mum, Louis asks: "Do you Kim, promise to be Mark's friend?" to which she replies: "Yes, I promise to be Mark's friend."Louis asks: "To comfort him and listen to him?" She replies: "To comfort him and listen to him, yes I do."Addressing dad Mark, a mechanic, Louis asks: "Do you Mark take Kim to be her friend.

To kiss her and cuddle her like a grizzly bear?

Dad you had better say 'I do'."A laughing Mark replies: "I do."Louis then tells him: "Good, you may now kiss the bride.

Congratulations."Recalling her big day, Kim-Marie added: "My little girl wanted to be the photographer so she had the camera and was whipping round."It was quite funny but it was nice, a really good giggle."The couple are planning on holding an official wedding ceremony later this year.