A bride and groom smashed two world records after inviting 130 bridesmaids and 100 ushers when they wed yesterday.
Amy Ewing and Radio DJ Alex Simmons tied the knot with 230 friends at Rudding Park in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
The couple’s marriage was a Double Guinness World Record, beating ‘Most ushers to one groom’, previously at 47, and ‘Most bridesmaids to one bride’, which had been 126.
It was first time these records have been attempted together at the same wedding and the first time they had been attempted in the UK.
Both records have been lodged and approved by The Guinness Book of World Records.
To qualify, law student Amy, 26 and groom Alex, 32, who won the £110,000 wedding in a competition, had to know all of their helpers and couldn’t just have random guests.
Amy called in favours from girlfriends all over the world and TV presenter Alex’s groomsmen included rugby players Danny Kirmond and Jamie Jones-Buchanan.
Every element of their dream day was donated by local companies – including 130 identical bridesmaid dresses worth £35,000 and suits worth £13,000.
Loved-up Amy and Alex, from Leeds, West Yorks, have four children between them from previous relationships and are expecting the first child of their own.
They met at a charity event in summer 2014 and quickly fell in love, planning to marry at the end of 2015.
