And the bride wore PEACH: Melanie Sykes shares a kiss with new toyboy husband Jack Cockings after countryside wedding
By LOUISE SAUNDERS and SEAMUS DUFF
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Their relationship began on Twitter - raising eyebrows from those who thought it might not last.
But blushing bride Melanie Sykes and her roofer boyfriend Jack Cockings looked blissfully happy as they celebrated their union on Saturday.
The 42-year-old TV presenter and her 27-year-old groom shared a passionate kiss in the company of friends and relatives after a decadent marriage ceremony.
Newlyweds: Melanie Sykes and Jack Cockings look blissfully happy as they share a kiss after tying-the-knot on Saturday
Mel looked beautiful in a crystal studded peach dress which glistened in the afternoon sunshine outside Sherborne Castle in Dorset.
She showed off her natural beauty with her hair tied back and kept accessories restricted to a pair of giant pearls.
Husband Jack looked the perfect groom in a smart suit complete with a pink tie and rose in his top pocket.
Emotional day: Mel kept back the tears as she was overcome with joy after tying the knot with her new husband
Start celebrating! Mel takes a sip of champagne as the reception for her wedding gets underway
Emotions were running high fore the newlyweds as they exchanged vows and now begin a beautiful marriage together.
Mel was spotted wiping back a tear as she was overwhelmed with words of encouragement from her family members after the ceremony.
The wedding part is expected to run well into the night as the pair celebrate saying 'I do'.
Happy to be married: The couple were all smiles after getting hitched on Saturday
Proud new wife: The bride was beaming as she celebrated her happy day with friends and family
Happily married: The TV presenter first met her husband Jack on Twitter
Former colleagues of Mel were amongst those who attended the wedding.
Des O'Connor looked proud to be their to help his former talk-show co-host celebrate her marriage.
The 81-year-old presenter looked smart as he attended wearing a dark coloured suit for the romantic event.
Co-star support: Des O'Connor was in attendance to watch his former talk-show co-host get married
News just in: Broadcaster Eamonn Holmes was also amongst the well wishers at the ceremony
Sky News and former GMTV host Eamonn Holmes was on hand to watch the pair take their vows.
The happy couple have become husband and wife after something of an unconventional meeting and a whirlwind romance.
Wedding carriage: A classic car took the bride from the ceremony to the reception as the next stage in celebrations began
Happily married: The couple shared a joke outside their wedding reception after exchanging their vows
Love and to hold: Mel and Jack were delighted to have tied the knot and looked forward to a night of celebrations
Everyone in attendance for the romantic exchanging of rings was said to have been touched as they watched the happy pair say 'I do'.
And it is likely Mel will enjoy spending time with her hunky new husband as he will lift her over the threshold of their marital home after all the celebrations are done.
Emotional day: The bride and groom were overcome with joy as they celebrated their marriage together
Husband and wife chat: Mel and Jack got lost in conversation as they joined their guests at their wedding reception
Thanks for coming: Mel talks to her guests as she celebrates her big day
They attracted their fair share of criticism when they exchanged a series of saucy messages via Twitter during the infancy of their relationship.
As the last-minute preparations for their top-secret wedding day took hold on Saturday morning, the 26-year-old roofer was spotted arriving at his family home in Dorset as he got ready to tie the knot to the 42-year-old TV presenter.
Speculation had been rife earlier in the day that the pair would enjoy a pink-themed ceremony after Jack was seen being accompanied inside by a woman carrying a number of pastel-coloured suits.
Former co-stars: Mel and Des presented their self-named talk show from 2002-2006
Dapper Des: Mr O'Connor looked overjoyed to be part of his former colleagues big day turning out in a dark suit for the event
Evidently comfortable with the couple's somewhat unconventional choice of wedding ensemble, the twenty-something didn't appear to be displaying any pre-nuptial jitters as he welcomed friends and relatives into the grounds of his family home.
But it would seem young Jack had enjoyed a late night the previous evening, as he was sipping quietly on a can of Red Bull energy drink as he attempted to perk himself up ahead of the ceremony.
Despite their nearest and dearest seen arriving at Jack's family home in their droves, mother-of-two Melanie seemed keen to put her Twitter followers off the scent that she was tying the knot on Saturday.
Wedding bells! Melanie Sykes' toyboy fiance Jack Cockings was seen welcoming guests to his family home ahead of the couple's wedding on Saturday
Giving the game away: A woman was seen following Jack into his family home with a number of pastel pink suits
She wrote on her Twitter page: 'Doing my tax returns! I s**t you not.'
In addition to the numerous friends and family in attendance, the happy couple were joined by celebrity make-up artist Gary Cockerill, famed for his close friendship with Katie Price, who was lugging a huge bag of cosmetics into the venue.
Suggesting a big event was about to take place, he wrote on his Twitter page on Saturday morning: 'What a beautiful Day! ❤'
Late night? The 26-year-old roofer was seen clutching a can of Red Bull, suggesting he may have had a rather late night on Friday
Ready to rock: Jack didn't appear to be displaying any signs of pre-wedding jitters
Sykes and her toyboy fiancé were forced to launch an emergency hunt for a new place to marry after details of their original wedding venue were published in a local paper earlier this month.
The 42-year-old presenter had been due to tie the knot with the 27-year-old roofer in Sherborne Abbey in Dorset on May 18, but was forced to change the plans after local paper The Western Gazette published details from the wedding banns two weeks ago.
Melanie's publicist Jonathan Hackford said at the time: 'As a direct consequence of the Western Gazette's story two weeks ago, Melanie and Jack have been forced to change the venue for their wedding.'
And the groom wore pink: Jack was seen being accompanied inside by a woman carrying a number of pastel-coloured suits, suggesting the couple had opted for a pink theme for their nuptials
Safety first: The couple appeared to have employed a fairly hefty amount of security guards in anticipation of their big day
Throwing them off the scent? Melanie seemed keen to pretend to her Twitter followers that she wasn't even tying the knot on Saturday
The pair announced their engagement in August 2012 following a whirlwind three-month romance.
Melanie tweeted at the time: 'To my beautiful twitter friends just want to let you know that me & Jack @bespokespartan are engaged to be married and we are very giddy xxx.'
In 2009, Sykes was granted a quickie divorce from actor husband Daniel Caltagirone, the father of her two sons Roman, 10, and Luca, eight.
Showbiz guests! Celebrity make-up artist Gary Cockerill was among the congregation seen arriving at the Dorset venue
Nearest and dearest: Numerous friends and relatives were seen arriving at the venue throughout the day
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