Bride arrived in a limo...and left in a cement mixer.

THE bride arrived in a Rolls Royce - and left in a 26-tonne concrete mixer.

At least groom Colin Pearson had his truck cleaned and decked out in ribbons and flowers, before his new wife Kelly stepped in.

Colin 26, from Bryn Road, Connah's Quay, explained how the couple came to use the pounds 70,000 mixer, named "The Welsh Warrior", to drive away from the church on their special day.

"I've always loved my truck and said I would love to do it, I asked Kelly and she had no problem with it so I thought I might as well," said Colin.

Kelly, 22, is the other great love of his life - along with their five-month-old son Finley. Colin works for a family firm which runs concrete mixers under the Hanson franchise all over North and Mid Wales and the North West.

His dad Russell runs the five truck business which also includes Colin's brothers, Wayne and Jason, and mum Sandra does the paper work.

"I started a driving course when I was 18," said Colin.

"I passed my HGV test at the age of 19 which made me the youngest person in Wales to pass his test.

"I was put straight to work driving a 26 tonne concrete truck. Then nearly three years later my Dad bought my 2005 Mercedes, which I named the Welsh Warrior."

While Kelly arrived at St. Mark's Church by Rolls Royce on Saturday, and her bridesmaids arrived in a people carrier, Colin had to arrive early to reserve his spot with traffic cones.

With the wedding service over, the couple also got young Finley christened before they left the church in the mixer and rolled up to their reception at Plas Ifan in Northop.

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Colin Pearson and his new bride Kelly outside their 26-tonne concrete mixer truck after their wedding at St. Mark's Church in Connah's Quay Picture: TRASY LIVINGSTON-DAVIES