It was a case of for better or for Wurzel at the weekend when one north-east couple celebrated tying the knot by riding off atop a massive combine harvester.
Brian Penny and Amanda Carnie stopped the traffic when they left their wedding ceremony in style on Saturday afternoon.
The pair, from Cruden Bay, were carried off on the business end of a bridal carriage with a difference, which had been lovingly adorned with ribbons and bows by family and friends.
The Claas Lexicon 760 was even kitted out with a special plate in its cab, which read simply: “Just Wed.”
Echoing The Wurzels’ 1970s chart-topper, I’ve Got a Brand New Combine Harvester (And I’ll Give You the Key), it is believed to be one of the first times such a machine has been used as part of wedding ceremony in Scotland.
But for bride Amanda, a 23-year-old singing teacher, it wasn’t exactly her first choice.
Her new husband, who works for tractor and combine manufacturers Sellars, explained: “I’ve been with the company for about 14 years now, but selling for about two.
“This combine harvester is significant to me, because it was the first one I ever sold.”
He said: “We know the people we sold it to and have always kept in touch. When they heard I was getting married, they offered to lend it to me for the ceremony. I though it was a great idea.”
Mr Penny, 30, said: “When I mentioned it to Amanda, she wasn’t for it at first.
“But about a month later, after she’d had a chance to think about it, she came round to the idea. She said it just summed me up to a tee.”
The couple, who have been planning their big day for about 10 months, were married at Cruden Parish Church in glorious sunshine.
They posed for photos on the front of the combine, before setting off for their reception at St Combs’ Tufted Duck Hotel.
Mr Penny said: “We’ve heard about tractors being used in weddings and that seems to be getting more and more common. We thought a combine was definitely more unusual.”