JOHN Murphy and Emily Oliver were married by the Reverend Patricia Allsopp at St Godwald’s church, Bromsgrove.

John, a plumber from Rubery, is the only son of Jack and Doreen Murphy.

Emily, a secretary from Aston Fields, is the youngest daughter of David and Gillian Oliver.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore an ivory dress and carried a bouquet of peonies and white and pink roses.

She was accompanied by Heidi and Leila-Rose Whitehouse, the bride’s cousins, Danni Harding, another cousin, and Sarah Oliver, the bride’s sister-in-law. Joshua Harding, the bride’s cousin, was a page boy.

The best man was Neil Murphy, the groom’s cousin.

The happy couple held their reception at the Stone Manor hotel, Kidderminster. For their honeymoon they enjoyed a one week Mediterranean cruise and another week in Majorca.

  • Picture by Bailey of Bromsgrove