Alexandra Mardell was frightened it was going to snow on her wedding day.
Alexandra Mardell was scared it was going to snow on her wedding day
The former ‘Coronation Street’ star tied the knot with her fiancee Joe Parker in Bolton Abbey in Skipton “luckily” on a clear day despite weather concerns the rest of the week.
The 29-year-old actress told OK! Magazine: "It was gorgeous – the scenery was stunning.
“The weather was great, considering it was snowing a few days before. We’d booked the wedding date two years prior because that weekend had been a heatwave for the past two years. And then on the week of our wedding, it was snowing! I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, what are we going to do?’ But luckily it was dry!”
'The Family Pile' star also spoke about how she and her husband were determined to keep the big day “private” by banning smartphones from the service.
She said: “We just wanted it to be private for friends and family. We asked politely for people not to use phones during the ceremony and to keep any pictures offline. Everyone said that they really enjoyed being present. It was just about us all being there on the day and it was lovely.
“There’s always that one auntie that tells everyone or posts it all over Facebook because they’re excited, but we just asked everyone to pass the word around and that if they didn’t mind, to wait until we’d posted pictures. Everyone has stood by that – and now we’re so excited to share them!”
The couple agreed to walk down the aisle during the covid lockdown in April 2021.
At the time, Alexandra wrote on Instagram: "Love locked down!!
"1000000 times yes! You make me so happy, my face hurts! Love you ridiculously. Future Mrs Parker."
Joe wrote: "Went into lockdown with a girlfriend, came out with a fiancée.
"What a lucky man I am. Can't wait to marry you @alexandramardell I love you."
Alex detailed her surprise at her man getting down at one knee as she gave an insight into what happened.
She told OK! magazine: "We’d finished dinner and were dancing to some Italian music. We started talking about how we’ve been really lucky in lockdown to have had such a nice time together when Joe disappeared.
"When he came back he told me to leave the pans and asked me to dance again. Next thing I know he was down on one knee."