Son Mark says Sandra is his best pal

home in Lanark. They met through a shared involvement with local junior football team Lanark United, with Mark on the club committee and Kathryn, 33, the team’s physiotherapist.

Romance blossomed after Mark plucked up the courage to ask Kathryn out to the cinema after knowing her for several years.

Kathryn was as surprised as Sandra when Mark told her what he was planning but agreed it was the perfect choice. “When I was a student I worked as a waitress at plenty of weddings but I had never seen anything like this,” she said.

“He’s always had a great relationship with his mum and I couldn’t ask for anyone better, plus I knew that at least his tie would be straight.

“It’s important when planning a wedding to have it the way you want and our day was perfect, I wouldn’t change anything.”

Natasha Radmehr, editor of the Scottish Wedding Directory, said plenty of couples are making tweaks to the traditional wedding service these days.

“Couples nowadays are much more comfortable with breaking with tradition to make their wedding unique and personal to them,” she said.

“I’ve seen everything from bridesmen instead of bridesmaids to flower dogs in place of flower girls. It’s your day, so why not do things your way?”