The Scottish Mail on Sunday

Oh, what a circus! Ed toasts wedding in a giant big top

- By Katie Hind

ED SHEERAN held a blessing to mark his marriage to childhood sweetheart Cherry Seaborn in a big top-style tent at a festival-themed party yesterday.

The superstar singer invited hundreds of friends to celebrate the event in sprawling Henham Park 20 miles from his Suffolk home. Among the A-list guest were James Blunt and his wife Sofia, while singer Taylor Swift and rapper Stormzy were also set to attend. None of this quartet were at Sheeran's wedding in December - Ed and Cherry, 27, wed at the singer's Suffolk estate in front of just 40 close friends and family.

For yesterday's celebratio­ns, a large red circus top was specially erected in the grounds where the annual Latitude music festival is held. Afterwards a selection of live bands and DJs were set to perform until the early hours. Ed, 28, had kept the party shrouded in secrecy , initiallyt­ellinggues­tsthat it was to behelda this Suffolkest­ate , nick named Sheer anvil le , before they were informed of the reallocati­on yesterdaya­fternoon.

Oneguestto­ldTheMailo­nSunday:‘Itwasallal­ittlemyste­rious, we didn’t know where to go untilreall­ylateon.’

Friends of the couple were tolditwasa­strictlypr­ivateaffai­randwereas­kedtoavoid­postingabo­uttheevent­onsocialme­dia.

Guestswere­ferriedint­othebashin blacked-out taxis and peoplecarr­iers while a huge team of securitygu­ards , along with alsatian dogs , we rehired by the Shape of You singer . The vehicles were guided in by pink signs that lined the A 12 around the village ofBly th burgh leading to a side entrance flankedbyt­wofestival-styleflags.Edisfamili­arwithHenh­amPark,whichis close to the seaside town ofSouthwol­d,havingprev­iouslyperf­ormedatLat­itude.

In 2015 he treated fans to threelate-night‘secret’setsonwood­landstages­atthefesti­val.

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FESTIVAL THEME: Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry and, left, the tent where the couple held their marriage blessing yesterday

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