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Megan Baynes PA & Brett Gibbons

Bride plans to wear her wedding dress for a year to get 'maximum value for money'

A bride pledges to wear her wedding dress for a year on a series of adventures to get "maximum value for money."

Dawn Winfield-Hunt, from Ryde on the Isle of Wight, who went paddle boarding in the garment, said she loves her dress and didn't want to just wear it for one day.

The 54-year-old explained: "The day after my wedding I had friends round for a barbecue and I was cooking while wearing the dress.

"The next day I went paddle boarding, and I've also worn it to Tesco."

Dawn plans to wear the dress on a series of adventures ((Image: Dawn Winfield-Hunt/PA Wire))

She said she plans to document the adventures of her dress on Facebook, although she admitted it was "starting to smell" after falling in the sea, so she was planning to give it a bath.

She said: "The dress got wrapped around my ankles as I was getting off the board. But it was in the shallows so I was fine."

Mrs Winfield-Hunt originally planned to spend the week after her wedding wearing the dress, but has now extended it to a year.

Undated handout photo issued by Dawn Winfield-Hunt of her paddleboarding in her wedding dress. The 54-year-old from the Isle of Wight decided that she loved her dress and didn't want to just wear it for one day. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday August 9, 2019. See PA story SOCIAL Wedding. Photo credit should read: Dawn Winfield-Hunt/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. ((Image: Dawn Winfield-Hunt/PA Wire))

Outings for the dress could include multiple festivals, as well as more adventurous activities, such as caving or rock climbing.

Dawn married husband Steve, 57, last Saturday at Quay Arts in Newport.

Her beloved dog, Bernard von Licktonstein, was part of the ceremony, surprising guests when he appeared as ring bearer.

The cockapoo was walked down the aisle by their dog walker, who had been in on the surprise.

Dawn told PA: "Bernard goes everywhere with us, he had to be involved."

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