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Alexandra Rucki

The couple who popped into McDonald's to eat - on the way from their wedding

These images show the moment a couple stopped for for a bite to eat in McDonald's just moments after they tied the knot.

Reuben and Hayley Szekely, of Clitheroe, felt a bit peckish while travelling between their ceremony at Kingdom Hall in Rawtenstall and wedding reception venue in Buxton.

The couple previously joked they might get a McDonald's and on a whim decided to pay the branch in Rawtenstall a visit while dressed in their full wedding gear.

Wedding photographer Paula Mottram captured the newly-weds tucking into cheeseburgers and chips while sat at a table inside the fast food restaurant.

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Reuben, 25, and Hayley, 22, completed their celebrations at The Old Hall Hotel, in Buxton, and described the day as "amazing".

The couple told the M.E.N: "It was absolutely packed, there were 50 people with their mobile phones out.

McDonald's gave the happy couple their meals for free. (PWM Photography)

"We went to the counter, all of the McDonald's staff wanted to serve us.

"They gave us free meals. We had chicken nuggets, four cheese burgers, a mango smoothie.

Reuben and Hayley Szekely, of Clitheroe, went into the restaurant in full wedding gear. (PWM Photography)

"We had joked about doing it, saying 'Imagine if we went to McDonald's'."

Hayley, who grew up in Bacup, added: "It was amazing, everyone was congratulating us. Kids were saying she looks like a princess."

Paula said: "They were really up for it. They were so lovely.

Outside the McDonald's in Rawtenstall. (PWM Photography)

"The staff gave them their food for free, they were fighting over who would serve them.

"It was great, everybody was congratulating them."

The couple at their wedding reception in Buxton. (PWM Photography)

Reuben, a revenues assistant, and Hayley, a teaching assistant, will be celebrating their honeymoon in Rome in two weeks time.

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