Couple opts for Shrek wedding

A couple dressed as Shrek and Princess Fiona for their wedding day.

A couple dressed as Shrek and Princess Fiona for their wedding day.

Keith Green (44) and Christine England (40) spent three hours in make-up to walk down the aisle looking like the cartoon characters from the hit animated films.

fairy tale: Keith Green and Christine England spent three hours in make-up to look like Shrek and Princess Fiona

Green and his bride were covered in green paint and full costume and wigs and married in front of 100 guests also dressed as characters from the film, including the Donkey and the Gingerbread Man.

England, a nurse, said, "Every girl wants a fairytale wedding and I got one with a bit of a twist. It was a real laugh.

"The idea just came to me. I knew what we would go as them because Keith looks just like Shrek. It was funny because when we said our vows Keith had these green ears sprouting from the top of his head.

"I tried to convince my teenage son to dress up as the Donkey, but he wasn't having any of it."

Green, a builder, added, "It was a very strange experience to say the least, but a thoroughly enjoyable one. We love the films and my wife tells me I resemble Shrek."