A LUCKY couple received an early wedding present when they were presented with prizes worth more than £1,000.

Weston mayor David Hitchins and mayoress Carol Hitchins picked the winners’ names at a grand competition draw at So Gorgeous Bridal Boutique in Worle High Street.

Shutter Bliss Photography, along with the boutique, offered entrants the chance to win wedding photography and attire up to the value of £1,100.Several brides turned up to watch the draw with fingers crossed that their names would come out of the hat. The winners were Marie Stephenson and Andrew Garnham of Bridgwater who are getting married at Pawlett Church with a reception to follow at the Batch Country House in November.

They have won the silver photography package from Shutter Bliss Photography worth £649 and Marie has won her beautiful wedding dress and veil that she chose from So Gorgeous Bridal Boutique.