The pair became only the second couple in Britain to get married 'wing-walking' when they took the skies during yesterday's ceremony.

This bizarre sport, also known as aerosuperbatics, involves performing various stunts on the wings of a 1940s biplane.

Most wingwalkers are clad in aerodynamic lycra leotards. Darren and Katie, however, opted for the full suit, tie and wedding dress along with two pairs of goggles.

The ceremony took place above Rencomb airfield, in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, as 50 close family members and friends watched from the airstrip and heard their vows over sets of speakers.

The lovebirds and the vicar George Bigham each had their own plane. The vicar flew ahead of the bride and groom who flew side by side on identical biplanes.

Darren, a fitness instructor at Parr Leisure Centre, said: "We're an adventurous couple and we love doing crazy things. We have been sand-boarding, jungle-trekking, dune-buggying and sky-diving.

"I proposed to her with a ring made out of coconut deep in the Brazilian rain forest. I needed to top my wedding proposal and this seemed to definitely beat it."

Their marriage must be heard in a licenced venue so they confirmed their vows in a local registry office first before taking to the skies.

Darren, from Haydock, said: "We decided to do this because we saw an advert in the paper, we entered the competition and won. The wingwalkers, Team Guinot, have footed the bill for the entire event. It was pretty amazing."

Katie Hodgson, 23, from Leyland, and Darren, 24, first met while backpacking around Australia in 2006. She was on a round the world trip and he had flown out to see a friend from university.

They now live together on Melvin Grove, Leyland.
Their next big trip will be their honeymoon in nine days time. They are flying out to Tanzania for a 15-day safari which will see them trekking through Zanzibar.