DAVID Myles made sure his wedding was a legendary day -- by turning up dressed as a medieval knight.

A small corner of Padiham was transformed into an Arthurian courtyard for the Hyndburn councillor's marriage to Kim Hunt.

David, 36, and his bride to be, who turned up at the altar dressed as a maiden, asked guests at the wedding to dress in a medieval theme.

Jesters, monks, knights, wizards, maidens and wenches descended on the Unitarian Church in Church Street, turning it into a scene from Alfred Lord Tennyson's legendary poem, The Lady of Shalott.

Explaining their decision to create their very own Camelot, Kim said: "We both thought of the idea. We just wanted everyone to have a good time and to get involved in the ceremony."

For a man criticised for his apparel in the council chamber, David was resplendent in a suit of armour.

The Clayton-le-Moors councillor rode on a majestic white steed to join his bride at the church.

Guests at the court of Kim and David included his fellow councillor Tim O'Kane. Dressed as a Burgher, Coun O'Kane entered into the spirit in typical fashion.

Coun O'Kane said: "David chose the theme and I'm supporting him." The bridegroom's father, Dennis Myles, 65, chose to dress as Merlin, King Arthur's court sorcerer.

Dennis, of Coronation Road, Brierfield, said: "I was meant to be coming as a king, but ended up as Merlin because the other outfit didn't fit me."

Overseeing the proceedings was the officiating Minister Tony McNeile.

Although in the past Mr McNeile has taken charge of ceremonies in a forest and one where the bride arrived in Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang mode, he had never seen anything like the happy couple's creation.

He said: "The wedding in the Forest of Bowland was unusual, but this beats it."

The bride's mother, Jacki Hunt, had to be pushed into the church in a wheelchair after she broke her foot on Friday (the 13th).

"It was brilliant, just how a wedding should be," she said.

After the ceremony, Coun Myles struggled to plant a kiss through his visor on his new bride.

Coun Myles said: "Everyone's made it a great day."

After a feast in the former school rooms behind the church, revellers continued partying into the small hours, quaffing flagons of ale at the Albion, in Whalley Road, Clayton-le-Moors

After a honeymoon on the Greek Island of Kos the couple will return to their own Clayton-le-Moors castle.