Michelle Keegan kept Mark Wright and wedding guests waiting for 30 minutes as they prepared to say vows in £1million ceremony

 
Wedding vows: Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan (Picture: Getty)
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Rachel Blundy24 May 2015
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Michelle Keegan kept her new husband Mark Wright and their wedding guests waiting for 30 minutes today as the celebrity couple prepared to say 'I do' at a star-studded £1million ceremony in Suffolk, it has been reported.

The former Coronation Street actress finally wed The Only Way Is Essex star today as the pair made their vows at St Mary's Church, in Bury St Edmunds.

Photographs of the bride and groom at the ceremony were banned as part of a huge magazine deal, but fans and photographers were permitted to take pictures of celebrity guests arriving at the event.

Coronation Street stars Brooke Vincent and Antony Cotton were among those on the guest list, along with Towie cast members James Argent and Lydia Bright.

Close friends: Towie stars Lydia Bright and James Argent attended the ceremony (Picture: PA)

Wright's sisters Jessica and Natalya, Keegan's stepsister Nichola, her cousins Gemma, Katy and Lauren, and her best friend Becky Hatch were reported to be the couple's bridesmaids.

Groom-to-be Wright hinted that he had not managed to get in an early night ahead of the wedding when he tweeted about his plans to watch a boxing match.

Guests: Brooke Vincent and Anthony Cotton (Picture: PA)
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On Friday he tweeted: "Up late the night before a v big day for me. It's going to be worth it though. This Saturday @SkySportsBoxing come on the boy !! £champ."

Keegan was spotted making last-minute preparations in Manchester, where she showed off what looked like a fresh tan while shopping, and later joined Wright and her father for lunch.

Kept waiting: actor Kelvin Fletcher with partner Liz Marsland (Picture: PA)

The couple have been celebrating their upcoming nuptials in recent weeks with a string of hen and stag dos, which saw Keegan, 27, take a group of friends away to Dubai where her fiance proposed to her, while Wright, 28, and his pals hit Las Vegas for their party.

Special day: the car carrying Michelle Keegan (Picture: PA)

Keegan and Wright announced their engagement in September 2013, nine months after they started dating.

Keegan had previously been engaged to The Wanted singer Max George, while Wright had planned to marry his former Towie co-star Lauren Goodger.

Additional reporting by the Press Association

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