Icy roads meant bride faced prospect of cancelling her vintage wedding car and walking to church

Bride-to-be Alison Welsh from County Durham faced the daunting prospect of walking to the church on her wedding day after the roads around her family home became impassable due to heavy snow fall and ice.

Although 29-year-old Alison was due to tie the knot to fiancé Charlie Collins at a church half a mile away, because the roads nearby had not been gritted, they were in a treacherous condition. No vehicles had been able to get close to the house for days, this also posed another problem as other wedding related deliveries such as florists, and hairdressers would also face difficulties trying to reach the bride.

The bride had booked two exquisite vintage wedding cars for the big day. One of which was a Rolls Royce, and the other, an Austin Princess wedding car. Alison and her father had been due to travel in one, whilst the bridesmaids were scheduled to arrive in the other.

However these carefully constructed plans looked liked being thwarted by the severe weather, with Alison facing the possibility of walking to church.

The bride put out a plea in the local area for a 4×4 vehicle to get her to the church on time. The council also stepped into help after hearing of Alison’s plight and said they’d do all they could to make the roads around her home passable so as to allow the vintage wedding cars access.