A lesson on religious ceremonies at a County Durham primary school turned into a wedding.

Pupils and staff at Barnard Castle Preparatory School ended up recreating the full wedding, complete with pupils taking on the roles of the bride and groom, father of the bride, and chief bridesmaid.

To cap it all, there was even a reception staged after the service.

School chaplain Stephen Ridley said: "We all got dressed in our wedding day best and even posed for the obligatory wedding pictures.

"It was going to be a classroom session but we ended up with a full wedding - minus a few key phrases to keep it legal.

"We had a party and a cake and even the teachers came in their wedding best.

"We all took it very seriously and it proved an excellent way of talking about relationships and marriage."