Kate Cunningham, from Sefton, Merseyside, changed her surname to Elder when she and the elder tree tied the knot at Rimrose Valley Country Park, and admits her 15-year-old son is "a little" embarrassed.

“It’s something which has made me feel a bit more confident about myself. I don’t care about what anyone else says."

“Marrying the tree has given me a new purpose."

“I’ve changed my name to Elder. So even that gives me a whole new feeling. It fits in with married life as well, I feel like a changed person.”