Morecambe couple's special ska wedding day
Wedding guests of Steven and Jacqui Simpson dressed in the black and white colours of the famous 2 Tone ska music label to celebrate their big day with photos by the Eric Morecambe Statue - complete with a scooter displaying a logo of 2 Tone band The Specials.
For ska music fan Steven and his new bride it was a particularly poignant occasion.
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Hide AdKnown as ‘Simmy’, the groom has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Family and friends have been rallying around to help popular Simmy, 54, enjoy his final days and fulfil some of his ambitions.
Simmy and Jacqui, nee Cryer, were married at Lancaster Registration Office on Saturday.
Days earlier Simmy enjoyed a stag day out with friends in Blackpool.
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Hide AdThe best man was Sean O’Connor, landlord at Smokey O’Connor’s pub in Morecambe where Simmy works.
Mike Jackson, who DJs and hosts karaoke at Smokeys and took the wedding photographs, said it was “a pleasure to be part of such a special day”.