Lin said that sometimes clients choose to host the wedding elsewhere when all the numbers are added up.

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Mr Cooksey, 54, and Ms Smith, 46, from Rodsley, Derbyshire, are still set to get married on Saturday, at Callow Hall in nearby Ashbourne, which offered to host the wedding and a drinks reception at short notice.

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The couple's wedding party was attended by a host of big names, including the Murdoch clan (Rupert, James and Elisabeth), the then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and future-Prime Minister David Cameron.

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It is thought Tweedy and Cole asked the owners of Highclere Castle not to dispel the rumours that they were getting married at the historic venue, which played host to Peter Andre and model Jordan's wedding last year.

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The Duchess of York has told US talk show host Oprah Winfrey that not receiving an invitation to the royal wedding was "difficult".

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