A Gateshead couple decided to travel in style to their recent wedding – on the Tyne and Wear Metro! They got the idea to swap the traditional wedding car for the Metro after being inspired by a recent trend in New York where couples having been opting for the iconic Subway to get married.
Laura and Aaron Capon caught the Metro from Gateshead to Haymarket before tying the knot at Newcastle Civic Centre. And as they did they delighted fellow passengers with plenty spotting them in all their wedding finery and stopping to wish them well.
Laura said: “It was really good fun getting the Metro to our wedding. We both loved it. It is something a bit different.
“I had seen the trend over in New York where couples are swapping the more picture-perfect settings for the subway, and in some cases, they actually get married on the train. We really wanted to recreate that, but on our own Metro system here.
“I wanted the most Newcastle way possible to get married, so the Metro really had to play a part on the day.
“We opted to travel to and from the register office with just our videographer in tow. A few passengers were coming over to say congratulations, which was lovely. I even had messages from people after the wedding saying that they had seen us on the train. It really was a case of from the Metro to matrimony.”
Laura runs a social media business and documented the journey on her popular food and lifestyle channel in Instagram (@geordie.scran). The video has already got over 150,000 views!
Aaron, 34, added: “I loved getting the Metro to the wedding. It was a memorable experience.
“It was a Friday morning so there were still people on the train heading to work and university. It brought a smile to people’s faces. We were in our own little bubble that morning, but it was great that so many people came over and said we had helped to make their day.”
Lynne Dickinson, Station Delivery Manager at Nexus, said: “It was great to welcome Laura and Aaron on board on their wedding day. The new Metro trains were a perfect way to travel.
“It was a short trip from Gateshead to Haymarket, but it certainly caught the attention of other customers, who all looked thrilled. Our heartfelt congratulations to the happy couple and we wish them every health happiness for their future together as man and wife.”