A NEW bride from Tavistock is grinning like a Cheshire cat after her 'out of this world' wedding. Paula Smith married Ty Brennan in a wonderfully wacky Alice in Wonderland-style wedding in Tavistock Town Hall on Saturday.

A self confessed eccentric, Paula said her wedding, where she came dressed as the Queen of Hearts and married the Mad Hatter, was the best day she had ever had.

The couple were joined by 180 guests for the ceremony conducted by a humanist, and another 400 for the evening reception. A request by the couple was that everyone came in fancy dress.

Paula, 42, who suffers from a rare blood disease and is planning to undergo surgery next month, spent ten weeks making the costumes and scenery for the wedding which featured a tea party set in the afternoon and garden party set in the evening.

'Everything went swimmingly — there were no hiccups, just a few funny moments and everybody has been saying what a fantastic time they had,' said Paula.

The bride's daughters Kayleigh and Tanneth were the Cheshire cat and Alice, and her sisters, Tina Hall and Tracy Peart, were the queen's maids.

Picture by James Bird