The newlyweds have their first dance outside of Iceland at Williamson Square

A couple enjoyed the ‘perfect’ moment after tying the knot in Liverpool.

Ray Pendleton, from Formby, and his new wife Vicky, originally from Mold, North Wales, has some musicians in the town to thank for giving them a unique first dance they never thought they’d have. A friend took out his phone to capture the beautiful moment a crowd gathered to watch Ray and Vicky dance to The Stereophonics hit ‘Dakota’ outside the Iceland store near Williamson Square.

Ray explained: “We just saw us coming and (the road grocers) couldn’t have been happier to create that special memory for us. The song was just perfect because we feel like we’ve found the one!”

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The couple, who have five children between them, met three years ago after striking up a conversation on Match.com. A week later they met face to face at the Cozy Club on Paradise Street and as they say, the rest is history.

They initially wanted to keep their wedding a fairly low-key affair. But, that plan soon went out the window once family and friends got involved.

Vicky said: “We were happy to have it just us, put on jeans and do it with the kids, but it soon grew when we told family and then we couldn’t leave out a few friends. there really, but it was a beautiful day.”

Ray agreed and said: “It’s the people that make these things, isn’t it? Not the money you spend or the bricks and mortar. Liverpool really did us proud that day – what a city!”

Hospitality worker Vicky, 45, said the wedding was planned months in advance, with all the usual arrangements made. But, she said the couple’s unofficial “first dance” was a total surprise. She said it was “perfect” and easily “her favorite part of the day.”

The couple tied the knot at St George’s Hall on Thursday, May 16, and started walking through the city center to their reception at the Harvey Nicholls Beauty Bazaar. People going about their day didn’t expect to see a bride walking through Liverpool city center with complete strangers congratulating the couple.

Ray joked that a few guys told him he was “punching above his weight” with Vicky. The humble 53-year-old admitted he was “a very lucky man indeed”. The wedding party continued the celebrations with a meal at San Carlo, and the bride and groom spent their first night of marriage at a hotel on Duke Street.

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