They met online 7 years ago and tied the knot at the Dalmeny Hotel in St Anne’s. They are both 40 and Leanne is a nursery manager and Alan works in payroll.
Their wonderful day had everything they wished for, surrounded by their favourite people.
The day went perfectly but the most special moment turned into sadness. Leanne’s aunt Anne McCormack had always wanted to see her neice marry. And she did just that before sadly passing away in the early hours of the following morning.
Leanne said: “I was extremely close to my aunt, she always wanted to watch me marry and be happy. She had a heart attack early hours after the wedding, a day we know that she would have done anything to see. We believe she waited for that day to pass. She was like my second mum and my children called her grandma.
Following the ceremony, guests enjoyed a wedding breakfast with a saxophonist, magician and a giant Scalextric for car fan, Alan. They cut a four tier, stunning wedding cake made by the Lytham Cake Company and their first dance was to Tom Grennan and Ella Henderson’s Let’s Go Home Together. All photos courtesy of Robert Charnock True Love Optics See inside their incredible day...
7. Alan Varley and Leanne Burgess
Leanne with her bridesmaids Laetitia, Christina and Michelle | Robert Charnock True Love Optics
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Alan with sons Jack (20) Oliver (17) Joe (15) and Louis (14) | Robert Charnock True Love Optics
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As well as the traditional speeches, the couple's boys all spoke in turn at the wedding breakfast and had every single person in there crying | Rovert Charnock, True Love Optics
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Guests enjoying the speeches. Family and friends were also entertained by We had a magician mind reader Chris Hurst. "He was amazing, a guest in particular is a 'non-believer' and Chris was excited about this, targeted Jake, and Jake was left mesmerised!" | Robert Charnock True Love Optics
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One special moment for Leanne was seeing the boys cry at the wedding. She said it showed how genuinely happy they were for their mum and the man they call dad. They are pictured here with little sister Anna Rae (4) | Robert Charnock True Love Optics
12. Alan Varley and Leanne Burgess
“We had the most special day, with all our favourite people around us. It goes so fast but every second was a memory made”. | Robert Charnock True Love Optics