{"id":38821,"date":"2013-03-07T12:24:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T01:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/shrek-style-our-fairytale-wedding\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T04:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T17:44:04","slug":"shrek-style-our-fairytale-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/shrek-style-our-fairytale-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrek-style! Our fairytale wedding."},"content":{"rendered":" Heidi Coxshall and Paul Bellas dressed as Shrek and Princess Fiona, shortly after their fairytale wedding\n

What bride doesn’t want to look like a princess on her wedding day?<\/p>\n

Heidi Coxshall most definitely did. In fact, she wanted to look like one very specific princess, Princess Fiona from the animated movie Shrek.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>She and hubby-to-be, Paul Bellas wanted to hold the ultimate fairytale wedding, so they donned costumes and painted their faces green, before taking their vows as Shrek and Princess Fiona during their Shrek-<\/em>inspired wedding.<\/p>\n

The couple, from the tiny European island of Jersey, were inspired by their four-year-old son, Leo’s love of the Shrek<\/em> films.<\/p>\n

The groom, 42-year-old Paul, told the Daily Mail<\/a>, “Leo was watching his Shrek<\/em> DVD, which he absolutely loves, and Heidi said wouldn’t it be nice if we had a little Shrek<\/em> wedding.<\/span>
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“The message behind Shrek<\/em> is that it doesn’t matter what you look like or who you are, it’s all about true love – I thought it sounded absolutely perfect.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The bride dressed as herself for the all-important ceremony but changed into her hand-made ogre costume for the reception, a move that reflected Princess Fiona’s dilemma in the films since she turns into an ogress every night. <\/span><\/p>\n

Heidi was given away by her brother, who was dressed as another Shrek<\/em> character, Muffin Man, while the couple’s four-year-old son Leo dressed as Shrek’s best buddy, Donkey. <\/span><\/p>\n

“All the guests embraced the idea and thoroughly enjoyed themselves – there were times when we fell about laughing,” said Paul. <\/span><\/p>\n

Among the guests was Snow White, Cinderella, Robin Hood and Minnie Mouse.<\/p>\n

Shrek out the photos below. Ehem.<\/p>\n

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