'We cried at everything!' EastEnders star Luisa Bradshaw-White gushes about emotional wedding to Annette Yeo as the newlyweds show off their stunning dresses
She's been in a relationship with her long-term love for 16 years.
But last month EastEnders actress Luisa Bradshaw-White - who plays Tina Carter on the BBC One soap - finally tied the knot with her partner Annette Yeo.
The happy couple have opened up about their blissful day in a new interview with OK! Magazine, as they show off their individual style in their beautiful wedding dresses.
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Just married! EastEnders actress Luisa Bradshaw-White - who plays Tina Carter on the BBC One soap - tied the knot with her partner Annette Yeo last month, opening up about the emotional day in OK! Magazine
The 40-year-old actress has been in a civil partnership with Annette for nine years, but in July the couple held a big white wedding, after same sex marriage was made legal in Britain last March.
Luisa chose a 1950s style dress for her big day, held at the same registry office they celebrated their civil ceremony at in 2006.
The soap star looked gorgeous in the full-skirted number paired with red satin heels to coordinate with the dress' sash.
So cute: Luisa announced the news on Twitter alongside a photograph of a sign which reads, 'Happily ever after starts here', followed by an arrow
Her bride meanwhile chose a more traditional floor-length gown with a sparkling belt.
The couple revealed that they walked down the aisle with their two adopted daughters aged 12 and 13, who acted as bridesmaids.
‘We walked down the aisle holding hands and our girls, who were our bridesmaids, walked behind us holding hands,' Luisa told OK! ‘To walk down the aisle with our girls was so beautiful. We’ve been saying for ages that we’re getting married – as in all of us.’
They do: Luisa and her long-term partner, who share two adopted daughters, have been in a relationship for 16 years and held a civil ceremony in 2006
Read the full story in this week's OK! Magazine - out now
Luisa added that she and her wife were emotional all day, confessing ‘we cried at everything! We’ve been through so much and some difficult times, so it feels really beautiful to do it now. I was so emotional when I said the vows because I meant every word.’
Annette added that the day had added significance as they felt 'blessed' to be able to get married like any heterosexual couple and share the same rights. ‘We’ve never demanded that as a couple, but I feel really blessed that we live in a country where we can have that,' she said.
Luisa first announced the wedding news on Twitter last month alongside a photograph of a sign which read:
'Happily ever after starts here', followed by an arrow
She wrote: 'OMG we did it!!! We r officially WIFE & WIFE!!! @YeoAnnette I'm so excited 2 b spending the rest of my life w u (sic).'
Annette also took to social media to speak of her excitement at becoming a married woman.
She wrote: '@BLuisaW thank u for making an honest woman of me at last! it was worth the wait! (sic)'
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