HAIRS AND GRACES - ‘WE WERE PLANNING A PARTY AND THOUGHT LET'S GET MARRIED AS WELL!'

THE STARS JOIN HAIRDRESSER NICKY CLARKE AS HE WEDS KELLY SIMPKIN IN AN INTIMATE GATHERING THAT DOUBLED AS HER TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

- DAWN EMERY

Celebrity hairdresser Nicky Clarke and his partner Kelly Simpkin had a double celebration when they combined her 40th birthday party with their wedding – with the nuptials very much second on the agenda!

“We had talked about my birthday and how we wanted a celebration with friends after lockdown,” Kelly revealed. “Then we said, ‘Why don’t we get married as well?’.”

Their party plans turned into a magical wedding day with a beautiful ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall, where stars including Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Jude Law have previously tied the knot.

The couple, who have been together for 14 years, put their unique twist on every aspect of the day, even arriving together after getting ready at their London home.

Kelly looked ethereal in a floor-length bridal gown she’d designed herself. “She looked stunning,” gushed Nicky, 63, who had styled his bride’s hair before the ceremony.

Kelly carried a bouquet of roses, chrysanthemums, eucalyptus, olive, oats, amaranthus and celosia, which she had picked from New Covent Flower Market and the couple’s garden.

The bouquet and matching headband were created by Kelly’s florist mother, Jacqueline.

Nicky, who has styled the hair of famous faces including Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Freida Pinto, and Diana, Princess of Wales, wore a black tie suit by his friend William Hunt. Fashion designer William, a guest at the wedding, also lent the couple a silver Porsche 911 Targa to travel to the town hall.