A stranded bride who was due to be married in Bristol was rescued by police after her vehicle broke down in North Somerset.
Yasmin Lovekin and her father, Colin, were on their way to a registry office in Bristol city centre on Friday, May 6 when their white Cadillac broke down in Tickenham. Yasmin was due to marry her sweetheart Gemma, and she was rescued by officers PC Bridget Griffiths and PCSO Kate Turner, who were on patrol in Nailsea and passed the vehicle when they noticed the bride was still inside.
The car could not be repaired and so the officers drove Yasmin to the wedding venue in time for the ceremony. PC Griffiths said: “We took the route over the Clifton Suspension Bridge, at which point the bride happily informed us she had wanted to pass over the bridge on her wedding day but wasn’t able to in the Cadillac.”
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Yasmin said it will ‘definitely be a story to tell the kids’, adding: “I thought my wedding was about to be completely ruined but then Bridget and Kate turned up to save the day and I am forever grateful.”
The officers donned the police car in the ribbons and bows they’d borrowed from the broken down Cadillac as they drove Yasmin to be married, and put the blue lights on for their arrival at the venue.
PCSO Turner said: “A flash of the blue lights and a blast of the siren signalled the bride’s arrival. We took a few quick photos with the bride, removed the ribbons and returned to our duties.
“It was an absolute pleasure to be able to escort the bride and her father to her wedding. They were both lovely and it certainly was one of the nicest moments Bridget and I have had while on duty.”
And PC Griffiths added: “This is just one of the many ways we, as neighbourhood policing officers, support and aid people in our community and we wish the happy couple all the best in their future together.”
