Bride celebrates wedding with six-foot replicas of retro toys from her childhood

A bride celebrated her wedding with six-foot replicas of characters from her toy box as larger-than-life Sylvanian Families mascots joined in the party.

Natalie Eels, 32, tied the knot with groom Matthew Warburton at a stately home - and guests at the party were astonished when they were joined by characters from the iconic toy series, furry animal figurines reproducing scenes from Britain in the 1950s.

Primary school teacher Natalie treasured her Sylvanian Families collection throughout her childhood and saved the dainty animal toys to pass on to her one-year-old daughter, Phoebe.