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A skiing-obsessed bride took her entire wedding party to the top of a 2,600-metre snowy mountain to say 'I do' - before racing the 4km back down in her dress.
Laura Norcott, from Mere, in Cheshire, has skied since she was a tot and began teaching her now husband Robert Norcott, 34, just three months into their relationship.
They've been taking to the slopes regularly ever since, so when Robert popped the question on the edge of the mountain in Les Arcs in France in March 2023, Laura quickly began planning her ski-themed wedding day.
The 31-year-old said she had always thought about getting married at the top of a snowy mountain but had only ever seen traditional Austrian weddings do this.
So Laura, Robert and 32 wedding guests jetted off on to Hohe Mut Alm - a mountain hut in Obergurgl, Austria, for a week in the snow.
Laura Norcott, from Mere, in Cheshire, took her entire wedding party to the top of a 2,600-metre snowy mountain to say 'I do' - before racing the 4km back down in her dress
After hosting their hen and stag dos on the holiday, the loved-up couple said 'I do' looking over the mountains 2,600 metres up in the air on 14 March.
The equine physiotherapist then skied down the 2.5 miles red and blue run in her wedding dress with Robert while sporting her veil and holding her bouquet.
Incredible footage showed the piste-lovers racing down the icy slope with their wedding guests. Meanwhile another clip showed the newlyweds holding hands as they glided across the snow.
Laura said zooming down the run in her wedding dress was 'surreal' and a special moment for the couple.
Laura said: 'I've skied since I was really young. My grandpa got us all into skiing so my family all ski.
'We've been to places where we got married on family holidays quite a few times and seen people there getting married but they were normally traditional Austrian weddings.
'Me and my husband met just over six years ago and I dragged him on a skiing holiday three months later.
'This was the first time he had ever skied. He loves the outdoors though and he's fearless so he picked it up straight away.
Laura (right) has skied since she was a tot so began teaching her now husband Robert Norcott, 34, (left) just three months into their relationship - taking to the slopes regularly ever since
Laura, Robert and 32 wedding guests jetted off on to Hohe Mut Alm - a mountain hut in Obergurgl, Austria, for a week in the snow
The loved-up couple said 'I do' looking over the mountains 2,600 metres up in the air on 14 March
'We have skied every season since together with friends and family and proposed to me last year on our ski trip with two of our friends on a mountain. The proposal was a total surprise.
'We're not very traditional and we joked about the only way we would get married was on a ski mountain and after we got engaged we wanted to see if this was possible.
'The place we got married is a place in Austria called Hohe Mut Alm. It's a mountain restaurant at the top of a gondola and it's 2,600m and is the top of a ski run.
'We got married in their museum room which has an amazing picture window looking out into the mountains. It was pretty special.
'We then had speeches and photos up there and a meal on the covered terrace and then we all skied down afterwards. The ski run was a red into a blue and was about four or five kilometres down.'
Laura said 12 of her guests skied down the mountain with her and Robert while the 'non-skiers' travelled down the slope in a Piste Basher, which is a snow vehicle.
She said her dress had a long train but luckily she was able to make it to the bottom of the slope without ripping it.
Laura said her dress had a long train but luckily she was able to make it to the bottom of the slope without ripping it
The couple got married in Austria in a place called Hohe Mut Alm, which is a mountain restaurant at the top of a gondola
The equine physiotherapist then skied down the 2.5 miles red and blue run in her wedding dress with Robert while sporting her veil and holding her bouquet
Laura said 12 of her guests skied down the mountain with her and Robert while the 'non-skiers' travelled down the slope in a Piste Basher, which is a snow vehicle
Laura posed for a snap with her two bridesmaids Megan and Sarah at the top of the snowy mountain
Robert said he never imagined himself getting married on the slopes but said he loved every part of his wedding day
The bride posed with her bridesmaids Megan and Sarah on the morning of her wedding day
For their honeymoon the pair, who met on Boxing Day 2017, are heading to Canada in July for the Calgary Stampede and hope to explore the Rocky Mountains too
Laura said: 'I wasn't sure what it would be like [skiing in a wedding dress] as my dress has a long train on it.
'I had no idea how I was going to ski in it but it was fine. I felt it catch a couple of times on the back of my skis but luckily it didn't rip.
'It was great fun skiing down. I just forgot what I was wearing and just enjoyed the moment.
'I set off with my poles and my bouquet and then got rid of my poles and just held my bouquet in the end.
'The guests that couldn't ski came down the mountain in a Piste Basher which is a big machine that grooms the slopes and makes the flat and level to ski on. It was all surreal.'
For their honeymoon the pair, who met on Boxing Day 2017, are heading to Canada in July for the Calgary Stampede and hope to explore the Rocky Mountains too.
Robert said he never imagined himself getting married on the slopes but said he loved every part of his wedding day.
Robert said: 'It was pretty surreal and cool to get married on a ski mountain. I never thought I'd be getting married on the slopes. Skiing down the mountain was probably the best bit for me as it was just a laugh.'
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