LOVE will be in the Chorley air when romantic couple David Schofield and Susan Gough get married this Saturday - Valentine's Day.

The sweethearts are getting hitched at Park Hall Hotel, Charnock Richard - 11 years to the very day they first got together.

Former professional musician David, aged 43, and business co-ordinator Susan, 32, thought it only right they became man and wife on such a special day.

"It is the actual anniversary of when we met. We have been together for 11 years now," said David, who is presently unemployed but spent an earlier part of his life on guitar and lead vocals with his band in the London area.

He explained: "Susan used to come along and watch, so we knew each other for a few years before we got together.

"On Valentine's Day we were playing at the opening night of a certain venue and it just happened."

The loving pair will have a small wedding ceremony with around 30 invited guests, but coachloads of family and friends will travel up from various parts of the country for an evening celebration.

"We spent three or four months just driving round looking for somewhere that took our fancy for the wedding. It is such a lovely scenic setting," said David, of Aintree, who promised this time he will be enjoying the music entirely from the dance floor.

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