Shear joy! Newlyweds tie the knot among a flock of sheep

Klaas and Paula Sassen's wedding reception astatine Yew Tree Farm successful Coniston, Cumbria (Image: Jo McGrath / Yew Tree Farm)

Paula Sassen met hubby Klaas erstwhile she bought a bottle-fed lamb from him and the mates deed it disconnected instantly.

They bonded implicit their emotion of Herdwick sheep, which is autochthonal to the Lake District.

The couple, successful their forties, hoped to wed astatine Yew Tree Farm successful Coniston, Cumbria, which was owned by Beatrix Potter and is known for breeding the breed of sheep.

But arsenic they didn't person capable clip to put the indispensable paperwork, they tied the knot astatine a registry bureau successful adjacent Kendal.

And they had their wedding reception astatine the workplace connected August 7, surrounded by the adorable sheep, sipping champagne and posing for photos.

Klaas and Paula Sassen's wedding reception astatine Yew Tree Farm successful Coniston, Cumbria (Image: Jo McGrath / Yew Tree Farm/ SWNS)

Paula, of Ouddorp successful the Netherlands, said: "Yew Tree Farm was the cleanable spot for america to observe our wedding.

"The history, the sheep, and the breathtaking scenery made everything consciousness truthful meaningful and magical.

"A existent item of our time was sipping champagne surrounded by the precise sheep that had brought america together."

Paula, a teacher, and Klaas, an engineer, present anticipation to instrumentality to the Lake District successful the aboriginal to observe their anniversary.

Klaas and Paula Sassen's wedding reception astatine Yew Tree Farm successful Coniston, Cumbria (Image: Jo McGrath / Yew Tree Farm/ SWNS)

Klaas, an engineer, said: "Our time was perfectly cleanable - conscionable us, surrounded by the Herdwicks we love, astatine a spot with truthful overmuch meaning.

"The full acquisition felt similar a imagination travel true, and we couldn’t person asked for a much memorable mode to commencement our joined life."

Jo McGrath, who runs Yew Tree Farm with hubby Jon Watson, said Paula and Klass' wedding time was "really exciting."

She said: "It was a truly breathtaking time and the upwind was connected our broadside too.

"We were delighted to assistance Paula and Klaas observe with their 2 guests, who enjoyed an day beverage and a champagne toast successful the tract with our fantastic sheep."