Emily Atack rents out personalised McDonald’s van for ‘absolutely perfect’ wedding

Emily Atack has tied the knot with her new husband Alistair Garner in an “absolutely perfect” wedding that was complete with a McDonald’s van with a personalised wedding sign.

The Rivals star, 36, shared photos from the couple’s legal ceremony on Instagram, adding that she “can’t believe we get to do all that again” at their upcoming nuptials in Spain in September.

She shared photographs of the couple walking out of a church to a crowd of friends and family celebrating them, as well as snaps of them laughing and sharing a kiss in front of a classic car.

The Inbetweeners star wrote in the caption: “Yesterday we officially got married among close family and friends. It was absolutely perfect.

Emily Atack and Alistair Garner at their legal ceremony

Instagram/Emily Atack

“I can’t believe we get to do all that again in a few weeks time. Christ, we have fun don’t we @dralistairgarner.”

In her Instagram Stories, she shared snaps taken by guests, her London-based photographer George Gottlieb and her makeup artist, Lydia Barnes.

One of the images was of Garner, a scientist, smiling during the ceremony, with the caption: “My husband [heart emoji]. More lovely pics coming through that I can’t wait to share later today of our legal ceremony over the weekend.”

She also revealed that they hired a McDonald’s van to serve McFlurries to their guests, with a personalised sign that read: “Mr and Mrs Garner.”

Atack wrote in the caption in her Stories: “We won’t be getting over this in a flurry.”

The couple hired a McDonald's van to serve McFlurries at their wedding

Instagram/Emily Atack

For her legal ceremony, Atack wore a long-sleeved gown with a plunging neckline and lace cuffs that matched her long lace veil. The dress was created by Avenue by Josephine Scott, which Atack found via Evelie bridal boutique.

The brand said that the gown, named the Juliette, was a “refined silhouette with statement sleeves and a striking keyhole back”.

“Working with Emily and Caroline [Black of Evelie] was incredibly special,” said the brand’s CEO, Josephine Parkhill.

“Juliette already has such a distinctive silhouette and together we were able to make thoughtful changes that gave the gown a very personal feel for Emily.”

Prior to dating Garner, Atack said she thought she would be “unlucky in love” for the rest of her life.

Speaking to HELLO! magazine in 2024, shortly after the birth of her son, she described Garner as “such a special person” and that they “work so perfectly together”.

“It has all happened very quickly, but I've known him for such a long time that it didn't feel like a new relationship; I feel like we've been together for about 20 years,” she said.

“He's so intelligent. He’s a scientist and works on optimizing the corrosion performance of zirconium alloys nuclear reactor cores.

“I thought I was always going to be that person who was unlucky in love, and I think once that narrative is painted, it's hard to break,” she added.

“I'm a very confident person, but I've had very low self-esteem in the past, forming bad patterns and habits. And then I got to a point where I was just like, maybe that's never going to happen for me. And then it just did.”