Some brides to got a chance to get some ideas to plan their dream wedding in the Heartland.

Tailormade Events, Hy-Vee, Jackson Stables, and Teresa's Bridal Boutique teamed up for the 5th Annual NEMO Bridal Expo at The Crossing in Kirksville Sunday afternoon.

The expo showcased all the local businesses in the wedding industry from bridal dresses, photography, cakes, and catering.

Organizers do this every year to help relieve some stress on planning that special day.

"We do this annual event because we do want to make sure those brides and their family members know that they can have the wedding of their dreams here in northeast Missouri. We can provide everything for you here. All the local talent and the creativity is right here to have the wedding of your dreams," said Event Coordinator Donna Brown.

There were also free food samples and a bridal dress fashion show for all the brides to be to enjoy.

Emmerdale's Lucy Pargeter has revealed the Emmerdale costume designer almost refused to make Chastity Dingle's wedding dress - because it was so ugly.

Lucy's character Chas is set to marry Dan Spencer in an hour-long live episode next month to celebrate the ITV1 soap's 40th anniversary, and the soap star helped costume designer Anita Massarella create the dress for the big day.

Lucy revealed: "Anita does all of our wedding dresses at Emmerdale - she's just based literally up the road and is the most amazing seamstress. When we came up for the concept for the dress, she was extremely gutted, very disappointed and she almost refused to make it because it's so horrendous.

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"She really went to town on Sammy's [Winward] wedding dress though, so she had the nice as well as the awful. I had the most amazing dress by her though when I was getting married to Carl, so I've had the nice frock, this one had to be practical and more in character."

Liam Fox, who plays Dan, confessed: "I thought it looked glamorous, but that says a lot about me!"