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These football-mad newlyweds had some unexpected guests drop in on their special day.

Rikki and Emma Donaldson were celebrating their marriage with family and friends at St James’ Park when Newcastle boss Steve McLaren officially unveiled new signing Georginio Wijnaldum.

And the gobsmacked pair decided to greet their surprise guests and pose for pictures on the pitch in front of the waiting media.

Toon-mad Emma, 30, from Walker, Newcastle, said meeting the pair made her special day “just perfect”.

She said: “Rikki and I are both huge Newcastle fans, hence why we chose St James’ Park to get married.

“The rest of our wedding party was back in the suite and Rikki and I were taken pitch-side to have our wedding photos done.

(Image: Dave Charlton)

“When we were there, we got wind Steve McLaren was going to be unveiling Newcastle’s new signing - we couldn’t believe it!

“The next thing we knew, Steve came out with the new player. We got talking to them both and they were actually really good banter!

“They were both really nice and they we’re more than happy for our wedding photographer to take a few pictures.

“I was talking to the new signing as I used to live in Holland, so, we were talking about that.

“He was really nice and friendly. We invited him up to the wedding celebrations in the suite but he couldn’t come as he had a plane to catch.”

Rikki, 30, and Emma tied the knot in the ground’s Magpie Suite in front of their son Archie, two, Rikki’s son Dylan and their family and friends.

The pair regularly go to watch matches at St James’ Park and meeting McLaren and Wijnaldum made their day even more special.

Emma added: “When we went back up, everyone was so jealous that we’d met McLaren and the new guy.

“I mean, what are the chances of that happening? Meeting the new manager and the new signing. It’s just amazing. There was a picture of us with them on Twitter and a lot of people have seen it - my phone has been going mental!

“I’m still in shock - our day really couldn’t have been any more perfect.”