The first pictures from Billie Faiers and Greg Shepherd Maldives wedding have been released amid claims their nuptials turned 'turned paradise into Southend'.
Blushing bride Billie, 29, looked radiant on her big day in a fishtail, lace, crystal embellished gown designed by Berta as she said 'I do' in front of her friends and family.
Speaking to OK! magazine about the ceremony, she gushed it was like a 'fairy tale', with Greg, 33, pulling out all the stops by arriving on a speedboat.
Newlyweds: The first pictures from Billie Faiers and Greg Shepherd Maldives wedding have been released amid claims their nuptials turned 'turned paradise into Southend'
Billie confessed: 'Other than the days that Nelly and Arthur were born, it was the best day of my life. It was like a fairy tale - all the stress and tears were worth it.
She added: 'It’s so lovely for me to finally be a Shepherd and share a surname with my children. Marriage ties our little family together completely.'
Greg admitted he was blown away by his new wife's beauty at the nuptials, revealing: 'She looked incredible in her dress.’
Explaining her decision making process behind the gown, which featured a risque sheer panel to showcase her cleavage, Billie said: 'As soon as I tried it on I had "the feeling"; when you know you know!
'Because we didn’t get married in a church I could get away with something more daring'.
Fairy tale: Speaking to OK! magazine about the ceremony, Billie gushed it was like a 'fairy tale', with Greg, 33, pulling out all the stops by arriving on a speedboat
Billie and Greg wed on the idyllic island of Kuramathi on Tuesday with the likes of her sister Sam Faiers and her children Nelly, four, and Arthur, two, in the wedding party.
Her best friend Ferne McCann was among the guests, and blew the newlyweds away with a 'lovely surprise' performance of Stand by Me at their reception, with
