When a text came through saying an injured bird was in need of rescue, Erica and Bob Nash did not hesitate to help, despite it being their wedding day.
The couple had tied the knot at Skipton Registry Office on Saturday, when Craven Wildlife Rescue got in touch later that afternoon to say a red kite had been seen in distress near Wetherby, West Yorkshire.
As a passionate volunteer for the charity, the bride said it felt "really natural" that her special day ended with helping to save an animal in need.
Armed with wedding chocolates to nibble on, the couple left their home in Colne, Lancashire, and drove to Harrogate, where they met a young couple who had wrapped the bird in a jumper.
"It was a bit miserable in the afternoon, so we put on our pyjamas and got snuggled down on the sofa with the dogs, with big smiles on our face because we had just got married," Erica recalled.
"Then the call came in from Jane, the founder at the rescue, saying it's a long shot but is anybody able to get to the other side of Leeds near Wetherby? There is a kite in distress.
"I called them with my husband and we agreed that we'd meet halfway.
"Jane sent me a message back saying, 'but you're on your honeymoon', but I just replied, honeymoon, shunnymoon, I'm on my way!"
Upon reaching Harrogate, Erica and Bob met up with the couple who had found the red kite.
"As soon as I got hold of it, I felt that it had literally no meat on its chest, its sternum was poking out so it was obviously emaciated and it was really, really sad to feel that," Erica said.
"We needed to get it to the rescue as safely as possible, so I agreed that I would meet another volunteer in Skipton and I held the bird on my lap.
"I put the blanket just slightly over its head, so the flashing lights wouldn't frighten it and it sat there quiet as a mouse."
Once given to the other volunteer, the bird, which has been named Duffy, was taken to the rescue in Horton in Ribblesdale.
A spokesperson for Craven Wildlife Rescue said Duffy had an old wound on one wing and required fluids, antibiotics and pain relief.
"We're praying for a happy ending, time will tell, but it's getting the best treatment that it could possibly get," Erica said.
The bride regularly volunteers for the charity, which she said has been amazing for her mental health.
"I get up in the morning and I cannot wait to get there," she added.
"It's just marvellous, I come home and I feel lifted. My life actually does feel like it revolves around the rescue, but in a good way."
The North Yorkshire rescue centre said it took in nearly double the number of injured wildlife in 2025 than it did in the previous year.
"The rise in the number of birds has been astounding this year," co-founder Jane Carpenter said.
"Birds continue to be persecuted, poisoned, left homeless, hit by cars, orphaned - and whatever we can do to help them in their hour of need, we will do it."