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Take That singer Mark Owen is expected to wed his fiancee Emma Ferguson at a ceremony in a village's parish church. Take That have been reunited for the Highland wedding of singer Mark Owen.
The couple's wedding in Cawdor Church, near Inverness, is due to be followed by a reception at Cawdor Castle. Owen, 37, from Oldham, is set to marry his fiancee Emma Ferguson at Cawdor Church, near Inverness, followed by a reception at Cawdor Castle.
The castle venue has been the ancestral seat of the Thanes of Cawdor since the late 14th Century. Former band member Robbie Williams arrived in Scotland on a private jet late on Friday night, evading the press who had gathered at Inverness Airport.
Owen, 37, from Oldham, is one of four members of the Brits award-winning former boy band along with Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Jason Orange. The other members of Take That, Gary Barlow, Jason Orange and Howard Donald, arrived in the Highlands on Friday.
The band reformed in 2006 - more than a decade after splitting up. There has been talk of a reunion with fifth member Robbie Williams who parted company with the others in 1995. The band, rumoured to be reuniting as a group, are expected to sing at the wedding, with Mark posting on the website: "No doubt once the boys have had a few drinks we will get into song."
When the band split up, Owen enjoyed limited success as a solo singer. His first two singles, Child and Clementine, both reached number three in the chart but he was eventually dropped by record company BMG. Celebrations are due to get under way in two huge teepees constructed for the massive event.
He enjoyed a short chart revival after he won the second series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2002. Cawdor Castle, between Inverness and Nairn, has been the ancestral seat of the Thanes of Cawdor since the late 14th Century and was popularised in Shakespeare's tragedy MacBeth.
Owen and Ferguson, a TV actress, have two children, Elwood Jack and Willow Rose. The estate houses Drynachan Lodge, which sleeps up to 22 people and is surrounded by five cottages where guests will also be staying.
I think it will be a great asset to the village and will put Cawdor on the map Arlene LaphamCawdor Tavern
The giant teepees, which can hold up to 60 people, have been erected on the grass behind the lodge overlooking the river Findhorn.
Sources said festivities would get under way some hours before the ceremony is due to begin at 1630 GMT.
Industrial heaters to keep the guests warms were being offloaded at the site.
Mark and Emma, who is an actress, arrived on Thursday, and during the evening had a dress rehearsal.
The marriage is the biggest celebrity wedding to hit the Highlands since Madonna wed Guy Ritchie at Skibo Castle in 2000.
Only 50 guests, including the couple's two children, Elwood, three, and Willow Rose, one, will witness the low-key ceremony.
The reception is being held at Cawdor Castle
The guests will then be transported to Cawdor Castle for a private, lavish reception with high-security employed to gate-crashing.
Hundreds of people are expected to descend on the normally quiet village in the hope of catching a glimpse of the couple, who visited Cawdor in April to view the venue.
Arlene Lapham, manageress at the Cawdor Tavern, just yards for the church, said: "I think it will be a great asset to the village and will put Cawdor on the map. It is hard to say what we all expect because Cawdor is a quiet village and you don't see many people."
Parking fear
Take That fan Andreen MacDonald, 31, from Inverness, said: "I think there will be lots of mad fans looking to see if they can catch of glimpse of anyone on the day.
"With their recent tour I think Take That appeal to a wide spectrum of age groups and I think there might even be some grannies amongst the fans who turn up."
However, Cawdor pensioner Alasdair MacLeod said he was concerned about where fans and the media would park in the village.
The other three members of Take That are attending the wedding
"The biggest difficulty is parking and of course all of the fanatics could be quite a problem," he said.
One local, who did not wish to be named, said: "The whole of Cawdor is abuzz with expectation.
"Staff at the castle are under orders not to say anything about it, but we have heard they are gutting out part of the castle to prepare something special for the reception."
Mark, who won the second series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2002, has been engaged to Emma since 2006.
The couple, who have turned down magazine offers to cover the ceremony, have visited the Highlands in the past and have told friends the venue is their dream location.
Take That reformed in 2006 - more than a decade after splitting up.
After the band split, Owen enjoyed limited success as a solo singer. His first two singles, Child and Clementine, both reached number three in the charts but he was eventually dropped by record company BMG.