A photographer made her way through a flooded Wiltshire town to reach a wedding day job.

Charlotte Smith travelled from Bristol to Bradford-on-Avon earlier this week to take photos of happy couple Philippa and Barrie Hale.

The Nite Owl Art Photography entrepreneur's problems began when she had to park half an hour away from the town and travel the rest of the way by train, by taxi, and then on foot.

Towards the end of her travels, Charlotte popped into a Co-op supermarket to buy bin liners for her legs before putting her expensive photography equipment on her head and wading through knee-high water to reach the venue, Widbrook Grange.

She said: "People did stare and ask why I was in the water - I said 'I've got a wedding to go to!'

"I was drenched but got there just about on time - they could not believe I had made it, they'd got a witness to take a few photos on their phone.

"It was just them and no guests. They were so lovely and really grateful, and it was a wonderful venue.

"The wedding planner, Clare, gave me a lift back to the train station - well, as close as she could get to it - and gave me a pair of wellies!"

The way back to her car proved to be more difficult, as the water levels had risen higher and made much of her route impassable. 

Luckily, a rubber dinghy chartered by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service staff took Charlotte and other stranded citizens over the floodwater, and an onboard doctor checked that her perilous journey had not caused any health problems.

While floating along, she took the chance to snap some pics of the submerged streets, then walked for half an hour to reach her vehicle.

Looking back, she claims that she never had any second thoughts about pushing ahead to the wedding.

Charlotte added: "I felt like there was no other option, I had a bride and groom that needed me, it was their big day and I had to be there.

"I wanted to get there, whatever it took, come hell or high water, while still staying safe.

"Even after I got back to my car, there were lots of road closures on the way back to Bristol, so it was a long day.

"My son was cross at me for going through the floodwater, I felt a bit hypocritical because I wouldn't have let him do it."