A woman woke up with a swollen eye on her wedding day - after having an allergic reaction to an insect bite.
Toni McShane, 34, noticed a little red spot on an arch of her right eyebrow two days before her big day but didn't think anything of it.
But on her wedding morning she woke up to find her right eye lid had doubled in size and was swollen and red.
Luckily as a trained make-up artist she didn't panic and spent the morning taking antihistamines, putting tea bags on her eye and using eye masks to try and reduce the swelling.
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She was able to get it down enough to apply make-up - going for a smoky look to make her eye look smaller.
But the bride didn't let it "ruin" her day - when she tied the knot with Gerard Mcshane, 34, a plumber and farmer - and now jokes about the incident.
Toni, a hair stylist and make-up artist, from Strabane, said: "It was really swollen on the morning of my wedding.
"I was sat with tea bags on my eye. My sister went round the guests getting all the antihistamines. I didn't let it ruin my day."
The Co Tyrone woman had flown out to Italy, ready to tie the knot with Gerard when she spotted the mark.
She said: "I had a little red spot on the arch of my eyebrow. I was out in the sun and felt my skin was getting a bit burnt.
"The next morning all my guests were arriving and my eye was swollen - but I thought it was sunburn."
But when she woke up for her wedding on April 12, 2024, here eye had swelled even more and Toni realised the little spot had been an insect bite - suspecting a mosquito bite.
She said: "It felt sore to touch."
Toni started applying her make-up at 11am and felt "lucky" she had the experience to adjust her look.
"I smoked it out to make my eyes look sultry and small."
Toni was able to hide the swelling enough so it didn't show up in the photos but said it was still a little sore throughout the wedding.
She said: "It was so special. I wasn't going to let an insect bite ruin it for me. The next day it was completely gone."
Toni does bridal make-up as part of her business - Toni & Orlaith Kelly Hairdressing & Beauty - and she says her experience has helped her reassure brides if they have a make-up emergency.
She said: "I've done it all - we can sort it out."
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