BOXER Tyson Fury called himself a “big softie” yesterday before walking his 16-year-old daughter Venezuela down the aisle at her wedding.
She and her husband later sat on gypsy king and queen-style thrones at the reception.
Emotional dad Tyson, 37, who recently returned to the ring, gave a speech before toasting Mrs Venezuela Price and her husband Noah, 19, with a glass of pop at the traveller community bash.
The former heavyweight champ, nicknamed the Gypsy King, had told The Sun on Sunday: “Our first born, our daughter Venezuela, getting married will be a very happy, emotional day.
“I’m a big softie but if your children are happy that is the best thing, which they are.
“Marriage is for life, so we wish them all the happiness in the world.”
Speaking after the ceremony at the Victorian Royal Chapel of St John’s in the Isle of Man, he told waiting spectators: “It was beautiful. She’s no longer a Fury.
“Time goes quick. We don’t realise it but it does. She’s a married woman now.”
Tyson and Venezuela performed a sweet father-daughter dance to My Girl by The Temptations.
The family did not let the rain put a dampener on the big day.
Asked about the weather, Tyson added: “You can’t really help it, can you? If we wanted sun we would have gone to Spain.”
The wwo-time world champion and the bride — the oldest of his and wife Paris’s seven children — had vowed it would not be a big fat gypsy wedding.
But she still had a dress made from lace with a 50ft train imported from Italy, 18 bridesmaids, a 12ft wedding cake, 20,000 flowers, two chauffeur- driven vintage cream Branford classic cars and an evening performance from singer Peter Andre.
However, it was combined with down to earth elements including bridesmaids shoes from Shein.
And Tyson decided not to lay on a free bar as he did not want the guests to get too drunk.
The Sun on Sunday was given an exclusive picture of the cake, which even towered over Tyson
Paris earlier said the fighter would not drink alcohol, although the pic showed him holding a pint of Guinness which could have been the alcohol-free version.
Netflix cameras filmed the wedding for the family’s lucrative At Home With The Furys show.
Many of the 120 guests on the island, where the Furys now live and where you can marry at 16, gasped when they saw her dress.
In an exclusive interview, Venezuela told The Sun on Sunday: “It was exactly what I wanted. It was so comfortable, not heavy. I love it. It was beautiful.
“I wanted it all lace and fish tail fitted right to my knees. It then sticks out, it is quite big down to the floor. It’s got a massive clip-on train behind me that goes to about 50 foot long and arms like wings.”
Paris, 36, said: “When she told me she wanted wings I was like, ‘Oh my God’. I said, ‘You’re being too eccentric now’. But Venezuela told me, ‘No I have a vision, I know what I want’.”
Paris went on: “We didn’t have time to get Tyson’s old Rolls-Royce shipped over. So we hired two vintage cars and I drove the family minibus — in my outfit, in my heels with all the kids.”
Paris’s blue outfit was made from the same material as the bridesmaids’ because Venezuela had asked her to be her “best woman”.
Asked why, Venezuela joked: “Because no one else was old enough to be a witness.”
Tyson and his daughter walked down the aisle to a rap song.
Paris said: “We have chosen the PG version. There’s no swear words in it.”
And Noah was in for a surprise too because Venezuela had a wedding ring made for him.
Talking to us from the family home hours before, Paris and Venezuela shared every detail.
They went to Ava Rose Hamilton bridal boutique together in Colne, Lancs, for her dress while Paris’s outfit was made by Matthew O’Brien.
Venezuela was delighted heavily pregnant Molly-Mae Hague, 26, engaged to her dad’s brother Tommy, 27, travelled to the wedding so their three-year-old daughter Bambi could be a bridesmaid.
She said: “It’s lovely that Bambi and the other little girls all get to be bridesmaids.
“They are all cousins and it’s sweet that they’ll make memories together.”
Tommy was in boxing training camp in Manchester with Tyson’s dad John so missed the celebration.
Bambi was one of 13 child bridesmaids, including Venezuela’s little sisters.
The bride said: “I chose powder blue cupcake dresses for the little ones, they’re really cute.”
While Mr and Mrs Price had photos taken at the Comis Hotel & Golf Resort, guests tucked into grazing boards, were served macarons and fruit, and drank champagne while a harpist and X Factor contestant and soul singer Nicole Lawrence performed.
Then they moved to the ballroom, decked with 5,000 hydrangeas and roses, for the couple’s arrival.
A three-course meal was followed by sandwiches all evening, curry and chips at 9pm and bacon butties at midnight.
And Paris said: “We didn’t do a seating plan. It’s such a tight, close-knit family wedding.
“We will all know each other. There’s no awkwardness, so everyone can sit with everyone and nobody gets upset.”
She added: “We all come from big families so we’ve got lots of little ones. I think it’s lovely that she is marrying within the traveller community.
“We have the same important traditions and cultural values and it can be very difficult if you mix cultures.”
While they all ate the couple sat in their thrones – just like David and Victoria Beckham on their wedding day in 1999.
