WALES and Arsenal soccer star Aaron Ramsey flew by helicopter into Gwent to get married on Saturday.

As these exclusive pictures show, the Caerphilly-born player was taken by chopper to Caldicot Castle where he tied the knot with childhood sweetheart Colleen Rowlands.

Other pictures show Arsenal teammate Theo Walcott with other guests at the star-studded do.

Caldicot councillor John Marshall, welcomed the star's getting hitched locally, saying: “A huge celebrity like Aaron Ramsey getting married at Caldicot Castle is a coup for Caldicot and for the castle.”

A firework display which took place after the wedding is said to have been bigger than the town’s November firework celebrations.

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The Blackwood-schooled Wales star took to Twitter to thank guests for making their wedding so special: