Wedding guests get stuck in a field Guests were left stranded in the muddy field on their way to the ceremony Driver had gone down road unsuitable for heavy vehicles after following sat nav instructions Local residents drove the party to the wedding venue just in time The happy couple went to the village to thank residents for getting the guests there on time with flowers, chocolates and cash It's normally the bride who worries most about getting to a wedding on time. But a whole party of guests was left stranded in a field on their way to one couple's big day, after their coach driver took a wrong turn down a country lane and found himself stuck in the mud. Thankfully the group was rescued by local residents in East Hatch, Wiltshire, and driven to the ceremony just in time. Wedding guests were left stuck in the mud after their coach took a wrong turn down a country lane and into a soggy field Bride Laura Goodman and groom Andrew Stalham had arranged for the vintage coach to drive 30 guests to their wedding which was being held at Old Wardour Castle. Unsure of his route, the driver typed in the venue's address to a portable sat nav which led him down the narrow lane that was unsuitable for heavy vehicles. After realising he was about to get stuck, the driver spotted an open gate and drove into the field with the intention of turning around. But the soggy ground and thick mud made any form of U-turn impossible, leaving guests no choice but to step off the coach. The guests made it to the ceremony in time to see Laura Goodman and groom Andrew Stalham tie the knot Local residents saw the drama unfold, and even tried pushing the vehicle back through the gate but to no avail. Eventually guests were given lifts by kind by-passers who drove them a mile to the picturesque wedding venue where they arrived in time to hear they couple exchange vows. The coach was later towed out of the field by a local farmer, and driven to the ceremony where it collected the party and took them to the wedding breakfast some 20 miles away at Wyvern Club in Devizes. Barbara Roberts who was among the stranded party-goers said: 'The sat nav being used by the coach driver directed us down a road unsuitable for heavy vehicles. On finding the junction at the end of the road too tight to turn either left or right, the driver decided to use the entrance to the field in front of him to turn the bus around. 'Unfortunately, the driver ventured too far into the field and because we'd had so much rain the field was rather muddy and the bus just got stuck. The ceremony was being held at Old Wardour Castle in Wiltshire, a mile away from where the coach got stuck 'There was a slight incline and the bus just couldn't get up it, at which point the passengers disembarked' 'The bridegroom's father had booked the vintage bus so that all of the guests would arrive at the same time - ahead of the bride. 'Without the help of the villagers we wouldn't have made it to the wedding. They were just amazing. Thankfully everyone still managed to get there before her and the ceremony went off without a hitch. The driver blamed it on his sat nav and we were able to laugh about it later on. As a thank you to residents of the small village, the newly married couple returned to East Hatch to give out chocolates, flowers and cash to the helpful locals who made sure guests got to the ceremony on time.