Happy family: Rachael and Jason Wong with their children (left to right) Robyn, Molly, Olivia, Riley, Tyler, Jasmine, Kai, Logan (being held by his father), Izabella and CodyRead . 
Naturally, their six daughters and four sons - aged from 22 months to 14 years - were bridesmaids and page boys at the ceremony.'It was a really emotional day and everyone was in tears when the kids walked in,' said Mrs Wong.
'We put them in pairs - the eldest with the youngest and so on and they walked in front of me holding hands.
'It was the most perfect day. I feel complete now - like a proper family.'
Mrs Wong, 35, met her husband at the casino in which she was working as a croupier and they soon hit it off. In a little over a year she gave birth to their twin girls, Jasmine and Olivia, and Mr Wong, 37, proposed.
'The girls weren't planned and it was a huge shock to find out we were expecting twins,' said Mrs Wong, from Prescot on Merseyside.
'I didn't dare tell my mum until I was five months gone. We were so happy when the twins came along and I couldn't wait to start planning the wedding.'
The couple, who were living in a cramped two-bedroom flat.
They rescheduled for June 1998 but Mrs Wong was soon expecting and their plans were put on hold. Their third daughter, Robyn, now 11, was born in February 1998 followed by Molly, ten, in January 1999.
A fifth daughter, Tyler, eight, arrived in September 2000 and despite the size of their family they decided to try for a son.
They had their wish when Kai, seven, was born in April 2002.
Mrs Wong said: 'We didn't want him to be outnumbered by the girls. So we put the wedding off again to try for a baby brother for Kai.'
Their luck was in and Cody, five, was born in June 2004 followed by a third boy, Logan, four, in May 2005.
By now Mrs Wong had had enough and tried to persuade her husband to have a vasectomy so she could have her dream wedding.
The chef was unable to go through with the procedure however and Mrs Wong became pregnant again with Izabella, who was born in September 2006.
Mr Wong had the vasectomy a few months later but not before a tenth and last pregnancy which saw the birth of Riley, in October 2007.
Finally Mrs Wong was able to resume planning for her big day, even though with such a large family money was tight.
With the help of her friends she managed to arrange a wedding for £2,500 and even dropped four dress sizes, from 20 to 12, for the wedding, which took place on June 20.
Mr Wong said: 'I'll never forget how amazing Rachael looked on our wedding day. We have ups and downs like all couples.
'But the kids are great and me and Rachael are more in love today than ever.' His wife said: 'Neither of us are from big families and we definitely didn't plan it this way.
But we wouldn't change it for anything. 'I do get broody when I see babies, I just love being pregnant, but I know that's it now and I can look forward to having lots of grandchildren
A fifth daughter, Tyler, eight, arrived in September 2000 and despite the size of their family they decided to try for a son.
They had their wish when Kai, seven, was born in April 2002.
Mrs Wong said: 'We didn't want him to be outnumbered by the girls. So we put the wedding off again to try for a baby brother for Kai.'
Their luck was in and Cody, five, was born in June 2004 followed by a third boy, Logan, four, in May 2005.
By now Mrs Wong had had enough and tried to persuade her husband to have a vasectomy so she could have her dream wedding.
The chef was unable to go through with the procedure however and Mrs Wong became pregnant again with Izabella, who was born in September 2006.
Mr Wong had the vasectomy a few months later but not before a tenth and last pregnancy which saw the birth of Riley, in October 2007.
Finally Mrs Wong was able to resume planning for her big day, even though with such a large family money was tight.
With the help of her friends she managed to arrange a wedding for £2,500 and even dropped four dress sizes, from 20 to 12, for the wedding, which took place on June 20.
Mr Wong said: 'I'll never forget how amazing Rachael looked on our wedding day. We have ups and downs like all couples.
'But the kids are great and me and Rachael are more in love today than ever.' His wife said: 'Neither of us are from big families and we definitely didn't plan it this way.
But we wouldn't change it for anything. 'I do get broody when I see babies, I just love being pregnant, but I know that's it now and I can look forward to having lots of grandchildren
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