Geri Halliwell was the first Spice Girl to arrive for her bandmate Mel C’s wedding on Saturday, as Sporty prepares to tie the knot with her boyfriend Chris Dingwall.Mel is set to marry the model this weekend at the stunning Country House Cumbria, with all of the Spice Girls, except Victoria Beckham, in attendance.Geri was joined by her husband Christian Horner as they drove into the venue, with other guests also seen making their way into the picturesque house for the ceremony.The property is co-owned by West End actor Ben Forster, who starred alongside Mel C in the rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar in 2013.Sources shared that the couple wanted an ‘intimate’ wedding, and while they will be joined by her fellow Spice Girls Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown and Geri Halliwell-Horner, it is expected to be a small affair.Victoria and David Beckham were invited but they are currently in the US for the World Cup. Geri Halliwell was the first Spice Girl to arrive for her bandmate Mel C’s wedding on Saturday, as Sporty prepares to tie the knot with her boyfriend Chris Dingwall Mel is set to marry the model this weekend at the stunning Country House Cumbria, with all of the Spice Girls, except Victoria Beckham, in attendance A source told the Daily Mail: ‘Mel and Chris wanted an understated wedding; she didn’t want a big flashy day, but something smaller and very classy. Mel swore she would never get married so having a big do wasn’t really for her.’It is the perfect venue for them, totally out of the way but in the most beautiful place.’Victoria won’t be there, but she loves Mel, and she will have made sure that she sends a beautiful present. It is strange that Mel decided to get married on the weekend of the World Cup final but it works for them.’Nestled in the picturesque Cumbrian countryside, the Country House Cumbria claims to be the ‘perfect setting for an elopement, small, sophisticated wedding’, which Mel is said to have been keen to have.The Victorian hotel in Castle Carrock has just six rooms, but it has a sprawling lawn where guests are expected to celebrate the nuptials.It is owned by Forster and his long-term partner, property developer Paul Longman. The property, which had been built in 1862, had been sitting empty for 12 years, and they spent two years transforming it into a luxury retreat.Mel C, 52, is the final Spice Girl to marry after she met Dingwall, thought to be in his 40s, in 2023 on the exclusive dating app, Raya.She admitted she originally thought she was finished with romance following her split from previous long-term partners, including property developer Thomas Starr, with whom she shares her 17-year-old daughter, Scarlett. The property is co-owned by West End actor Ben Forster, who starred alongside Mel C in the rock musical stage show Jesus Christ Superstar in 2013 Guests were pictured arriving at the Lake District venue for the ceremony Sources shared that the couple wanted an ‘intimate’ wedding, and while they will be joined by her fellow Spice Girls, it is expected to be a small affair Victoria and David Beckham were invited but they are currently in the US for the World Cup A source told the Daily Mail: ‘Mel and Chris wanted an understated wedding; she didn’t want a big flashy day, but something smaller and very classy’But during a night out at the pub, her friends convinced her to download the app, turning the search for a partner into a game they jokingly dubbed ‘boy Bingo’.Mel matched with Chris while she was in London and he was living in Sydney.Despite the distance, she had an upcoming Australian DJ tour planned and decided to take a chance on the model.Their first official date reportedly took place in Sydney in November 2023.After landing at 7am, Mel stayed awake all day to beat the jet lag before meeting Chris for a dinner date that same evening.