Over 200 guests were congregated in the lounge area sipping champagne and nibbling on canapés. Unknown to the guests in side a calamity was about to take place nearby.

The bride and groom were posing for some pics in the beautiful landscaped gardens. The manager looking after the couple for the day was standing to one side. To the left of the couple stood and old wooden swing. The young snap happy photographer thought it would be wonderful idea to have the groom sit on the swing with his blushing bride on his knee. He was absolutely right. It was a lovely sight for about 5 seconds until the swing broke and they both landed on their backsides!

A massive commotion ensued. The hotel manager rushed over the help the bride, dusting off her badly soiled posterior.

The groom picked himself up, as he made several non-verbal gestures towards the poor photographer who, rather than feeling embarrassed had collapsed into fits of laughter!

Meanwhile, the crowd inside had grown restless, so the junior manager came out to see what the hold up was.

By the time he made his way to the scene only the photographer and manager were left.They were in heated conversation. 'What's going on' ? Asked the junior manager.

'Don't ask', the photographer barked. With that they turned and headed back to the hotel to locate the distraught bride and groom.

Just under an hour later, the bell was rung and the crowd summoned into the function room. When seated they began to wonder why the waiting staff were drawing the curtains. The sun is too strong they were instructed to explain.

Under slightly dimmed lights and with a hotel manager following very closely behind the bride and groom made their way to the top table. There they took a sigh of relief as they put their soiled bottoms onto their seats.

Needless to say there hasn't been a single picture taken on the swing since! Let this be a lesso