1:04PM, Wed Nov 7, 2012

Whitley Bay Wedding Shoot Blunder: Groom Drops Bride In Sea At South Beach

By Jenny Wotherspoon and Philippa Goymer Location: Whitley Bay

Groom Richard Hay gives bride "the dunking of her life"

Joker Richard Hay decided to throw his bride into the sea during a post-wedding photo shoot on the seafront with friends and family.

Following the American tradition of "trashing the dress", bride Lysa Morrison had agreed to wade into the sea as part of her wedding shoot.

But she told Sky Tyne and Wear she had not expected to be 'dunked' - as Mr Hay described it - under the waves at Whitley Bay.

"I must have swallowed about three mouthfuls of sea water... I was choking and bringing up horrible water."

When we asked Richard what on earth he was thinking, he replied: "I took the opportunity to give her the dunking of her life.

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"Watching everyone's reactions was quite satisfying. It was like winning the FA Cup. The highlight of the year."

Lysa said she wasn't suprised by the prank played by her husband, who has a reputation for being a joker.

She added: "He's always at it. When he went on holiday he filled his friends' suncream bottles with toothpaste."

Lysa described her wedding dress as "absolutely trashed", but said it was worth it for the photographs.

"I will get him back though", she added. "I don't know how or when, but I will get him back".

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