Every bride hopes their wedding photos will be unique – but one couple got more than they bargained for when their shoot was photobombed by a high-speed police chase.
Happy couple Becky and Toby Eyre had just tied the knot and were having their pictures taken in Hinskey Park, Oxford, when suddenly a police officer chased past on foot – followed by two patrol cars with their sirens blaring.
Mr and Mrs Eyre had to duck out of the way, along with photographers Annie Crossman and Charlie Tyjas, as police chased a suspected drug dealer on Saturday February 3.
The newlyweds hid behind a tree and watched as the police officers arrested the man, and then returned to pose for photos with the couple.
The best photobomb ever? Mr and Mrs Eyre were married in Oxford, on Saturday and went to Hinskey Park for the photo shoot when it was interrupted by a high-speed police chase
Happy couple Becky and Toby Eyre had just tied the knot and were having their pictures taken in Hinskey Park. The officer involved in the chase later posed for photos with them (pictured)
Mrs Crossman said: ‘Somebody came up to us and told us we may want to get off the main path because police were chasing a man.
‘We hid behind a tree and then saw them come running along, the man first followed by police.
‘About four or five minutes after that two police cars came past and officers were shouting “congratulations” out the window as they went by.
‘When they had him they came back for some posed photos which was really sweet.’
Mr and Mrs Eyre were married in St Aldate’s Church, Oxford, on Saturday and went to Hinskey Park for the photo shoot in the afternoon.
They had only been there for five minutes when they were warned to get off the path and out of the way of emergency services.
The couple were forced to hide behind a tree while they waited for officers to perform the arrest. Commenting on the unusual shoot, photographer Annie Crossman said: ‘Not everyone can say they had a selfie with the police on their wedding day’
The photographer who captured the unique images added: ‘The couple loved it once we saw there was no danger – and it was a good job to end on’
In one picture they peered out at the car, with Mrs Eyre clutching the long skirt of her lacy white wedding gown.
In another she posed with the patrol car and laughed at the camera, with her Ugg boots visible beneath her dress.
And in another, a police officer posed with the grinning couple.
Mrs Crossman added: ‘It’s certainly not something that happens every day. I had to make the decision whether to include them or not.
Rude interruption: Happy couple Becky and Toby had just tied the knot and were having their pictures taken in Hinskey Park, when suddenly a police officer chased past on foot – followed by two patrol cars with sirens blaring
The couple’s photographer added: ‘We usually try to photograph weddings as they happen and keep it authentic so I kept them in. I thought it was annoying at first but then I thought, no, it’s actually quite funny’
Caught in the action: A spokesman for Thames Valley Police confirmed that two men were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs that day
‘We usually try to photograph weddings as they happen and keep it authentic so I kept them in. I thought it was annoying at first but then I thought, no, it’s actually quite funny.
‘Not everyone can say they had a selfie with the police on their wedding day. The couple loved it once we saw there was no danger – and it was a good job to end on.’
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said a 43-year-old man from South Hinksey and a 36-year-old man from Oxford were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, and both were released under investigation.
The newlyweds are currently on honeymoon and unavailable for comment.