What a surprise!

Lianne and David returned from a week away in Mallorca to discover a bath full of balloons, roadworks outside and their cutlery individually wrapped in cling film.

The pranks have become a tradition among the couple’s friendship group, beginning in 2008, and getting more extreme each time. Dave, 31, and Lianne, 30, were married at Our Lady and St Patrick’s Church in Walton-le-Dale, with a reception here, at Beeston Manor in Hoghton.

Following their honeymoon, they discovered friend Chris Shaw and other pals had continued the custom at their house.

Read more in the Lancashire Evening Post at: http://www.lep.co.uk/lifestyle/your-weddings/unusual-welcome-home-for-newlyweds-1-8149415