A picture of unhappiness; Couple awarded pounds 2,000 damages for wedding photos disaster.

BRIDE Julie Lannon couldn't wait to see her wedding photos when she returned from honeymoon.

But when she opened the album she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

In two official snaps of her big day Julie is hidden away at the back behind bobbing bridesmaids and grinning guests.

And when Julie was pictured up-front, the romantic backdrops included a fire hydrant sign, an unidentified transit van and an uninvited guest dressed as a banana. Julie and accountant husband Harry refused to pay photographer Maurice Sims' pounds 400 bill. He took them to court.

But a judge threw his case out and ordered HIM to pay the newlyweds pounds 2,000 in compensation because the photos were so awful.

Julie, 30, said yesterday: "We couldn't believe our eyes.

"We had been worried about how the photos would turn out all the time we were on our honeymoon. But when we saw them they were even worse than we'd feared." She recalled how:

HER bridesmaids - all taller than her - were told to crouch down by snapper Sims. "They looked absolutely ridiculous, just like hunchbacks," Julie said.

THE only picture of confetti being thrown over the happy couple also includes the Banana Man. He was attending a Monster Raving Loony Party conference in the pub next door.

THE Spot The Bride shot left Julie gobsmacked. She said: "When we came out of the church Mr Sims stuck us on a small step. We thought he would get the guests to fan out from either side. nstead, he stuck everyone in front of us. In the main group photo you can only just see that I'm the bride by my head-dress. Harry's face is partially covered.

"Even the best man is almost totally hidden. It was a complete disaster. We'd saved up for two years for the wedding, which cost us more than pounds 5,500."

Julie, a hospital pharmacy assistant in Newton Abbot, Devon, added: "The judge said we could retain the pictures and we've got no choice. They're the only ones we've got."

Mr Sims, who operates under the name Intonate Photography from his Torquay home, said: "It was overcast. I did my best as a professional photographer. I did very little wrong."

He lost his case at Torquay County Court after two expert photographers gave evidence on the couple's behalf.

Today we give you a chance to see what you think, with the views of a third photographer- Mirror award winner Kent Gavin.

HAVE YOU got worse wedding photos? Ring us on 0171 293 3822 or send pictures to: Wedding Disasters, The Mirror, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP.

MIRRORMAN GAVIN'S VIEW: This should have been a pretty garden setting. Who put the transit van there? And why stick bride Julie between a couple of ugly tree branches? This one has me baffled.

GAVIN'S VIEW: Who on earth decided to make the bridesmaids look like stunted dwarves? If Julie had wanted tiny bridesmaids she'd have picked little girls, not three adults all taller than her. They could easily have stood behind her in this shot.

GAVIN'S VIEW: No wonder Julie went bananas. Who wants a Raving Loony in their wedding photos?

GAVIN'S VIEW: A blushing bride next to a fire hydrant? It's enough to douse the flames of any romance

GAVIN'S VIEW: It's spot the bride and groom time. They're almost completely hidden by their guests. Harry and his best man are eclipsed by two hats. Julie and Harry should have taken pride of place - but they might as well not have been there.