Mrs Woodward said the wedding on Saturday "went perfectly well" and the weather was "better than we hoped for".

BBC: Couple marry after wrong number phone call

Mrs Woodward said he was "really rude" when they first spoke but he called back the following day to apologise.

BBC: Couple marry after wrong number phone call

Mrs Woodward, 25, said her husband, 26, and originally from Leamington Spa, was the worse for wear when he made the first phone call and "didn't know what he was doing".

BBC: Couple marry after wrong number phone call

It is by no means certain that Mr and Mrs Eappen could enforce a judgment against Miss Woodward, even if they were to win one.

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