A COUPLE have been left distraught after missing their own wedding reception over a stunt gone horribly wrong.
Blake and Mary Greenwell were posing for playful photos outside their wedding venue when the 5ft 3in bride decided to carry her 6ft 1in hubby on her back.
The petite woman tried to pick up her 21-stone hubby for a playful photo but ended up snapping her ankle in the process, forcing her to head to the hospital rather than the $7,000 (£5,500) reception they forked out for.
Video footage shows the moment the 27-year-old medical assistant screamed in pain as her ankle suddenly gave way under 30-year-old Blake's weight.
The pair, who had only been married for an hour, were devastated to have to leave their 150 guests at the venue and rush to hospital.
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Doctors confirmed Mary had broken her ankle - with the newlyweds forced to spend their wedding night in the emergency department while guests partied without them.
Despite their £5,500 dream wedding being cut short on October 12 2019, the couple now laugh at the unexpected turn of events and hope to re-host a reception in the future.
Mary, from Boston, Kentucky, US, said: "When we arrived at the venue, the DJ was still setting up and we decided to kill a bit of time by taking some silly pictures outside in a field.
"For one of them Blake leaned over my back and I was very proud I was holding him up - it was a funny picture.
"His brother held onto his feet trying to keep us steady but that actually made us fall forward with my feet staying pointed on the ground.
"Pretty immediately I knew my ankle was broken, it was like it happened in slow motion.
"I didn't hear a snap but I could feel a burn in my left ankle. I remember saying 'my ankle is broken!' and I don't think people thought I was serious at first but then they saw how swollen it was."
Doctors confirmed Mary's ankle was broken in two places and would require surgery.
One image shows the pair in hospital in their wedding outfits with Mary, who is sitting in a wheelchair, looking glumly at the camera.
As they only left the hospital at 2am guests had to attend their reception without them, though Blake says the party only lasted around an hour because they were missing.
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The machinist, who got engaged to Mary on July 2 2018, admits he still feels responsible for their dream day going awry.
Blake said: "Obviously Mary was very upset and I was very worried about my new wife. I'd only had her for about an hour at this point.
"I'm okay talking about it now but it still hurts me. It's more the fact that me falling is what broke her ankle. I kind of blame myself.
"As far as we know, the guests carried on. We had all this food and drinks and the DJ was set up so I think the guests had a good time but it was very short.
"I don't think it lasted longer than an hour.
"I think it just turned into dinner with a bit of music in the background."
Mary, who has since had 12 screws and a plate inserted into her ankle, said she now looks back at the incident and laughs despite her initial upset.
Mary said: "I definitely got some funny looks sitting in the ER in my wedding dress.
"I wasn't upset that my ankle was broken. I was more upset that we had put so much time, money, effort into planning a whole wedding and we had to miss that.
"At the time I was really upset we missed out on it but now I've been able to look back and kind of laugh."
Blake was forced to rearrange the surprise honeymoon to Disney World, Florida, he'd planned but the couple were able to take the trip six weeks later - with Mary riding a mobility scooter.
