For groom Neil McElwee and his bride Yanan Sun, their white wedding was to be their best day ever. Chinese-born Yanan Sun – six months pregnant with their first baby – had splashed out £1,000 on a stunning dress. And the happy couple had invited over 70 guests to celebrate at a £6,000 hotel reception. But their perfect day turned into a nightmare when moments before they were due to say 'I do', they were both arrested – after suspicions they were having a sham marriage. Neil McElwee and his Chinese fiancée Yanan Sun saw their painstakingly planned wedding day transformed into a nightmare when they were arrested in front of 50 guests and accused of embarking on a sham marriageNeil McElwee and Chinese fiancée Yanan Sun arrested on wedding dayThe besotted pair had spent months honing the details of their special dayBut they were arrested by police and accused of arranging sham marriageThe couple have been awarded £21,000 compensation over the mistake
But although they have since wed, _, 22, said last night: 'A wedding day is supposed to be the best day of any woman's life. And _ says: 'No amount of money will truly compensate for my ruined big day.