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| A couple have won compensation from their wedding photographer after they complained about the quality of pictures he took of their big day. | A couple have won compensation from their wedding photographer after they complained about the quality of pictures he took of their big day. |
| The album included pictures of the backs of people's heads, shots with no heads and close-ups of vehicles. | The album included pictures of the backs of people's heads, shots with no heads and close-ups of vehicles. |
| Marc and Sylvia Day, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, were awarded £950 at Pontefract County Court after suing Gareth Bowers for breach of contract. | Marc and Sylvia Day, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, were awarded £950 at Pontefract County Court after suing Gareth Bowers for breach of contract. |
| Mrs Day said: "I just broke down in tears when I saw them." | Mrs Day said: "I just broke down in tears when I saw them." |
| Wakefield-based Mr Bowers, of Fresh Images, declined to comment when the BBC contacted him. | Wakefield-based Mr Bowers, of Fresh Images, declined to comment when the BBC contacted him. |
| Distraught | |
| The couple had paid him £1,450 for the photo and video package for their wedding on 24 August last year. | The couple had paid him £1,450 for the photo and video package for their wedding on 24 August last year. |
| But they said they were left distraught after they were shown the 404 pictures. | But they said they were left distraught after they were shown the 404 pictures. |
| Mrs Day said: "We had to pick 40 for a story book and we could only pick 22 that were reasonable. | Mrs Day said: "We had to pick 40 for a story book and we could only pick 22 that were reasonable. |
| "They were over-exposed, under-exposed, things in people's faces, leaves across their faces. | "They were over-exposed, under-exposed, things in people's faces, leaves across their faces. |
| "I just kept looking at them and I thought I can't believe this has happened." | "I just kept looking at them and I thought I can't believe this has happened." |
| Mr Bowers had also misspelled the couple's names on the thank-you cards he produced, printing: "Thank you Slyvia and Mark." | Mr Bowers had also misspelled the couple's names on the thank-you cards he produced, printing: "Thank you Slyvia and Mark." |
| It's shaking so much you go dizzy Sylvia Day | |
| The couple said the wedding video, which was filmed by the same firm, was shaky and unedited. | The couple said the wedding video, which was filmed by the same firm, was shaky and unedited. |
| It included footage of the operator dropping the camera during the church ceremony, accompanied with a recording of him swearing. | It included footage of the operator dropping the camera during the church ceremony, accompanied with a recording of him swearing. |
| Mrs Day said: "It's shaking so much you go dizzy." | Mrs Day said: "It's shaking so much you go dizzy." |
| She added: "We had a horse and carriage and on the video the bridesmaids were getting in something but we couldn't tell what they were getting in. | She added: "We had a horse and carriage and on the video the bridesmaids were getting in something but we couldn't tell what they were getting in. |
| "Even me coming out of the door, there's a mark on the wall and it's pink and the pink has reflected on to my dress so it looks like I've got a bright pink dress on." | "Even me coming out of the door, there's a mark on the wall and it's pink and the pink has reflected on to my dress so it looks like I've got a bright pink dress on." |
| A judge also ordered Mr Bowers to pay £100 expenses and £270 in court fees at a hearing on 28 September. | A judge also ordered Mr Bowers to pay £100 expenses and £270 in court fees at a hearing on 28 September. |