Bride's Fake Police Prank Sends Wedding Into Dance Party

When fake police officers stormed into Robyn Ellis-Robson's wedding reception demanding to arrest her father, guests jumped to defend him with furious shouts and swearing. Seconds later, the "officers" grabbed the microphone and burst into "All You Need is Love."

The 31-year-old bride from Sunderland, England, planned the elaborate prank for months at the Croft Hotel in Darlington. Only her husband Arron and her dad Steven knew what was coming, leaving 100+ guests completely fooled.

Footage from the September reception shows Robyn shouting "not on my wedding day!" as two uniformed "officers" march toward her father. Her cousin confronted the fake police with such anger that other guests joined in, telling the intruders to leave immediately.

The room erupted in cheers when singers Steven James and Gary Hodgson revealed the surprise. Guests jumped up dancing, waving napkins in the air as the duo performed a medley of love songs.

"My cousin really thought it was real because he came up shouting his head off at the police," Robyn said. "The more they were shouting, the more other people believed it."

The bride had seen singing waiters at other weddings but wanted something completely different. She chose her dad as the perfect target for the fake arrest, though she suspects he might have forgotten about the plan by the wedding day because he looked genuinely shocked.

The stunt almost didn't happen. The original singing policemen company cancelled three days before the wedding, nearly ruining everything. Local company No1 Singing Waiters saved the day by stepping in with police costumes.

Sunny's Take

This wedding had everything over the top: a ten-foot cake, three dress changes, and a choreographed first dance. But the fake police surprise created the kind of spontaneous joy you can't choreograph.

Robyn and Arron met at an airport six years ago heading to Spain with mutual friends and moved in together immediately after returning home. They had already married in Las Vegas before this UK celebration, proving they know how to throw a party.

The prank transformed initial panic into pure celebration, giving guests a story they'll tell for years.