Lucky Andrew Malby will never forget his wedding day.
Not only did he marry his sweetheart Julia Middlemiss, he won promotion at work and became a major in the Territorial Army.
He learned of his promotion to the post of charge nurse at North Tyneside General Hospital's orthopaedic department on the morning of his wedding.
Andrew, 36, then married Julia, 34, at North Shields Register Office that afternoon.
He was unaware that his bride had further good news for him at the reception in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside. She announced he had been made a major in the TA's 201 Field Hospital regiment in Newcastle.
Andrew, of New York, North Tyneside, said: "I am not usually a lucky sort of person but that day was just incredible."
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