THE bride and her new mother-in-law both ended up in police cells following separate incidents that were connected with a "travelling communty" wedding.

Blackburn magistrates heard that a "great deal" of alcohol had been consumed in the celebrat-ion of the marriage and both women had paid the price for their drunkeness with a spell in custody.

Helen Mary Cawley, 36, of Nelson Street, Accring-ton, pleaded guilty to damaging a leaded glass window belonging to Roy and Teresa Wilkinson.

She was given a conditional discharge for 12 months and ordered to pay £400 compensation.

The bride, Claire Cawley, 19, of the same address, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol, without insuran-ce or a licence and obstru-cting a police officer.

She was fined £300 and banned from driving for 20 months. Peter Wild, prosecuting, said the incident involving Helen Cawley was bizarre.

Mr and Mrs Wilkinson were sitting in their home at 11.45pm when Cawley walked in and started shouting for a taxi.

She was pulled out of the house by a male and a short time later a plant pot was thrown through the front window.

That showered glass into the room.

Basharat Ditta, defendi-ng, said that Cawley originates from the travelling community.

And that day her son had got married.

"There had been an awful lot of drinking and she accepts she was drunk," said Mr Ditta. "She saw this house with a light on and for some reason thought she would be able to get a taxi."

Mr Wild said police were given information about a drink driver leaving the Golden Cross, Union Road, Oswaldtwistle.

They stopped a van driven by Claire Cawley and there were a number of drunken people in the back.

Cawley gave a false name and address and gave an alcohol reading of 72 against the legal limit of 35.

Mr Ditta said it had been Cawley's wedding day.

One drink led to another and she accepted she was drunk.