SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides. But this is exactly how one adventurous wife decided to celebrate her marriage. Rodica Havrestiuc, 25, and her husband Adrian, 24, donned their wedding day attire, as well as their snowboarding gear, to create a unique photo-shoot at Mount Holly Ski and Snowboard Resort in Michigan. The couple, originally of Suceava, Romania but now living in Belleville, Michigan, share a love of snowboarding.
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .