Minister stuns bride and groom by stopping ceremony to shout at their photographers

A bride and groom were left speechless at their wedding after the priest carrying out the ceremony stopped to scold photographers standing behind him.

A video posted to YouTube captures the moment that the clergyman tus away from the horrified couple to tell the photographers they have to move.

It appears that he's been so annoyed by the constant click-clicking of the camera shutters that he feels they are ruining the sanctity of the moment.

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Meanwhile, the bride and groom, who moments earlier had been laughing at a joke cracked by the priest during their wedding in New York, begin to look very embarrassed by the carry on.

Asked by one where he would like them to go, he responds: 'Anywhere other than here. This is a solemn assembly not a photography session. Please move or I will stop.

'I will stop the ceremony if you do not get out of the way.

'This is not about photography, this is about God.'

The awkward moment was posted on to YouTube on Tuesday where it has already been viewed nearly 300,000 times and attracted a storm of comment, including some by people who claim to be first-hand witnesses.

One such commenter, Kathy Hannon, called the priest a 'real stiff pr***'.

'The minister told the photographers to leave the front of the area, leaving them no place to fo except way off to  the side or the rear. So they went to the back so they could get the bride's and groom's faces.

'The minister had a right attitude from the get-go. A real stiff pr*** of an angry little man who thought he owned the whole expanse of a lawn provided to everyone.'

Another commenter, Kamrul Hasan, claimed to be the photographer on the receiving end of the priest's ire.

'Well it's not about how I clicked the shutter and they wouldn't be married. My job was to capture their event beautifully. My intention wasn't to kill or hurt anyone with my shutter clicks.

'That priest was just an ass. This was fun outdoor wedding. That’s the reason they didn’t held their ceremony in the Church.'

But some supported the priest's actions. Jaquelynn Brynn wrote: 'I'm a wedding photographer, and generally do not come up front unless requested for a specific shot.

'It's very distracting to everyone. That's what zoom lenses are for.

'He should have had a chat beforehand about his requests, but I don't blame him for asking them to move.'