Three couples will finally see their wedding photographs after being kept waiting for months.

They were taken by a photographer who has left newlyweds across Sussex heartbroken.

Staff at a Brighton photograph processing shop contacted us after we revealed police and trading standards had received complaints about photographer Shaun Chandler.

Some couples are furious that despite leaving repeated emails and messages for Mr Chandler, requesting the prints for which they have paid, they have been unable to contact him.

Others are devastated at the prospect of being left without a record of their happy day.

Some who have spoken to him since their wedding day have been offered an apology and asked to bear with him while he sorts out "personal problems". They have still not received their photographs.

Now Snappy Snaps in North Street, Brighton, has stepped forward to offer at least three couples the chance to get their photographs back.

Mr Chandler is a regular customer of the North Street shop but has not returned to collect his pictures for the past month.

Manager Lisa Knight said: "He has been a customer of ours for a long time. He used to come in all the time but we haven't seen him for about a month now.

"When we saw the story in The Argus we pulled out all the work we've done for him and there is quite a lot of it he hasn't collected.

"He is our customer but we don't want to sit on people's wedding photos and not get involved. We want to help."

Mr Chandler is also being urged to come forward to sort out the problem and give couples their photographs.

The newlyweds are angry and puzzled about why the photographer, who has taken pictures for satisfied customers in the past, has not handed over their pictures.

We tracked Mr Chandler to a flat at Brighton Marina but he has not responded to our phone calls and emails.

At least two schools, one a nursery, have not seen pictures he took of their children months ago. Snappy Snaps has photographs of at least three weddings and others taken at nursery schools.

Ms Knight said: "Unfortunately we don't know names of the customers. Legally the negatives belong to Mr Chandler but we want to do whatever we can to help."