A Bishop on the picturesque Greek island of Rhodes has banned foreign couples from getting married in the island's chapel St Pauls after the lewd antics of a British couple.

Hundreds of other British couples could have had their wedding plans cancelled after the pair staged a photograph as part of their portfolio of wedding photographs, in which the couple simulated a sex act.

Newlyweds Carly and Matthew Lunn posted the photograph on Facebook, where it was quickly shared by thousands of people.

Friends and family saw the funny side, but those on the island did not.

"We are Greek and we cherish our traditions and the sanctity of our religious sites," community leader Giorgos Eleftheriou told The Times: "We cannot allow this disgusting behaviour to prevail."