Would you take your relatives on your honeymoon? Margaret Remington and David Storey did. The couple, pictured above, who hit the headlines in October after scooping more than £1.4 million on the Lottery, jetted to the Caribbean with Margaret's father Raymond, sister Patricia Remington and brother-in-law Girvin Vincent. Was their holiday a dream or a disaster? Helen Mead reports.

ASK ANY couple which holiday has been the most romantic of their lives and chances are it will be their honeymoon.

Whether its walking hand in hand along a palm-fringed beach, cruising around the Greek islands or climbing rugged peaks in the Lake District, your honeymoon will be a special time of togetherness, a celebration of your union.

It would be an unusual move to invite relatives along to share it. But Margaret Remington and David Storey, from Saltaire, found it made the holiday all the more memorable.

Says Patricia: "Our honeymoon was special and we wanted to give them something special too. They were a bit shocked when we invited them, but we knew they would give us time on our own. I think that is important - it would not work otherwise. Everyone needs their own space. We agreed beforehand that if we wanted to do different things we would go our separate ways and then meet up. We would go for a walk before breakfast by ourselves and then meet the others after breakfast. We always had an evening meal together. It was just as romantic for us - in fact we had the best of both worlds as we could be alone, yet enjoy the company of family.

"I get on well with my sister, who lives in London. But we would argue if we were together all the time - yet I had no fears because we respect the fact that as two couples we have different interests.

"Because we had won the Lottery it was a dream holiday and I'm glad we took my dad in particular. It was wonderful to watch him - he saw his room and said: 'Gosh, you'd have to be a millionaire to stay here', and we had to remind him that we are. It was paradise, and it was lovely to share the dream.

"Before the win we were planning to go to Blackpool and didn't consider taking anyone - we wouldn't have been able to afford it anyway. Wherever you are going finance would have to be a consideration, if you wanted to take relatives.

"Our honeymoon cost us £30,000. I think it also depends on how long you've been together - we've been together for ten years, but for a couple who haven't been together long they may feel strongly that they want to be on their own.

"Now we're back we can all talk about what we did and what we saw - it's better than going through holiday snaps."

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