Bizarre reason why newlywed couple return home to find house barricaded by beer crates

You would probably be sick of the sight of booze after all the alcohol you went through while celebrating your nuptials - so imagine returning home from your honeymoon and finding your house is barricaded by thousands of beer crates.

I can imagine newlyweds Jérémy Desmet and Maïté Beernaert thought they still had beer goggles on when they returned to their marital home in the village of Zandvoorde in the Belgian province of West Flanders and saw that sight.

There's a lot to unpack here - and I'm not talking about the couple's suitcases from their post-wedding trip.

First of all, who on earth has this many beer crates at their disposal?

And secondly, who is behind the bizarre prank and what was their motivation?

The newlyweds got quite a shock when they returned home. (Jam Press)

Well, it turns out that it was Desmert, 29, and Beernaert's pals who decided to put the mockers on the groom carrying his new wife over the threshold by blocking the front door with the help of 2,000 beer crates.

The stunt is part of a Belgian tradition where friends of the newlyweds give them a 'surprise' gift - and it's safe to say their friendship group aced the surprise part of that assignment.

Their pals had taken inspiration from other beer crate barricades they'd seen, but wanted to go even bigger and better.

For instance, back in June, a couple living in the city of Ypres headed back to their home to find it had been walled in by 480 crates, before this was then outdone by another pair who were boxed in by a whopping 700 crates.

Their pals barricaded the pad with beer crates as part of a Belgian tradition. (Jam Press)

So, the mastermind behind the prank on the couple, Clément Mahieu, knew he had to add a couple of zeros on the end of the amount of crates required to take it to the next level.

Laughing about the success of his 2,000 crates at keeping them out, he explained: "Jérémy and Maité’s entire house is walled in, they can’t get in anywhere.

"When they get home, they’ll have to make their own plans," he joked. "Maybe they can pitch a tent in the garden."

Mahieu revealed he is part of the Vanuxeem family brewery which is situated in Ploegsteert, so he was the plug for the thousands of beer crates.

Although the majority of them are blue, there are a few pink ones which form the shape of a heart. How sweet.

Mahieue continued: "The first plan was a truck of 860 crates, but as we were filling the truck we changed our minds.

Jérémy Desmet and Maïté Beernaert have 2,000 encasing their home. (Jam Press)

"One of our friends is an architect and he drew the plan. There were about 10 people working on the construction and I want to mention them all: Louis, Jean, David, Micka, Poupou, Antoine, Ari, Cedric, Wouter and me."

Building a beer crate barricade is no walk in the park, you know.

Although a lot of people would understandably want to erupt into a fiery rage after returning home to a blockade of beer crates, the good news is, they are filled with the groom's favourite tipple.

As well as this, when Desmert and Beernaert get through all of the bottles, they will be able to return the crates and collect the €4,200 (£3,500) deposit which their pals put down for them.

Cheers to that.