A groom and his father-in-law unknowingly planned the exact same joke for their speeches and the same opening line.

Ash Hills, 32, married his now-wife Chantelle Hills in November last year at Hartsfield Manor in Surrey, UK.

Chantelle's dad Jason Brock, 58, was due to deliver his speech before the groom.

So when his time came, Jason got up and started his speech by saying he wouldn't take too long before pulling out and unravelling a very long scroll.

Little did he know that Ash had planned the exact same joke.