A landlord faced being barred from using his pub for his OWN wedding party.
But Wayne Donnelly has now scrapped plans to stage an after-hour "private" party at his boozer for around 100 guests.
Northumbria Police feared noisy drunk revellers would cause a "nuisance" and wanted the event banned.
Donnelly, 40, who is landlord of The Bay Horse Inn, is due to get married on June 15.
He had asked Gateshead Council for one-off permission to open until 2am so guests could "have a drink and await for taxis" after returning via coach from the reception.
But police objected, fearing guests may already be a bit worse for wear when they return to the Felling pub.
Chief Inspector Stephen Wykes said: "Further alcohol sales into the early hours of the morning will exasperate the potential for drunkenness."
Last year, the council received multiple complaints of "excessive noise" coming from the Coldwell Lane pub, largely emitting from "activity in the rear yard".
The council's environmental health officer Andrew Phillips admitted he had "concerns" over the temporary event notice application.
"There are no details of how the applicant will prevent any nuisance to nearby residents at a significantly more sensitive time for any potential disturbances," he states.
When approached by ChronicleLive, Mr Donnelly, from Sunderland, refused to comment.
However, public documents show he wanted to close the pub at 11pm on the Saturday so that punters could leave - with the two hour long private event scheduled to start at midnight.
But a council spokesperson confirmed the plans - due to be heard by the council's licencing sub-committee earlier this week - had now been withdrawn.
It came after police feared the private event could "undermine" the licencing objectives.
"We believe that local residents will be affected by noise generated by customers going outside in small hours of the morning for a cigarette break," Chief Inspector Wykes added.
"Similarly, we fear noise and nuisance will be caused by customers leaving the premises at the end of the night."
