Around 200 horrified guests witnesses the massacre at the party near Recife, in north east Brazil, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Crazed: Rogerio Damascena (left) shot dead his new wife Renata Alexandre Costa Coelho at their wedding reception
Homicide detective Joao Brito said: 'It was about 2pm and the party was in full swing when he left the room saying he had a surprise, then came back shooting the woman and at other people.
'He drew his gun and shot the bride in the chest region. She was cornered and had no chance to defend herself.
'He took another shot, hitting her in the head. He then fired several times at the best man, who was also his boss and friend.
'Even when he could see that Marcelo was wounded, he shot him in the back of the neck. Then he shot himself in the head.'
The detective said he believed the bloodbath was planned in advance because the groom had hidden the weapon in his father's pickup truck.
The bride's brother Roberto Guerra told a local newspaper: 'The party was going brilliantly until 2am. He left for five minutes, and when he came back he embraced my sister, gave her a kiss on the back of the neck and then started shooting.'
A nephew of the bride, called Tiago, was grazed by a bullet and treated at hospital before being released.
The bride's sister Lucia Helena Coelho said: 'My sister was a wonderful person who loved and wanted to be loved.
'He was happy, she was happy, the party was beautiful. His family adored her and don't understand this.
Massacre: The groom opened fire at the end of his wedding reception in the city of Camaragibe, in north-eastern Brazil
Bizarrely the pistol disappeared from the scene and police were still looking for it tonight.
The couple had married in a civil ceremony on Friday afternoon.
Saturday night's celebration in Camaragibe included a spiritual ceremony which was due to end with a breakfast on Sunday morning.
The bride's family had paid for the festivities and had bought the couple a house as a wedding gift.
Both the bride and best man died at the scene. The gunman's father, Joao Bosco Damascena, tried to save his son, who was still alive when he reached hospital, but died later in the day.
The dad told police: 'I don't know where the gun went. At the time I was only thinking about helping my son.
'To be honest I didn't even know he had a gun.'
Speaking before his son died in hospital, he added: 'My son is a good person, he would never harm anybody.
'He will have to answer for everything.'
The dead bride's family suggested the motive for the crime may have been jealousy.
Their lawyer Hisbelo Oliveira said: 'He was quite a jealous person. When he focused on someone he had this problem. This must have been the motive for the crime.'
The bride and best man were buried on Monday on separate funerals while the killer was buried on Sunday.
Murder: The shootings took place near the coastal city of Recife
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