Will my marriage visa be denied now???

Hi all. First the good news: got married on May 4th. Yay! I am a US citizen, my now-husband is a British national. Here's the possible bad news: My husband and I left england on 6th May and went travelling around Ireland for our honeymoon til a few days ago, the 17th. My fiance visa expired on the 10th May. And until a few minutes ago when I went to download the marriage visa application forms, I had NO IDEA (I don't know why I didn't but I didn't) that I had to begin the leave to remain visa process BEFORE my fiance visa expired. My only excuse is ignorance--I just thought, I'll come home after honeymoon and fill out the paperwork and send it off. Should I get a lawyer now? Do I have a leg to stand on? Help!

I doubt it's grounds for denial, but ring the British Embassy where you got the visa.

It's my personal opinion that they won't deny your visa. I think they'd be really hesitant to break up a couple.

Just explain your situation when you apply.

I am no expert in this field, but the rules are there to catch fraudsters and bogus immigrants, not somebody who misses a nominal deadline by a few days.  

The Home Office may whinge and whine a bit, and make you jump through another hoop, but I can't really see that this is a major cause for concern.