Joy as wedding rescued
A couple whose dream wedding was almost ruined after the Black Country hotel they booked shut down a week before their big day have tied the knot in style.
A couple whose dream wedding was almost ruined after the Black Country hotel they booked shut down a week before their big day have tied the knot in style.
Lisa Tipper and Andrew Jones, of Bilston, were left £3,200 out of pocket when The Compass Hotel in Walsall where they had booked their reception closed without warning at the end of last month.
But, after some last-minute re-arranging, the couple secured Birmingham's Copthorne Hotel where they celebrated following their wedding at St Lawrence Church in Darlaston on Saturday.
Lisa, aged 27, from Bilston said: "To do it in seven days, it was the wedding of the century.
"The hotel staff were brilliant and the meal was like a fairytale.
"It is still unfortunate we are £3,200 out of pocket but it was like a happy ever after really.
"Everyone came together to help - it really meant a lot to us."
The couple are now honeymooning in Portugal.
Fifty jobs were lost with the hotel closure.