A bride who spent her life savings on her dream wedding decided to carry on with the ceremony without the groom when he jilted her. Kayley Stead, 27, discovered she wasn't going to marry her partner of almost four years when he failed to arrive for their nuptials - and her mother-in-law-to-be had to break the news he'd fled.
Despite the heartbreak, Kayley decided to go ahead with the big day on September 15 at Oxwich Bay Hotel in Gower, Swansea, Wales, with her loved ones around her - after spending £12k on the celebrations. Supported by her bridal party and family, Kayley went ahead with her wedding entrance, meal, speeches, dances and even posed for professional photos without the groom.
Kayley entered the party singing along to Lizzo's 'Good as Hell' with her bridal party, punched off the top tier of her wedding cake, and spent her first dance with the groomsmen, her brothers, Craig, 47, Matthew, 46, Gary, 46, and another Craig, 43, and her dad, Brian, 71.
