Couple face losing £30,000 after bank holiday change ruins dream wedding plans

A COUPLE say they face losing up to £30,000 from their wedding abroad after next year’s May bank holiday was moved from Monday to Friday. Anthony Messore, 40, and Jess Howells, 29, will have to pay for about 70 missing guests unable to travel to Italy. The wedding, booked for two years, is set for […]

A COUPLE say they face losing up to £30,000 from their wedding abroad after next year’s May bank holiday was moved from Monday to Friday.

Anthony Messore, 40, and Jess Howells, 29, will have to pay for about 70 missing guests unable to travel to Italy.

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A couple say they fear they’ll lose £30,000 after bank holiday changes have changed the date to Friday May 8[/caption]

The wedding, booked for two years, is set for Sunday May 3, with the bank holiday meaning guests would not have to miss work and school.

But the holiday was moved to Friday May 8 to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

Mr Messore, who owns an electronics business in Cwmbran, South Wales, said: “Lots of people have said they can’t make it. It’s going to break Jess’s heart, because her sister, who is a nurse, isn’t going to be able to come.

“A lot of hotel rooms will be empty but I’ve paid up front. The amount could run to £30,000.”

He added: “It’s spoiling our wedding, and of course I can’t cancel it because I won’t be able to get my money back.

“You’d think the Government would know beforehand when the VE celebrations would be, they’ve had 75 of them.”

The couple had originally invited 180 guests to their wedding — costing them around £70,000.

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Anthony Messore, 40, and Jess Howells, 29, will have to pay for about 70 missing guests unable to travel to Italy[/caption]

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The bank holiday was moved to Friday May 8 to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day[/caption]

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