There’s gotta be nothing worse out there than getting left at the altar by your fiancee – or possibly someone actually having an objection about why you shouldn’t be together? – but I’m not sure if the correct response to that is to actually go through with the ceremony anyway.
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27 year old Kayley Stead did exactly this though despite the fact her fiancee David had legged it during the night before their wedding day. She took part in her wedding entrance, meal, speeches, dances and posed for professional photos without her groom which sounds all kinds of depressing and awkward for everyone involved, but Kayley has revealed that she doesn’t regret it for one instant.
Here’s what she had to say:
I haven’t cashed the honeymoon in – my mum passed away, which has been another horrible thing.
But it makes me even more glad I went ahead with the day and had the opportunity to make those memories with her.
She got to see me dancing with my dad – who always said he wouldn’t dance at my wedding!
When one door closes, a window opens. And I want to pull that window open as much as possible, and soak up all the sun.
It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster, to be honest.
Not just because of the breakup – but loads of people have been reaching out to me saying my story resonated, because they were going through the same thing.
A lot of it has been incredible.
I’ve met people I never thought I was going to meet – Holly Willoughby, Phillip Schofield, even Kelly Clarkson!
With every relationship, it’s really easy to look from the outside in and vice-versa.
It’s really easy to say, ‘this wasn’t right for me.’
But it felt right at the time. During the relationship, I was wholeheartedly committed to my ex, as well as my future with him.
I’m a new Kayley now, so I’m glad it happened.
I haven’t heard from him since.
I don’t resent him for what he did, either.
Looking back on what happened – I came home to a house with all his stuff still in it. It shows he acted on impulse, so he must’ve really been struggling with something.
It must be hard for him right now because he’s going through a break-up just as much as I am.
As much as he was my partner, he was also my best friend – and I just wish he’d have come to me, even as a friend, to let me know he was struggling.
It was weird going out without my engagement ring.
I just need to focus on myself a bit more.
I’m taking free therapy sessions from my work, I’m journaling, I’m saying ‘yes’ to everything – including a trip to New York with my best friend.
I never thought I would because [my ex] didn’t like New York. I went to Madison Square Garden, it was incredible!
I’m not Kayley-and-someone-else now. I’m just Kayley. I’ve had incredible highs and incredible lows.
In fact, I’d love to go back and do the whole wedding on my own again, as I am now. I think I’d enjoy it 10-times more!
That’s a pretty mature way for her to look at her relationship with her ex especially as it’s only been a few months since the incident, so fair play to her. Still not sure if it was a great idea to actually go through with the wedding, but I suppose she had dropped a load of money on it so she might as well.
Some of those pictures are tinged with sadness though and it’s not she can create a wedding book or put them up in her house or anything. Be interesting to see how she feels about it in a couple of months but hopefully the therapy abd big trip to New York have helped.
For more of the same, check out this groom who ruined his wedding by kicking his wife in the face. Ouch.
