Axed Thomas Cook wedding goes ahead as hotel pay for ceremony

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Groom named Thomas Cook whose wedding was axed after Thomas Cook collapse ‘happiest man alive’ as new ceremony is paid for by hotel

A DEVASTATED couple who had their dream wedding scuppered by the collapse of travel firm Thomas Cook have been able to have their special day thanks to the generosity of a Greek hotel.

However, when the hotel heard the news, they stepped in to save the couple's dream wedding and offered free champagne, organised flowers and even handled paperwork at the town hall where the ceremony was due to take place. Many guests were already in Rhodes when the news broke, with only the best man having to book an alternative flight, but the whole wedding party will be flown home on repatriation flights after the big day.

The pair, who have two young daughters, Alice, five, and Lucy, seven, had flown out from East Midlands Airport with their parents and close family and were due to fly home on October 3 - but were told to be on standby as they could be called to the airport any day.on Monday: "Thomas Cook promised us a surprise on our wedding because of my name but this was not the surprise we were expecting.

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