Event Planner Says Caterer Wasn’t Shown at Terminal Cancer Patient’s Wedding: ‘Totally Ghosted’

“Thank God a nearby restaurant stepped in to save the day, but guests were left without fluids for 2 hours; most of them did,” the caterer explained on Reddit.

A terminal cancer patient’s wedding did not go as planned after the planner said the caterer was not coming to celebrate.

Wedding planner “totally ghosted” In a Reddit post on November 12, he wrote:. “Multiple phone calls and no answer.” In addition to the Wedding Wish Event catering (a nonprofit organization that provides weddings and vow renewals to couples facing terminal illnesses or life-altering health conditions), the caterer was also responsible for “all the water, Bev, and cocktails.”

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Luckily, a local restaurant stepped in with just two hours notice. They prepared food and drinks for 50 people and even gave the couple a $200 gift certificate.

“Hopefully this will be the first and last in my planning career,” the planner wrote. “I feel so bad, I did the best I could. But this was supposed to be such a beautiful day, a real gift for a couple facing unimaginable challenges.”

The planner explained that he took on the job last minute with just 10 days before the wedding and that the caterer had already been secured by the previous planner. “I assumed the caterer had done their due diligence in checking their background. But at the same time? I thought it would be okay to trust the vendors a little more.”

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“I asked other sellers if they had seen anything like this before,” the post continued. “Combined, they had over 100 years of wedding experience. Not one of them ever saw a caterer show up.”

People in the comment section touched upon the unfortunate situation.

“There’s nothing worse than ruining a terminal cancer patient’s wedding,” one commenter wrote. “You have to have some courage to even consider doing something like this. I’m glad you found someone to step in and this restaurant deserves all the extra business they get!”

Another praised the planner for making sure the couple enjoyed their special day.

“This sucks but I hope at the end of the day the couple remembers all the good things that happened. You, the restaurant willing to work so diligently at the last minute, who could rightfully say no.. Bad memories are strong.” , but let what is good be strong once more.”