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Pals bring cheer to jilted groom by selling wedding package on Carousell

SINGAPORE — It was less than two months to his wedding day when he was left high and dry by his runaway bride. 
Thankfully, the groom-to-be had a band of brothers he could count on. 
One of his groomsmen, Mr Jasper Yam, 28, came up with an idea to sell his friend’s wedding package on online marketplace Carousell last Thursday (Aug 17). 


Mr Yam put the 30-table banquet, titled “Run Lion Wedding Dinner Package” up for sale at S$28,888 – which he calls a “steal” – after his friend was left at the altar. Screenshot: Carousell

Mr Yam put the 30-table banquet, titled “Run Lion Wedding Dinner Package” up for sale at S$28,888 – which he calls a “steal” – after his friend was left at the altar. Screenshot: Carousell

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SINGAPORE — It was less than two months to his wedding day when he was left high and dry by his runaway bride. 
Thankfully, the groom-to-be had a band of brothers he could count on. 


One of his groomsmen, Mr Jasper Yam, 28, came up with an idea to sell his friend’s wedding package on online marketplace Carousell last Thursday (Aug 17). 


Mr Yam put the 30-table banquet at Marina Mandarin Singapore, titled “Run Lion Wedding Dinner Package”, up for sale at S$28,888 – which he describes as a “steal”. 


He declined to reveal the actual price the jilted groom-to-be had paid for the banquet, but said it would be sold at a loss of about S$4,000.


“When we decided to post the offer online, our objective was clear… we wanted to help our pal cut his financial losses, find joy and smile … in this moment of darkness and find closure,” said Mr Yam. 


The groom-to-be had made a deposit for the banquet that was initially scheduled to take place on Oct 13.


The package also offered free “perks” for the potential buyer. 
These include a wedding car with a chauffeur, a wedding gown and suit for the bride and groom, dresses and suits for the bride and groom’s parents, gowns for six or more bridesmaids, and a photographer and videographer for the wedding day itself – all free of charge. 


The post received more than 1,600 likes and 150 comments in less than two days. 


At the end of the post, Mr Yam also sought out the online community for an alternate solution: To ask if anyone could introduce a lady to the groom-to-be. 
In less than a day, he received more than 400 private messages – half of which were genuine offers to buy over the wedding package.


“There were also people who sent messages of encouragements, and others who offered to introduce him to another girl,” said Mr Yam. 


Despite the outpouring of positive comments and offers to help, Mr Yam had no choice but to take down the post two days later on Saturday.


“The hotel kindly asked me to remove the post though I did not see any wrong with it. However, I also did not want to get my friend into trouble as he is resolving the matter with the hotel,” said Mr Yam. 


In response to queries by TODAY, Marina Mandarin Singapore confirmed that the groom-to-be cancelled the wedding on Aug 17.


Ms Zareen Huang, the hotel’s Director of Marketing Communications, said the wedding dinner package “is not transferable as per contract”. 
However, she said the hotel understood the situation and is “sympathetic to (the groom-to-be’s) plight… and is agreeable to review his case and assist him through this difficult period”. 


The hotel added that it is currently in talks with the groom-to-be. Ms Huang said: “We will continue to work out this matter directly with the groom-to-be, so that both parties can come to a fair and reasonable outcome.”


The groom-to-be declined to be interviewed by TODAY.


But Mr Yam said that although his friend is depressed at his predicament, he is “touched by the support from his fellow groomsmen” and is “thankful for the encouragement by netizens”.

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