A devastated couple had their wedding day completely derailed by shambolic planners who failed to provide any of the services they promised to arrange for the big day.
Tegan lakimo, 36, and Jerome lakimo, 32, from Mackay in Queensland, had paid Paradise Wedding Desires, a business run by Charls Ingaua and Remi Wearing from Auckland, in New Zealand, a hefty fee of $9,900 to arrange the essentials for their wedding day in September last year.
But the now-married couple were left shattered when their wedding on Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific, turned into a catastrophic nightmare from start to finish.
Tegan lakimo, 36, and Jerome lakimo, 32, (both pictured) had paid Paradise Wedding Desires a hefty fee of $9900
Despite stumping up the full fee three months before the big day, the wedding planners failed in every aspect they had promised.
The make-up artist, hairdresser and photographer who had apparently been pre-booked all failed to turn up on the day, leaving the couple scrambling for back-up options.
The wedding reception venue was switched at the last minute, and the bride was forced to arrive in a mini-van despite requesting a traditional island method of transport in the form of a Tuk Tuk.
Bizarrely the cake maker had supposedly gone into labour and instead of a dining on a traditional wedding breakfast, the bridal party had to make-do with a quick fix of burgers and chips from the local takeaway.
Paradise Wedding Desires is run by Charls Ingaua (pictured right) and Remi Wearing (pictured left) from Auckland
'I was so upset, I couldn't stop crying. It got to the point where I was hysterical. Everything was so bad it was funny,' Mrs lakimo told Daily Mail Australia.
'Everything went wrong, one thing after another. We were meant to have a beach front wedding on a private property with a marquee and a band, but it didn't happen.
Ms lakimo who had booked Paradise Wedding Desires based on the recommendation from a friend, said Mr Ingaua and Mr Wearing, who both also worked as flight attendants for Quantas, seemed 'relatively professional' at the start.
However, Ms lakimo's opinion of the two men she'd entrusted to plan her wedding day, swiftly changed when her wedding day turned into a disaster.
The make-up artist and hairdresser who were supposed to arrive first thing in the morning, failed to show up, so the bridal party was forced to fix their own make-up and hair (pictured)
'On the morning of the wedding it was very very windy and so the planners decided to just do the ceremony on the beach and move the reception to another location.
'The reception ended up being at a little café in town. From what I gather one of the wedding planners had ridden around the town trying to find anywhere that would host our reception last minute,' she said.
To make matters worse, the make-up artist and hairdresser who were supposed to arrive first thing in the morning, failed to show up.
'The make-up artist and hairdresser didn't show up. Apparently the make-up artist had a family emergency,' Mrs lakimo said.
The bride-to-be and the bridesmaids were then forced to empty out their own make-up bags and make do with what they had.
Mrs lakimo and one of her bridesmaids also made a quick dash to a local store to pick up some false eyelashes.
'I was very stressed, it's not what you want to be doing on the morning of your wedding day,' she said.
The wedding breakfast was another fail and a replacement spread had to be sourced at the last minute (pictured, bridesmaid eating a takeaway burger)
The situation continued to spiral when it became clear the photographer was also a no-show.
When the bride-to-be confronted the planners about the photographer's whereabouts, they claimed she was involved with the same issue at the make-up artist.
One of Mrs lakimo's bridesmaids Jodie Kelly enlisted the help of her husband Nic, who had brought his own camera on the day, to step in as the wedding photographer.
The wedding breakfast was another fail and a replacement spread had to be sourced at the last minute.
The bridal party opted for a quick and easy takeaway.
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