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Jilted bride decides to carry on with her wedding without her groom after he failed to turn up

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*ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE* A jilted bride decided to carry on with her wedding without her groom when he failed to turn up. Kayley Stead, 27, discovered she wasn't going to marry her partner of almost four years the morning of her do. Despite the heartbreak, Kayley decided to go ahead with the big day, surrounded with her loved ones around her, on September 15 at Oxwich Bay Hotel in Gower, Swansea, Wales. Kayley went ahead with her wedding entrance, meal, speeches, dances and even posed for professional photos without her groom. She entered the party singing along to Lizzo's 'Good as Hell' with her bridal party. Brave Kayley punched off the top tier of her wedding cake, and spent her first dance with the groomsmen, her brothers, and dad Brian, 71. Now living alone, with her honeymoon cancelled, Kayley is pleased she still had the party - so money and effort didn't go to waste. Her friends have rallied around her, barely leaving her side and setting up a GoFundMe page to try and recoup some costs. Insurance clerk Kayley, who lives in Portmead, Swansea, Wales, said: "I saw the groom at around 4pm the day before the wedding and I haven't heard from him since. "We've tried to reach out to him, but I've had no response from him, no reason why. I've had no explanation - not that I want one now, because it's too far along the line. "It was an absolute shock, I had no indication he was going to do this but seeing my girls distraught as well made me want to turn the day around. "I didn't want to remember the day as complete sadness. "The whole day, we were saying it felt like an episode of Hollyoaks or EastEnders. It didn't feel like a real life situation. "There were so many special moments, like my wedding entrance, the sparkler walk, the first dance and punching the wedding cake - so there was still happiness in the day. "I'd spent all this money, I'd been looking forward to the food, a dance with my dad, spending time with my family, so why not?"

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