Event Planner Says Caterer No-Showed at Terminal Cancer Patient's Wedding: ‘Fully Ghosted’

"Thank heavens a nearby restaurant stepped in to save the day, but guests went 2 hours without any liquids —many left," the caterer explained on Reddit

A terminal cancer patient's wedding didn't go as planned after the planner said that the caterer failed to show up for the celebration.

"Fully ghosted," the wedding planner wrote in a Reddit post on Nov. 12. "Multiple phone calls and no answer." In addition to the food for the Wish Upon a Wedding event, (a nonprofit that grants weddings and vow renewals to couples facing terminal illnesses or life altering health circumstances) the caterer also was responsible for "all the water, Bev, and mocktails."

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Luckily, a local restaurant stepped in with just two hours' notice. They produced food and beverages for 50 people, and even gifted the couple a $200 gift card.

"I sure hope that is a first and a last in my planning career," the planner wrote. "I feel so bad, I did all I could. But this was supposed to be such a beautiful day, a true gift to a couple faced with unimaginable hardship."

The planner explained that she had taken on the last minute job with just 10 days until the nuptials and that caterer had already been secured by the previous planner. "I had assumed she did her due diligence in checking the caterer’s background. But also? I thought it would be okay to have a little more faith in the vendors."

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"I asked the other vendors if they had seen anything like this before," the post continued. "Combined, they had over 100 years of wedding experience. Not a single one of them have seen a caterer no-show."

Those in the comment section weighed in on the unfortunate situation.

"There is nothing lower than ruining the wedding of a terminal cancer patient," wrote one commenter. "You have to have some nerve to even think of doing something like that. I'm glad you were able to find someone to step in, and that restaurant deserves all the extra business they get!"

Another praised the planner for making sure the couple got to enjoy their special day.

"This is terrible 😞 but I hope by the end of the day, the couple will remember all the good that came through. You, willing to work so diligent last minute, the restaurant that rightfully could have said no.. Bad memories are strong, but let the good once be stronger."