Groom named Thomas Cook finally gets dream Greek isle wedding after travel firm collapse threw plans into chaos
A GROOM named Thomas Cook who almost had his dream wedding ruined by the collapse of doomed holiday firm of the same name has shared snaps from his beautiful day.
Thomas, 29 and his wife, Amelia Cook, 27, had their romantic Greek island wedding saved at the last minute when the Lindos Princess Hotel stepped in to help re-organise their big day.
"I am just devastated. We have got more than 30 friends and family coming out, half are stuck at home in limbo. My best man is still in England. No one here knows anything.
"I have been planning this for two years and it has all gone to pot. We have paid for everything. It is shattering.
"We don't know what we can do. Thomas Cook staff have been good but they lost their jobs."
The couple, who have been together for 12 years, decided to marry abroad because it was cheaper to marry in Rhodes than having a wedding in the UK.
However, when the hotel heard the news, they stepped in to save the couple's dream wedding, pulling out all the stops to ensure Thomas and Amelia had their special day after two years of planning.
Giorgos Bakas, manager at the Lindos Princess hotel told Sun Online:
"He just looked so disappointed and we didn’t want him to leave like that.
"We are honoured that he has come to our hotel, our island and Greece."
Many guests were already in Rhodes when the news broke, with only the best man having to book an alternative flight, with the whole wedding party will be flown home on repatriation flights after the big day.
Thomas Cook went bust in the early hours of Monday morning after failing to secure a last-ditch rescue deal, with all future flights and holidays cancelled.
As many as 9,000 Thomas Cook employees among 21,000 staff around the world have also lost their jobs - many who have bravely ploughed on today to help the holidaymakers affected.
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