Vicar Bans Bingo Bride
I couldn't resist holding onto this story, I really think it deserves a revive, it is about the bingo bride and groom who won a prize hosted by an online bingo portal. The deal was that if the bride and groom agreed and won, they would walk down the isle with the logo of this UK bingo site on her dress, his outfit, the menus, table settings etc; and the site would pay A�5 000 towards their wedding costs. A�5 000 goes a long way to helping out at a wedding, particularly when you consider that a cake can cost up to A�1 000.
This story caught national and even international attention at the time and a lot of prospective brides and grooms were keen to enter the contest. The winning couple Matt Brown, aged 37, and Suzanne Latta, aged 28 was selected from about 100 other couples. But this tale of love was to remain unrequited as the Rev. Watts felt that the display of the logo could encourage gambling. I wonder if he has ever held bingo in his church hall to raise funds for his Parish? Now this would be in interesting thing to find out!
Poor Suzanne and Matt, their betrothal was not to be enriched by an additional A�5 000 and the use of the logo was banned. So, the much anticipated publicity for the bingo site could also not go ahead. One does however wonder if the couple could actually not get married at all without the assistance of these funds?
I have to admit, when I first read about this competition, I was a little horrified at the though of trawling down the Aisle with an online bingo portal logo plastered to the back of my dress. However we are not all made of the same ilk, and if you have got the nerve, why not go ahead and just do it?
I couldn't resist holding onto this story, I really think it deserves a revive, it is about the bingo bride and groom who won a prize hosted by an online bingo portal. The deal was that if the bride and groom agreed and won, they would walk down the isle with the logo of this UK bingo site on her dress, his outfit, the menus, table settings etc; and the site would pay A�5 000 towards their wedding costs. A�5 000 goes a long way to helping out at a wedding, particularly when you consider that a cake can cost up to A�1 000.
This story caught national and even international attention at the time and a lot of prospective brides and grooms were keen to enter the contest. The winning couple Matt Brown, aged 37, and Suzanne Latta, aged 28 was selected from about 100 other couples. But this tale of love was to remain unrequited as the Rev. Watts felt that the display of the logo could encourage gambling. I wonder if he has ever held bingo in his church hall to raise funds for his Parish? Now this would be in interesting thing to find out!
Poor Suzanne and Matt, their betrothal was not to be enriched by an additional A�5 000 and the use of the logo was banned. So, the much anticipated publicity for the bingo site could also not go ahead. One does however wonder if the couple could actually not get married at all without the assistance of these funds?
I have to admit, when I first read about this competition, I was a little horrified at the though of trawling down the Aisle with an online bingo portal logo plastered to the back of my dress. However we are not all made of the same ilk, and if you have got the nerve, why not go ahead and just do it?
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