Ormskirk restaurants save the day after the wedding – no-show

A couple have praised the staff of three restaurants who stepped in to save their day when a couple were frustrated by wedding caterers at the last minute.

Kate and Matt Dean from Skelmersdale, Lancashire, were preparing to celebrate their wedding with family and friends at the venue in Ormskirk, Lancashire when the caterers failed to arrive and were unable to meet them.

As guests began to arrive, Kate said they decided to ask two local restaurants if they could help.

Kate said she first approached the Piri Piri Grill restaurant staff: “Hi! I don’t think you can cook for 100 people?” And he just went, “Oh, when?” … and I went, “Now.”

The couple, who have four children between them aged two to 12, were married at Ormskirk Register Office on July 13.

They decided to have a special treat for family and friends at Lost and Found Ormskirk on Sunday and were looking forward to the arrival of the meal.

They arrived at the venue two hours early to set up the event, but as time passed – with no sign of the hosts – their concerns grew.

They tried calling the business and exchanging messages but there was no response and despite being frustrated at first – including at one point crying in the bathroom – Kate quickly came up with a backup plan.

“I’m a very laid-back person anyway, so I was in firefighting mode, when all these people came and they didn’t have any food, I was like, ‘What are we going to do?'” she said.

Kate said she thought about her favorite local spots when guests started arriving.

“I just turned to Matt’s family and said, ‘If I can sort this out, is everyone okay?’