Runaway ‘billionaire’ groom leaves Thai bride with massive wedding debt

The groom, who claimed he was a billionaire with business dealings in Hong Kong, disappeared soon after the lavish wedding reception

This has left his jilted bride responsible for the costs of the wedding

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The couple pose for pictures during the wedding party in May. Photo: Facebook

Published: 2:58pm, 4 Oct 2019Updated: 8:22am, 8 Oct 2019

A Thai woman is picking up the pieces after her “billionaire” groom ran off soon after their lavish wedding reception in May, leaving her with massive debt.

Local media reported that the 30-year-old woman, only identified as Da, met the 50-year-old man in March and he proposed to her the next day. He gave his name as Nat and said he was a wealthy CEO who had business dealings in Hong Kong. She worked as a product presenter.

The couple registered the marriage the next month and sent out invitations to a wedding party at a luxury hotel in Buri Ram province.

Only about 10 of the groom’s friends attended the reception, and soon afterwards he apparently said he had to leave for Hong Kong. He refused to pay the bill and a cashier’s cheque for the dowry also vanished.

The mother of the bride was quoted in local media as saying the total cost of the wedding came to 3.5 million baht (US$115,000). A wedding organiser said she was hired for 300,000 baht (US$10,000), according to the Bangkok Post.