A wedding party heading for a dream ceremony in Cancun were left stranded at Heathrow Airport as flights to the resort were cancelled following the outbreak of swine flu.

Dreams of a beachside ceremony in Mexico were left in tatters for Tipton couple Karla Mycock and John Morley as the wedding they had spent 16 months planning was halted in the airport lounge.

The couple were due to wed on May 6 at the luxurious Occidental Grant Xcaret resort in the Cancun.

Bride-to-be Karla, aged 23, was left in tears as the couple were to to wait at the airport while staff frantically tried to rearrange their big day in another part of the world.
She said: “Before we set off from the West Midlands we checked and were told the only flights affected were those to Mexico City. I was devastated when I heard all flights to the country were grounded.The wedding had been booked since January last year, so it was heartbreaking to find out that with less than a week to go that it was all off.” [Complete Article]

Dan Twardzik proposed to Romayne Andronyk in January 2007, and for more than two years they looked forward to a sunny, warm-destination wedding. In April last year, the two 30-something insurance professionals booked their dream wedding in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.  Family and friends from as far away as Europe booked tickets to join them on their special day in the sun.Then, on Saturday, one week before they were set to depart, they started to hear talk of a virus spreading through Mexico. Sunday and Monday they watched swine flu sweep around the globe, but remained certain that nothing would stop their wedding. [Complete Article]