Wedding cake

Wedding guest turns up a year early

Updated 15.19 Wed Jul 11 2007
Keywords: Dave Barclay, Wales, Wedding

A man has flown thousands of miles to attend his friend's wedding in Wales, only to discover he is a year early.

Dave Barclay, 34, who now lives in Toronto, Canada, working as a teacher, had been told about the wedding earlier in the year and assumed it was to take place in 2007.

"I am a year early. Yeah, my mates are loving it, aren't they" - Dave Best

Having arrived in Cardiff, he rang the bridegroom, Dave Best, to ask where the venue was, only to be told the wedding will be in 2008.

He said: "I am a year early. Yeah, my mates are loving it, aren't they.

"He just said July 6 and I assumed it was this year because if you tell the guy July 6, they're going to think it's this year," Mr Barclay said.

"At least it's assured me a mention in the speech next year," he added.

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