Fifty guests are flying to Cyprus ... they could lose all their money

A COUPLE due to get married in Cyprus next month face losing thousands of pounds.

Chloe Sharpe and Paul Kerfoot, both 27, have spent £6,000 with the troubled tour operator and another £9,000 on wedding extras, including a photographer from Marbella and a boat trip.

They now face an anxious wait to see if the firm will survive or if they will lose their money.

‘Our Thomas Cook wedding coordinator hasn’t got back to my emails. It’s very stressful for both Paul and I,’ she said.

‘As it’s so close to going, it feels like we aren’t going to be able to get married. If they do go bust, we’d have to sort another wedding out. Cyprus means a lot to us emotionally.’

More than 50 guests were due to travel for the wedding. Many have also booked with Thomas Cook which means they too face losing their money, with some saying they cannot afford to rebook.

The couple chose Cyprus after Mr Kerfoot, an electrician, proposed at a church in the seaside resort of Protaras during a holiday in 2017.

The wedding coordinator in Cyprus has booked the church and Paphos town hall for the reception on October 15.

Miss Sharpe, a hairdresser from Loughborough, said: ‘It’s a lot of money to lose and, if they do go bust, it’s a case of finding another £6,000 to find another holiday and find another wedding package.’

Her mother Jennifer Sharpe said: ‘Two years in the planning, saving every penny, you know, to get out there. The uncertainty at the moment – we’re just thinking, what’s going to happen? I’ve been constantly worrying and up all night. I’ve been waking up and going on the internet, checking it all day when Chloe is at work.

‘She just said: “Can you just keep checking for me what’s happening”.’ Miss Sharpe had her hen do over the weekend, but said the uncertainty ‘put a bit of a dampener on things’.