Engaged Couple Planned Lavish Wedding At Florida Mansion; Owner Didn’t Know

Hell Nah. A South Florida couple was so moved by a Southwest Ranches mansion that they decided to have their wedding there last week, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.

The engaged couple sent out their invites, telling their family and friends to attend their wedding at their “dream home”—a 16, 300 square-foot mansion on 7.2 acres.

There were two problems: the mansion wasn’t theirs, and it wasn’t a wedding venue. Oh! And it wasn’t for rent.

The mansion has been on the market for some time, the Miami Herald reported. Courtney Wilson and Shenita Jones thought the mansion was vacant and supposedly asked the owner, an IHOP franchise heir Nathan Finkel, to use it for their event.

Finkel said no, the Sentinel reported.

But they still kept their plans to have the wedding at the mansion.

“It is our honor to welcome you into our dream home and estate, to share this special occasion with us,” said the invitation on wedding registry site Zola.com. “We are excited to celebrate our wedding night with you and look forward to a wonderful evening of celebration, exquisite feast, and dancing at our Royal Extravaganza!! Seating is open for your convenience.”

The invite was scrubbed—and the wedding—but an afternoon ceremony was still scheduled to take place on April 17 and a brunch the following day.

But the homeowner who was home that morning spotted people trying to enter the home’s front gate, so he called the police.

“Upon unit arrival, two individuals were trying to speak with the homeowner of 5550 Hancock Rd in regards to holding a wedding at the property,” said the police report. “The homeowner did not wish to speak with the individuals and asked for them to leave. Our officers advised the individuals they needed to vacate the property, and they did so without any incident.” No charges were filed