Chapter 17 - Gwendolyn’s deposits
Canceling a wedding costs money even when the groom causes the cancellation.
Venue.
Catering.
Band.
Florals.
Photography.
Some expenses already incurred.
Total wedding budget:
Approximately $310,000.
Who paid?
Estelle:
$140,000.
Gwendolyn:
$65,000.
Thayer:
$55,000.
His parents:
$50,000.
Refunds:
Limited.
Could Gwendolyn sue Thayer for all wasted costs?
Lawyers examined.
Some claims possible under contract or misrepresentation theories.
Others uncertain.
Nobody gets every wedding expense back automatically because engagement collapses.
They negotiated privately.
Thayer agreed to reimburse:
$62,000
toward Gwendolyn’s personally incurred nonrefundable costs.
His parents separately withdrew a claim for return of certain pre-wedding payments.
Estelle absorbed much of her own spending.
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She hated that.
Consequences are expensive even when no court awards emotional damages.
