An angry South African groom set fire to a wedding venue after the facility cancelled his reception party over unpaid fees, a news website reported Thursday.
Jean Greyling, 28, admitted to starting the fire which burnt down the reception hall near the central town of Bloemfontein, causing damage worth over R3.5 million , according to the Afrikaans news website Beeld.
The July 27 reception was cancelled a day before because he still hadn’t paid the fees.
The fire started shortly after midnight on July 28 and Greyling had been spotted in the area a short while earlier, the news site reported.
Greyling was charged with arson and released on bail. No one was hurt in the blaze.
Other creditors — including the cake baker and florist — said they also hadn’t been paid by Greyling for their services.
Meanwhile his bride, Lianne, appeared in court last week on unrelated charges for fraud worth over R5.2 million.
