A jilted bride decided to carry on with her wedding without her groom when he failed to turn up.<br /><br />Kayley Stead, 27, discovered she wasn't going to marry her partner of almost four years the morning of her do.<br /><br />Despite the heartbreak, Kayley decided to go ahead with the big day, surrounded with her loved ones around her, on September 15 at Oxwich Bay Hotel in Gower, Swansea, Wales.<br /><br />Kayley went ahead with her wedding entrance, meal, speeches, dances and even posed for professional photos without her groom.<br /><br />She entered the party singing along to Lizzo's 'Good as Hell' with her bridal party.<br /><br />Brave Kayley punched off the top tier of her wedding cake, and spent her first dance with the groomsmen, her brothers, and dad Brian, 71.<br /><br />Now living alone, with her honeymoon cancelled, Kayley is pleased she still had the party - so money and effort didn't go to waste.<br /><br />Her friends have rallied around her, barely leaving her side and setting up a GoFundMe page to try and recoup some costs.<br /><br />Insurance clerk Kayley, who lives in Portmead, Swansea, Wales, said: "I saw the groom at around 4pm the day before the wedding and I haven't heard from him since.<br /><br />"We've tried to reach out to him, but I've had no response from him, no reason why. I've had no explanation - not that I want one now, because it's too far along the line.<br /><br />"It was an absolute shock, I had no indication he was going to do this but seeing my girls distraught as well made me want to turn the day around.<br /><br />"I didn't want to remember the day as complete sadness.
