By Bender
Apr 23, 2021
A brazen Florida couple tried to throw a lavish wedding at a mansion believing it was vacant, and even told guests it was their own home, only to be confronted on the big day by the confused owner who called 911. Shenita Jones and Courtney Wilson planned to tie the knot at the$5.7 million estate with 7.2 acres of sprawling land in Southwest Ranches, Florida, currently owned by an heir to a lucrative IHOP restaurant franchise. The groom had allegedly posed as a prospective buyer to visit the home several times in the weeks leading up to the wedding after it was posted on realty sites.
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Couple invites guests to estate wedding at Florida mansion they didn’t own
Something borrowed takes on new meaning as owner calls 911 when set up begins on his property
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According to their wedding website, they would be married at “The Wilson Estate.”
But there were more than a few problems. For one, the home was not theirs and, secondly, they did not have permission to host the wedding on the property.
Davie police confirmed Saturday that around 8 a.m., two people arrived to set up for a wedding.
That’s when the homeowner, businessman Nathan Finkel, called police.
Florida Couple Attempts to Hold Wedding in Vacant Mansion Passed Off as Their Own on Invitations
On 4/21/21 at 12:47 PM EDT
A couple in a suburban area of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, attempted to host their wedding at a vacant mansion that they falsely passed off as their own on Saturday, ultimately resulting in police intervention.
Courtney Wilson and Shenita Jones invited guests to a 16,313-square-foot home with nine bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, a bowling alley, a theater and an 800-square-foot bar, and labeled it our dream home on the wedding invitation,
This mansion was a perfect venue for their long-awaited wedding. But it wasn’t theirs. https://t.co/c1pViz52qkpic.twitter.com/OaS0Z4G1JW South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) April 21, 2021