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Forgetful Bride & Groom Arrested For Stealing Food For Their Wedding Reception

Forgetful Newlyweds Arrested For Stealing Wedding Reception Food

ARTICLE BY: PHILLIP BRUNELLE

US NATIONAL WEDDING NEWS

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A Pennsylvania bride and groom put a new meaning to hot hors d'oeuvres at their wedding reception in central Pennsylvania when they were arrested for served their wedding guests hors d'oeuvres that were a little too hot.

The groom, Arthur Phillips, and his bride, Brittany Lurch, went on a last minute shopping spree at a Wegmans Supermarket in State College, Pennsylvania. They loaded the cart with prepared finger foods and various groceries totaling over a thousand dollars, and then made their way right out the stores front entrance without ever paying for their food.

We all know how much stress there is with last minute wedding planning and how many things a bride and groom end up forgetting when they put off some details of their wedding until the day of their wedding, and this bride and groom, Phillips and Lurch, are no exception to this forgetfulness.

With all the excitement of their last minute wedding planning, the newlyweds not only forgot to pay for their first food order, but they also forgot about the large order of seafood delicacies. They couldn't imagine letting down the guests attending their wedding reception later that evening, so Arthur Phillips and Brittany Lurch went back into the Wegmans grocery store and placed that seafood order.

While their last minute order of seafood delicacies was being prepared, Phillips and Lurch made their way around the store a bit more, but the final touches being added to their latest food order was sure to be a wedding surprise for these newlyweds after security recognized the forgetful newlyweds from the incident just moments earlier, and they contacted the local police.

Security kept a close watch on the newlyweds as they awaited the arrival of police... and they may have been watching a little too closely, or perhaps the bride and groom just remembered other details for their wedding that slipped their minds, because the couple made their grand departure just moments before police arrived... But, wait!! You forgot your seafood order!

Not to worry, before they drove off to far, the police were able to catch up to the forgetful newlyweds to remind them of the seafood delicacies back at the grocery store, and not to mention the lavish wedding gift they wanted to present the couple, a beautiful pair of Tiffany silver bracelets!

In addition, the officers must have realized these forgetful newlyweds more than likely forgot to book a wedding photographer, so they provided this couple with Patton Township Police Department's finest photographer, and yes, we here at TyingTheKnott just had to see their wedding photo... and complete with her beautiful new silver bracelets, this bride looks absolutely stunned... oops, I mean stunning...

Arthur Phillips, 31, and his bride Brittany Lurch, 22, both of Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, were arrested for stealing groceries valued at $1,049.00 for their wedding reception, which was scheduled to take place the same evening, Patton Township Police Chief John Petrick said.

Security at the Wegmans Supermarket watched the entire event, as Arthur Phillips and Brittany Lurch stole over a thousand dollars in food for their wedding reception. "(It was) an array of stuff that someone might need for a wedding reception," including ham, turkey, cheese, vegetable platters, soda and utensils", Petrick said. "They admitted to stealing the items for their wedding reception that evening."

Arthur Phillips and Brittany Lurch were both charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property. They were taken to Center County jail, where they were each held with a $2,500 cash bail.

Guests attending the wedding reception that evening most likely thought the newlyweds forgot about the celebration... but to everyone's surprise... the forgetful newlyweds actually remembered where their wedding reception was scheduled that evening!! It's a good thing they remembered too, since they only had one phone call and it would have been a shame to waste it calling someone who isn't home because they are attending a wedding reception that evening... waiting patiently for their hot lobster tails to be served to them.

Arthur Phillips and Brittany Lurch unfortunately missed their wedding reception, but at least they remembered where it was and were able to reach someone there. The shoplifting newly weds also managed to get bailed out of jail. Unfortunately for their wedding guests, they missed the celebration... they must have forgot that the newlyweds changed their wedding reception venue to the Center County jail... and it's a shame they all forgot about the finger foods and seafood delicacies in the evidence room buffet.

There's no word yet on an attorney representing Phillips and Lurch and we forgot to reach the newlyweds for comment before publishing this story!

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Comment by Bianca Moran on August 26, 2011 at 6:30am: WOW!!!! This couple could afford $2,500 EACH to get bailed out of jail but they had to steal food for their wedding reception that would have cost them a fraction of the bail money!!??!!

Sure, a wedding can get expensive, but if you are not in a position where you're financially stable then put the plans for your wedding off... not only were they not financially ready for their wedding, but it seems they were not emotionally secure or matured either because what two grown adults go out stealing?! and even worse, for the food for their own wedding?!?!?!!!

Did you see the age difference between them? He is 31 and she is 22. I don't want to seem harsh about the age difference, but when it comes to them hurting the economy with shoplifting, it hurts the business, the city, the stores insurance, etc.. Yes, they recovered the food, but this is food, it goes bad, and especially cooked and prepared foods that the store can't resell now!!!

You two should be ashamed of yourselves, and if your family bailed you out and it wasn't your own money... I'm sorry but if you were my daughter, sister or friend and you went out shoplifting like this, no matter how much money I had you would still be sitting in that jail right now. SHAME ON YOU!!!

Comment by Jessica Fitzpatrick on August 28, 2011 at 2:37am: they belong in jail...... newlyweds or not, if you have to be that low and bottom of the earth scum to steal your own wedding reception food and then have the audacity to go and feed your wedding guests stolen food at your wedding reception, that is just trashy and I hope they don't just get probation for this, especially since it's over $500 which is a felony in most states.

Comment by Jessica Fitzpatrick on August 30, 2011 at 4:34pm: I just had to refer back to this news story after reading today's wedding news and seeing yet another couple of newlyweds in trouble with the law, and they too are from Pennsylvania. They drove themselves home or to a hotel after their wedding reception on Sunday night and the groom, who was driving drunk, crashed the car into a telephone pole and then crashed into someone's house, he got arrested for DUI and the bride was trapped in the car and was airlifted out to the hospital after they cut her out.

But it's odd because this story and the other story Read DUI Groom Wedding Crash Story Here both happened in Pennsylvania this week, and strangely they are both newlyweds where the groom is 10 years older than the bride.

Well the couple in this story both belong in jail and the couple in the other story, the drunk driving groom definitely belongs in jail, the bride was hurt and shouldn't be punished more, but what's up with their family and friends letting the bride and groom drive themselves away from their wedding reception knowing they are drunk?! No limousine or designated driver? Their wedding guests are part to blame for this crash too I think, go read that other story at this link after you comment on this one.

Comment by Gerald Sousa on August 30, 2011 at 4:54pm: Happy they got caught and hope the judge or jury throws the book at them to make an example for other couples never to even think about doing something so foolish.