A woman who flew 1,700 miles to see her father get married received a nasty surprise when she landed at the wedding venue, only to discover she was there a year earlier.
Llarissa Pye, 29, from Cheshire but lives in the Canary Islands, was overjoyed when she discovered that her father and his partner of three years, both 53, were engaged in December 2023.
The Briton has lived in Lanzarote for nine years after falling in love with the place after a friend’s birthday trip.
When her father called her to give her the wedding dates, she misheard him and thought he had said the wedding would be the following Saturday, which happened to be her birthday, so she rushed to book her one-way flight for £200. .
Despite much subsequent communication since the initial phone call, no one realized Llarissa’s mistake (least of all her) until she was on the plane and about to take off on May 31.
Llarissa Pye, 29, from Cheshire but lives in the Canary Islands, flew 1,700 miles from Lanzarote to the UK for her father’s wedding a year earlier, after hearing him misheard on the phone.
Llarissa arrived in the UK to discover that she had arrived a year before the wedding; a mistake that left her family in suspense. Despite her mistake, she decided to take a trip and enjoyed a mini holiday in the UK before flying back to Lanzarote on June 4.
Llarissa, who works for a bike rental company and lives in Puerto del Carmen, said: “When they booked the dates it was around midnight for me.
“My dad must have said ‘next year will be my birthday.’ But I heard ‘we’re sorry it’s short notice, we understand if you can’t come.'”
‘I had to ask a girl to change shifts at the last minute. I sent my flights but they hadn’t seen that she said 2024.
‘On Friday morning I text them saying, “I’m at the airport, see you in a few hours.” They tried to call me but my phone was on sleep mode.
‘I was about to take off and I saw all the messages. I called my dad and he told me ”Llarissa, the wedding is not until next year”. We were just laughing on the phone.
Llarissa had booked the four-hour trip back to her home town of Frodsham, Cheshire, immediately when she thought her father had said he was getting married on June 2.
When her father called her to tell her the dates of the wedding, she misheard him and thought he had said the wedding would be the following Saturday.
Despite countless additional communications, no one realized the mistake until Llarissa was on the plane and about to take off on May 31.
Her entire family found the situation amusing, but Llarissa still enjoyed a mini-vacation in the UK before flying back on June 4.
Despite the mistake, he managed to make the most of his time. She was able to try on a bridesmaid dress and catch up with as many friends and family as possible before catching a £30 return flight.
The British man who has lived in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote for nine years, works in a bicycle rental company
Despite the mistake, he managed to make the most of his time. She was able to try on a bridesmaid dress and catch up with as many friends and family as possible before catching a £30 return flight.
Llarissa said: ‘They’re still laughing about it now. Most people have said “how did you do that?” It’s not that we didn’t communicate.
I guess a year is a short time for my father. Now I have time to fix my tan lines. It’s all fun. I’m usually pretty organized. I have never arrived a year early.