Brighton’s Best Western Hotel is auctioning a Valentines Day wedding on popular online auction and shopping site eBay.

The General Manager of the sea front hotel, James Wilson put the wedding package up for auction after learning that the couple who had booked it had sadly split up over the Christmas period.

Mr Wilson commented:-

“About two to three weeks ago we called up to check on the booking and to make sure everything was OK.

That was when we found out the wedding was off.

We only take a small deposit for these things which does not cover the costs and it left us with a big space on what is a prime date.

We had already turned down a request to stage a Valentine’s dance because of the wedding but now we are faced with having nothing at all.”

The eBay wedding which would usually cost £3,870 has a massively discounted starting price tag of £2,200. So far there is just one bidder and the auction is set to end on 28th January at 11.41am.

The booking is for Saturday 14th February 2009 in the Best Western Brighton hotels newly refurbished Prince Regent Suite. The auction price includes a three course wedding breakfast for 50 guests plus an evening reception with buffet and disco for 80 guests.

It also includes wedding night accommodation for the bride and groom.