These newlyweds didn’t have a fairytale ending.
Authorities in California are currently searching for a suspect who stole $60,000 in cash and gifts from a wedding in Glendale, California.
The suspect was not invited to the wedding but entered the Banquet Hall where it was being held and stole the gifts.
Fox News had more details to report on the wedding crasher:
Police in California are searching for a suspected wedding crasher who allegedly stole a box containing approximately $60,000 in cash and checks.
The Glendale Police Department said officers responded to a call on Aug. 31 at approximately 12:50 a.m. about an alleged theft at the Renaissance Banquet Hall.
The suspect was described as a male aged around 40 and of Middle Eastern or White descent with a bald head and a medium build, according to police.
Surveillance footage shows the suspect entering the hall and grabbing a large box, presumably containing the cash and checks, before dashing out the door. Additional footage from outside the hall shows the suspect entering the passenger seat of a black Mercedes SUV, which drove off.
Watch the surveillance footage capturing the moment the theft took place:
Police are searching for a wedding crasher who stole about $60,000 in cash and checks intended for a Southern California bride and groom.
Authorities in Glendale said the suspected thief, who is seen in surveillance video, got away in a Mercedes SUV. https://t.co/7wVm3e79G7 pic.twitter.com/r8QarXL40W
— ABC News (@ABC) September 3, 2025
Here’s some better footage of the event and the suspect:
Police looking for wedding crasher who stole $100K in cash from Southern California couple
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ABC News reported how the bride and groom responded to the crime:
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at 100 Percent Fed Up. View the original article here.“As soon as we found out what happened, you know, the music shut down, everything immediately stopped,” the bride, Nadeen Farahat, told KABC. “I ended up sitting on the dance floor sobbing with my friends and cousins around me.”
ADVERTISEMENTThe couple told KABC the suspect was there for at least 90 minutes.
“He’s watching the dance floor. He’s watching our family. It’s so scary to look back and see that there was a stranger at such a private event, and such an intimate event. It’s such a violation,” Farahat said.
The investigation into the theft remains ongoing and police said the suspect has not been identified.
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