Voters in dream wedding competition believed donation was being made to charity

A woman who was left almost €7,000 short from a prize to fund her dream wedding has said she was under the impression a percentage from the votes cast by the public to support her winning bid was going to Make-A-Wish Ireland.

Carol Fleming from Tipperary won a €10,000 prize from winourwedding.ie in March 2016, but the company has since shut down and its owner, Elaine Whitney, said she cannot afford to pay the outstanding balance.

The Irish Examiner has learned that couples who entered the competition in 2016 thought funds generated by text and internet voting for the winning couple were being made to Make-A-Wish Ireland but in fact, the agreement between both parties was terminated in 2015.