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‘Distraught’ Bride Wins Over $22,000 After Wedding Yurt Collapsed in High Winds

02:15 AM, 12/05/2025
‘Distraught’ Bride Wins Over $22,000 After Wedding Yurt Collapsed in High Winds

The Easterbys sued Yorkshire Yurts after the yurt they hired for their June 2024 wedding near Guisborough collapsed in high winds. The couple had paid about $8,600 (£6,504) for the structure and expected roughly 180 guests; the supplier's offered replacement would not have accommodated half the guests. A caterer described the emergency marquee as the worst conditions she had worked in, and District Judge Andrew MacCuish ruled Yorkshire Yurts breached its contract, ordering reimbursement plus additional damages totaling over $22,000. The judge also noted the significant emotional distress experienced by the bride.

Couple Awarded More Than $22,000 After Yurt Collapse at June Wedding

A U.K. couple has been awarded more than $22,000 after the yurt they rented for their wedding breakfast collapsed in high winds. Charlotte Easterby, 29, and her husband, William Easterby, 31, sued Yorkshire Yurts after the incident at their June 2024 reception near Guisborough, England.

The couple paid roughly $8,600 (about £6,504) for the company to supply and erect the yurt for a celebration expected to host around 180 guests. On the day, staff described the site as “very windy” and “incredibly exposed,” and the company’s director, Thomas Sterne, said the yurt might have been "fixed and used." The supplier offered a smaller replacement yurt, but the couple said it would not have seated roughly half their guests.

With limited options, the Easterbys secured a last-minute marquee and mobile bar from a different supplier. Both the couple and their caterer described the emergency set-up as poor: caterer Sarah Readman told the court it was the worst working condition she had experienced in 17 years, with tables so tightly packed that staff had to pass meals along like a "conveyor belt."

District Judge Andrew MacCuish said the company had failed to deliver the proper tent for a "once in a lifetime event." He added that Yorkshire Yurts did not use its "best endeavours" to supply and erect a suitable yurt, employed the wrong erection method, and had insufficient personnel on site to carry out remedial work.

The court ordered Yorkshire Yurts to reimburse the Easterbys for the cost of the yurt and to pay additional damages, bringing the total award to more than $22,000. Judge MacCuish also noted the emotional impact on Mrs. Easterby, saying she was "distraught," unable to sleep and "in floods of tears" after the plans were disrupted.

Key facts: the incident occurred at a June 2024 reception near Guisborough; the couple had paid about £6,504; roughly 180 guests were expected; the substitute marquee created cramped, unsafe working conditions for catering staff; the judge found a breach of contract and awarded damages to the couple.

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