Posted on 01/08/2011 5:36:32 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
The jilted bride who sued her ex for almost $100,000 in wedding expenses may not have been jilted at all.
So says the groom, who has filed his own lawsuit, claiming that the decision to cancel the wedding was mutual. He’s seeking the return of a $45,500, 3-carat engagement ring.
Both lawsuits do agree on one matter: There was a bachelor party — featuring strippers and lap dances — at a South Loop gentlemen’s club called the Pink Monkey.
Dominique Buttitta, the former bride, an attorney who works in Hoffman Estates, filed a breach of promise suit Dec. 11 in Cook County.
She claimed Vito Salerno, of Barrington, left her holding the bag for a $30,000 banquet hall, $10,000 in live music, a $5,000 wedding gown and $11,000 for flowers, lighting and other expenses.
Salerno’s suit, filed Thursday, claims he kicked in $15,000 for the wedding.
Salerno also paid toward pre-Cana Catholic wedding counseling, flower girls’ dresses, the honeymoon and other expenses, his suit says.
Salerno’s filing claims he was “intentionally” kept in the dark about other wedding expenses and that interference from the bride’s family contributed to the breakup.
Buttitta’s father allegedly turned thumbs down on his request that the couple’s first dance be to “Never Gonna Be Alone” by Nickelback. “You don’t want that song . . . that is a song played at a VFW hall,” her father said, according to the suit. The bride’s aunt also allegedly chimed in that the song was not “classy” enough.
Buttitta’s family pressured Salerno to sign a prenuptial agreement and repeatedly brought up the matter even after he refused, according to the suit. After one refusal, the suit claims his bride-to-be hit him and stated, “You are f------ me over right now.”.......
Another blow to the relationship....
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$143K is more than our house cost 3+ years ago...throw in about 4 years of Catholic school tuition for our 3 oldest kids and then we’re there ;)
Mr. HCM and I tied the knot for under $2000, and we’re coming on 16 years this March.
That’s a man baby!
I'm really surprised some investors have not offered Detroit hard cash to outright buy and incorporate as a new city, a couple square miles of Detroit to develop into livable communities
There probably isn't a place in America where land is cheaper that already has built in infrastructure and access to several large cities
Something tells me the concept of "true love" is beyond the understanding of both of these two people.
Money problems and romance come and go but a good blood feud lasts forever.
This would only work if the group of investors called themselves Omni Consumer Products, the new city Delta City, and they built a robot to police it. Even then, it’s dicey.
Yes, but the version I heard of that truth is exponentially more vulgar.
Butt-titta, (snort!)
“From this picture would vote
NOT GUILTY!”
Thank goodness juries are composed of more than one person.
“If it were up to me, my wife and I would have eloped and honeymooned in Vegas or something instead of that luxury Carribean cruise that took us five years to pay off. “
Car camping for a week in my case - it set a good tone for our marriage of 20+ years (and counting).
“I’m really surprised some investors have not offered Detroit hard cash to outright buy and incorporate as a new city, a couple square miles of Detroit to develop into livable communities “
Can’t do it...it’s all in the crime. Get rid of the crime, and the problems end. But you have to vote in people that would re-enslave blacks (as they see it) by putting the bad guys in jail for a long time. And guess who votes...game over.
In some parts of the Houston area, that would buy you a pretty nice, brand new 2500 SF house.
It appears she might have misled him about her depression, and that would constitute fraud; so he should get the ring back.
>>And remember, behind every beautiful woman is some man who is sick of putting up with her.<<
LOL, but I’m pretty sure the same thing could be said about ugly women too.
Actually, depending on the state she gives it back no matter WHO breaks it off. In some states, if the groom breaks it off, she keeps it. If she does, he gets it back but on Judge Judy she has to give it back no matter what LOL
It would clearly have to be a gated community with high walls (return to the middle ages) as all the close in suburbs would present an ongoing crime problem.
It’s a gift given in contemplation of marriage. Not a regular ole gift so if the marriage doesn’t take place, in those states where it says so, it has to be given back.
Not necessarily so. It is in contemplation of marrige. No marriage, return the ring. This has been sued on over and over in small claims, and in a high percentage of cases, the ring goes back to the giver.
Wonder if she’s going to casn it the ring to get her beak fixed?.
My thoughts as well. Gated city with moat filled with piranha !
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