Taco-bout a disaster! People often say they don't get to taste the food at their own wedding - but one couple may be wishing they didn't. Newlyweds Azalea Cardenas and Shawn Soria were meant to be looking back on the happiest day of their lives - however it took an unsightly turn after the tacos they served their guests resulted in almost everyone getting food poisoning.
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California-based couple, who live in Santa Clara, shared their story in a TikTok, saying it started out as a 'beautiful day.'. 'The ceremony turned out fantastic,' Shawn explained in the video. He continued: 'Unfortunately, everything didn't go as smoothly as we would have liked - namely with our food vendor that we booked.'.
The couple had used a taco vendor for their big day - resulting in 40 of their guests - as well as the bride and groom - getting food poisoning. Shawn also slammed the vendors for being 'unprofessional,' claiming they were late, as well as 'unfriendly.'.
The couple alleged the caterers were unprepared for the number of guests they had, despite knowing how many people to expect. California-based couple, who live in Santa Clara, shared their story in a TikTok, saying it started out as a 'beautiful day' - before taking a drastic turn.
Later that evening, the couple reported that people were starting to feel sick and were throwing up. '[Then] Shawn started feeling just really dizzy, nauseous, his face got pale, all sunken in,' Azalea recounted, with Shawn adding he was throwing up 'every hour' after that.
Azalea's eight-year-old daughter also woke up at 1am throwing up, with the couple - who were camping along with many of their guests - hearing people getting up to vomit throughout the night. 'It sucks,' Shawn said. 'It sucks that one of the most important milestones in our lives is kind of tarnished by this experience where everybody's getting sick.'.
According to the couple, the company blocked both of them on social media and both their phone numbers, as well as ignoring guests that have reached out. The DailyMail.com has reached out to the vendor for comment. To make matters worse, Azalea was diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma just 20 days before they tied the knot and is undergoing surgery on March 17 to remove her thyroid and affected lymph nodes, as per a GoFundMe.
Food poisoning can sometimes be fatal. In 2023, a Canadian mother and her son tragically died while vacationing in the Dominican Republic after suffering from severe food poisoning. 'The ceremony turned out fantastic,' Shawn explained in the video . 'But, unfortunately, everything didn't go as smoothly as we would have liked - namely with our food vendor that we booked'.
The Gougeon family traveled from their home in Toronto to Viva Dominicus Beach by Wyndham Resort for a highly anticipated all-inclusive vacation just after Christmas in 2023. However, within 24 hours, the trip took a devastating turn when April, Stephen and their two children Oliver and Wesley became violently ill - allegedly from the food at the resort's buffet.
The family begged the resort for help, but were refused medical assistance until it was too late. The family was eventually taken to a local hospital, where April, 41, and Oliver, 8, passed away. They died from secondary causes related to food poisoning, according to the coroner's report obtained by CTV News.
