A Guatemalan man faked his own kidnapping to get out of his wedding.

The 25-year-old disappeared on the day of his wedding and appeared again hours later claiming he'd been kidnapped.

He gave the police a full statement but officers thought his story was suspicious.

A police spokesman said: "We soon found out that it was a lie. He did it all to escape the wedding, poor bride."

The man now faces charges of wasting police time, Estado de Sao Paulo reports.

oh god...i can't believe the guy didn't have the balls to tell his bride he just wasn't ready.........

what a lunatic

DOH! Now why didn't I think of that.

Wimp, why did he just not come clean and tell her?

maybe it's a less cruel way? =x

Well, that woman in Florida did it (though she was gone for a few days, not a few hours). She got a book deal out of it and just some community service. Maybe this guy was trying for the same thing?

hahaha

poor bride though... it'd have been less harsh on them both if he just told her he wasn't ready.

wat an idiot, dont u just want to gang up on the guy.

Probably a good idea at the time but he must be facing criminal charges now?

That's mean . . . .

He should have just told her, instead of acting like a wuss.