Groom hosts “gaming day” to raise money for wedding

MONTREAL – Groom-to-be Michel Charlebois has come up with a unique way to raise money for his wedding day.

He hosted a “gaming day” at his home in Vaudreuil.

He set up gaming consoles all around his house and invited friends and family to join in the fun.

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The games range from the 1980’s to 2015 and included everything from Pac-Man to Mortal Kombat.

The money raised will go to paying for Charlebois’ wedding in October.

He told Global News it’s also a good way for guests to get to know each other before the big day.

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“We wanted to make sure that all the people meet before the wedding and we said, you know what we should do something special,” he said.

“We already did a snow screen in February and we said why not do a game day?”

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