A Napier couple who are counting down the weeks until their big day are "utterly heartbroken" their wedding rings were stolen when their house was ransacked on Wednesday .
Toughening the blow further for Meg Sheppard was the discovery that her late grandmother's rings, which had been left to her in a will, had also been stolen.
The Onekawa home that Miss Sheppard and her fiance, Kendal Latimer, share had a laundry window smashed so the burglar could reach inside and open the window. Miss Sheppard arrived home just before 4pm to find the back door slightly ajar and thankfully the kitten they had brought home two days prior had not escaped.
"I walked into our lounge to find that our laptop was missing from in front of the TV. At first I thought Kendal may have moved it so went and checked in our bedroom - that's when I saw every single drawer open."
Mr Latimer returned home immediately after receiving the call from his fiancee.