Envision tying the knot with the person you truly love. After months of preparation, the big day has finally arrived, and you’re standing at the altar wearing your wedding dress. You’ve chosen to recite your husband’s text messages as your vows.
This is why the ceremony that we want to introduce you is different from any other traditional one. Body + Soul released this story in August 2020. Casey, a woman eager to wed her fiancé Alex, was the starting point of it all. He was the one for her; they had been together for 6 years.
But it was through an anonymous SMS that she learned her soon-to-be husband was having an extramarital affair. When Casey looked at her friends and family in front of her, all of them smiling and eager for her to tie the knot, she claimed she was wearing her wedding dress.
“I was aware that my ideal relationship was coming to an end, and I wanted everyone to see it” she thought.
Casey received the message the night before the wedding. Rather than a text wishing her happiness or congratulating her on her marriage, what she got was a string of screenshots from an unknown number.
In addition to the pictures, there was a statement that said, “I wouldn’t marry him.” Will you?
The images showed them taking selfies together as well as her fiancé talking to another woman. Some of the texts were dated months or even days before Casey’s wedding, so she was taken aback and confused by what she was reading.
“My wedding was just hours away, and every phrase felt like a knife to my heart. Given that everyone had already made the trip and that everything had been paid for, how could I cancel?”
She made the decision to go ahead with the wedding, and she began going down the aisle in her ideal gown at the ceremony. She took a deep breath, faced her parents and friends, and told them the truth about Alex when she got to the front of the room.
She revealed to the assembly that the man she loved was not who she had believed him to be. The revelation stunned the audience, and the groom tried to take her hand. However, she was holding a phone, which she used to read every message she had received from the unknown number.
Alex remained silent during the entire incident because he was in shock. Rather, he walked out of the venue with his best man trailing after. His family was “horrified” as well.
Later, she turned to face the guests and announced that there would be a celebration of “honesty, finding true love, and following your heart even when it hurts” instead of a reception.
This story is truly upsetting and touching, but at least, she didn’t end up choosing the wrong person for the rest of her life! We are sure she will find her ideal happiness very soon! Thank you for reading and being with us, we appreciate your support and attention so much!