June 19, 2007
Married - at Mother’s Funeral
When P Sanjeevi Rajan’s mother died whilst buying wedding accessories for his nuptials, it seemed certain to delay, or at least disrupt, his wedding to his fiancé Ms R Sasikalah. Yes the plans changed but only to the extent that the wedding was brought forward two weeks to last Tuesday and held in front of his mother’s coffin during her funeral!
As he explained later, the wedding could have been delayed to a later date, but in that event Mr Rajan’s mother would not have been there. So the solution was obvious to him and his bride: marry in front of his mother’s coffin and at least she was still there!
His bride agreed saying that she got to pay her last respects to her now Mother-in-Law, despite the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the event! And her father confirmed that both families thought it was a good idea.
Is this the weirdest wedding ever?
Other contenders for the title include:
The 1976 marriage of Jannene Swift in to a 50lb rock in front of 20 witnesses,
The disastrous marriage of the King of France, Philip I Augustus, who decided that he no longer liked his future wife – halfway through the ceremony! The poor woman spent many years afterwards locked in a nunnery.
During the 1920’s, an Irish man walked up the isle with the groom but stood on his left and not his right, and was promptly married to the bride after answering all of the questions posed by the priest! A re-run was quickly held!
Filed under Planning Your Wedding by Chris Morton
Comments on Married - at Mother’s Funeral »
Wow, would an American bride oblige to be married in front of mother-in-law's coffin? Interesting post.
How macarbre, but an interesting read!
I would have held the wedding later- I am sure she would have been there in Spirit.