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Let’s hope the couple go the distance — because she sure did.
A woman has documented the heart-stopping moment she turned up at the wrong wedding — after flying over 3000 miles.
Arti Mala had flown in to Glasgow, Scotland, from Washington DC for her friend Gaurav’s big day — only to arrive at the venue and not recognize anyone.
In a now-viral TikTok video, Mala panned around the venue, showing a sing that read: “Caitlin and Stephen. 12.08.2023. Thank you for sharing our special day with us.”
The founder of First Seed Foods then shows the groom’s brother exclaiming: “You’ve come to Scotland from America and come to the wrong wedding.”
“It’s true, oh my gosh I’m at the wrong wedding.” Mala laughs.
“My wedding and her wedding (he points at the bride),” the groom adds.
Luckily, the venues were only a mile away from each other, with Mala able to call an Uber to get to her actual friend’s wedding.
Although she missed the ceremony and speeches, she made it in time for the reception.
Ina follow-up video, Mala explained how mistakenly went to the wrong venue, saying she was running late and sprinted into the venue without checking.
“Immediately no one looked familiar, which is okay because I’m coming from out of town,” she recalled in a follow-up TikTok.
“I didn’t know a lot of the wedding guests but then I saw the big board that said “congratulations Caitlin and Stephen” and I though oh I must just be at the wrong entrance. Maybe it’s a big building and it’s hosting multiple events,” she recalled.
However, it soon dawned on her she was in the wrong place.
“So I’m at the entrance trying desperately to call another Uber, not getting any luck,” Mala continued, saying it was then the groom and his brother walked out.
“They said “hey we made the same mistake this morning. We went to Pollockshaws instead of Pollockshields, but they’re actually pretty close and the names are just so similar,’” she said.
The bride even came out and invited her in for a drink while she was waiting for a ride to her actual event, but as she was desperate to get to her friend’s ceremony she left as quickly as she could.
“I finally did get an Uber and sprinted inside but by then that entrance was over, all of the wedding speeches were over, appetizers were well under way and I had missed all of it,” she said sadly. “But the bride and groom were super chilled.”
Mala admitted she feels extra guilty as she was meant to be capturing some specials moments between the British, Punjabi and Scottish families, but said her friends were just glad she made it.
“They were just happy I made it and it was one of the most fun and thoughtful weddings I’d ever been to,” she gushed.
“It was an insane start to the day but a magical and memorable evening.”