It is almost unheard of for wedding guests to object to the union. But at one South African ceremony, a couple had a startling interruption – from the groom’s wife.
Ndodana Chifamba, 42, and his bride, known only as Phindile, were preparing to exchange vows at their wedding in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, when the pastor asked if anyone objected to their marriage.
Incredibly, a woman swiftly got to her feet and announced she was married to the groom.
As other guests looked on in amazement, Josephine Mhlanga, 46, then declared she had two children with her husband of 20 years – and had only found about his secret wedding that day.
She said Chifamba – who was, by now, stammering – could not marry again while she was still alive.
Following the explosive revelation, the pastor halted the wedding. He told the red-faced groom and his lover – who apparently knew about his wife – that they could not sign the marriage certificate.
Instead, the couple turned their nuptials into an ordinary party, the Bulawayo Chronicle reports.
Mhlanga reportedly first discovered her husband – whom she married in 1995 – was living a double life when the groom’s guilt-ridden relatives tipped her off about his planned wedding.
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