Internet Stunned by Fiance's Last-Minute Question on Morning of Wedding
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A groom's hilariously ill-timed question on the morning of his wedding has left internet viewers in stitches—and plenty of brides nodding in solidarity.
In a viral TikTok video, a bride sitting in the car on what appears to be the morning of her big day is on the phone with her groom. While chatting, he posed a seemingly innocent, but totally unexpected, question: Does he need to buy candles for the wedding cake? Since the clip was posted, it has received over 329,000 views.
"Do we need, like, candles … Not like the numbers, but just like, birthday candles for our wedding cake?" he asked. "Um, no. We don't," the bride replied.
File photo: A bride uses her phone while in her wedding dress.
File photo: A bride uses her phone while in her wedding dress.
EyeEm"That's going on TikTok," she concluded after hanging up the phone.
The exchange, both baffling and charming, had viewers weighing in on the groom's timing, logic, and confusingly casual tone.
"What is killing me is that you seem to be on the way to the wedding and he is calling thinking he has thought of the most overlooked and important detail," one TikTok user wrote.
Another added: "This is 100 percent what it's like when planning a wedding with your husband."
Many in the comments shared their own pre-wedding partner moments, proving this particular brand of last-minute thinking isn't uncommon.
"When shopping for my wedding band, I asked what my budget was," one person shared. "My husband said, 'I didn't know there was an engagement ring and a wedding band.'"
Another wrote: "Mine asked me what color my dress was gonna be so he could get an outfit that matches."
Some viewers couldn't believe just how close to the ceremony the question came: "What kills me most is this thought wasn't months before the wedding. Judging by the bride's look, I'd say this is morning of. Not a priority, bud!"
And just when it seemed it couldn't get more absurd, one bride posted: "My husband asked if we could have a basketball hoop at our reception because it was in a big courtyard. He followed with 'You know, in case people get bored.'"
While the stories flooded in, one user had what seemed like the perfect solution to give their fiance due credit for a funny and harmless question.
"It would've been cute to blow a candle out and every year on your anniversary you add more candles," they wrote. "A cute new fun tradition to start with the two of you."
Newsweek reached out to @bishopbrooklyn for comment via TikTok.
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