Groom goes viral after bride's surprise performance at wedding
'I'd always been waiting for that moment,' Edri told news.com.au.
The couple had always talked about getting married in the City of Lights, so she decided to organise their wedding in just four days, 'so he wouldn't have time to change his mind!'
Edri, a singer-songwriter, wanted to make the ceremony as memorable as possible, so she planned a surprise performance for her husband-to-be.
She decided to serenade him and the five guests with Elvis Presley's 'Can't Help Falling in Love' and Mariah Carey's 'My All'.
'Music is such a huge part of both of our lives (he's a music producer), so it was really important to me to sing to him on our wedding day – something I'd been dreaming of for 12 years,' Edri explained.
She posted a short clip of the moment on her TikTok, where she has 1.2 million followers and often posts videos of herself while singing in public.
However, as soon as it went live, she realised she was about to go viral in a way she'd never done before.
'It happened instantly – straight after I posted it, comments started pouring in at lightning speed,' she recalled.
Text on the video read, 'POV: When you decided to surprise your camera-shy husband with a wedding song and you had to chase him down the chapel because he disappeared on you'.
In the video, a confident Edri holds a microphone in the tiny chapel, her beautiful Celine Dion-style voice mesmerising as she walks back down the aisle to Fink, who's standing at the back of the venue.
The pretend Elvis sings along with her and they try to get the vibe going, but Fink looks a bit uncomfortable and awkward, which prompted thousands of commenters to weigh in.
'Did he know he was getting married?' asked one. 'He looks so uncomfortable.'
'Girl, why did you do this to him?' said another.
Some accused her of 'main character syndrome' while others simply called her a 'Leo'.
Edri admits she knew the video would garner attention, both good and bad, but she was blown away when it hit 18 million views.
She says the critics have got it all wrong and were too quick with their assumptions about what was going on.
'His reaction was a mix of having too many drinks, being emotional, and just being naturally shy,' she insists.
'With all the last-minute wedding planning, I think the pressure just hit him all at once.'
Despite how the whole thing turned out, she said she'd 'absolutely' do it again.
'I only posted a one-minute clip, but in other videos, you can see he was very touched and happy about the gesture,' she said.
'For us, it was a magical and special moment – and yes, sometimes things don't look exactly how you dreamt them, because that's life. His reaction might have looked like he wanted to run away from me, but that's not the case – we've been together for 12 years!'
She admits she could have given him more of a heads-up to make him less nervous, but deep down she knows it's still a moment they'll cherish forever.
For someone not used to being in her videos, Fink is taking the spotlight – and the backlash – 'surprisingly well'.
'We're both taking it in good humour because we know what really happened. I think the comments could have hurt if the video reflected our real life and people caught us in something genuine – but since it's not, we find it amusing,' she said.
As for what's next, she and Fink are working on her debut album, which Fink is producing.
'I really hope it goes just as viral, or more, than our wedding video,' she laughed.
'I'm also getting lots of requests to perform at events and weddings around the world, because many people want a unique wedding experience like ours.'
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