Groom mistakenly blurted out ex's name during vows — people are shocked at the bride's reaction
Andrew and Rebecca Fildes were tying the knot in the English countryside back in 2023 when the groom accidentally delivered a blast from the romantic past — blurting out his ex-girlfriend's name in the middle of his vows.
The Bedfordshire bride, to her eternal credit, didn't storm off in a taffeta tornado. She laughed. The guests laughed. Even Andrew laughed. The internet? Not so forgiving.
The moment, posted to TikTok on July 28, shows the celebrant prompting, 'I take you, Rebecca Sarah Joan Qureshi…'
Andrew, holding his bride's hands, replied: 'I take you, Sarah…'
Cue the gasp, then giggles.
Rebecca — mercifully — saw the funny side. 'His ex-girlfriend's name is Sarah, [and] so is one of my middle names,' she explained to Newsweek.
'I understood he was nervous and slipped up.'
3 To her credit, the bride didn't bolt in a taffeta twister — she laughed. The guests laughed. Even the groom laughed. The internet? Yeah… not so much.
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'I'm a lot more outgoing and sociable,' Rebecca continued. 'Andi [short for Andrew] is more introverted and sensible.'
Still, the blunder was undeniable. 'He didn't even realize he'd left 'Rebecca' out,' she recalled. 'I told him and he said, 'I'm so sorry, I was so nervous that I'd do something wrong.' We laughed about it.'
Rebecca's TikTok post (@scalesfeathersandfur), cheekily captioned 'Oh dear,' has racked up more than 30,000 views — and a comment section split between sympathy and scorched-earth.
'To be fair I think he just got HER names in the wrong order due to anxiety. He looks besotted with her. Congratulations,' one viewer wrote.
3 The bride's TikTok clip has racked up 30,000‑plus views — with commenters torn between compassion and savage takedowns in response to it.
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'Ross and Rachael … I mean Emily moment,' joked one commenter, referencing the infamous 'Ross says Rachel' moment from 'Friends.'
Others weren't buying it: 'Oh no, that's awful. I would have been so upset.'
One user dubbed it 'instant romance cancellation.' Another chalked it up to wedding‑day jitters: 'things like this happen when you are nervous…'
One simply called it a 'no-go.'
3 Viewers flooded the video's comments section with nods to the 'Friends' infamous altar flub — Ross saying 'Rachel' in the Season 4 finale, 'The One with Ross's Wedding' (above).
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Looks like she took 'Sarah' out of the vows — but not out of her happily‑ever‑after.
And she's hardly the first Brit bride to see her big day go off‑script.
As The Post previously reported, one Yorkshire father of the bride accidentally marched halfway down the aisle without his daughter, while another groom was left 'humiliated' after a prank garter toss swapped his bride for a groomsman.
Ultimately, whether it's name‑drops, aisle‑walk mix‑ups or under‑the‑dress dupes, wedding‑day blunders have a way of living rent‑free in everyone's memories — and on the internet — for years.
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