Couple Gets Married at Hospital After Groom Suddenly Becomes Ill Days to the Wedding, Holds Hands

Couple Gets Married at Hospital After Groom Suddenly Becomes Ill Days to the Wedding, Holds Hands

  • A viral video showed a couple tying the knot in a hospital as the groom was recovering from an illness
  • He had fallen ill a few days before their planned wedding day and the family did not want to change the date
  • The family decided to join the bride and the minister at the hospital to complete the ceremony

A video of a couple who got married while the man was in a hospital recovering from sickness has gone viral and was met with mixed reactions.

It was indicated that the man was supposed to get married on that day but eventually fell sick a few days before the wedding.

Photo from the couple
Couple gets married on hospital bed. Photo credit: @sithalekgaogelo/Twitter
Source: Twitter

Man gets married at hospital bed, wife sits close to him

The family decided not to postpone the wedding and simply went to the hospital with the wife and pastor to perfect the wedding.

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While some had indicated that it would have been better if they had waited for the man to recover fully, others thanked the hospital for allowing such to happen.

See the tweet below:

Lady marries man in hospital in Lekki

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian couple got married at Lekki hospital.

The couple had the wedding at Evercare Hospital and it was a heartwarming moment for the people involved.

The wedding event had a few well wishers in attendance and it was unique moment.

Couple married on hospital bed after groom had heart attack

In another related story, Legit.ng according to reports, the couple's wedding day became scary when the groom, all dressed in his suit and ready to go, started feeling breathless.

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It was gathered that Bob thought it was nerves, until he realized he was having a heart attack. According to an online news website, KDKA, the couple didn't let the incident stop them.

He took a nitro pill and an ambulance was called - they insisted he head to the ER. And he insisted the ceremony continue there."Preacher come in, and thing I said to him was, 'Hey, we're not doing last rites, we're doing a marriage."

Source: Legit.ng

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Nkem Ikeke (Copy editor) Nkem Ikeke is currently a copy editor who also writes for the politics and current affairs desk on weekends. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2010), and has over 10 years of work experience in the media industry (Reporter, News Agency of Nigeria). Email: n.ikeke@corp.legit.ng

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) With more than 5 years of experience in the media (Ikeja Bird, Prime Progress, The Movee), Basit Jamiu works as an editor at Legit Nigeria. He started his journalism career after graduating from Ekiti State University in 2018. He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. He can be reached via basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.