WRONG MAN MARRIED

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 16 November 1937, Page 7

WRONG MAN MARRIED

BEST MAN'S EXPLANATION BETTER DRESSED THAN BRIDEGROOM rt'nilril Press Assoeial ion-H.v lOluelrie Teleurnpli— Copy right 1 ! (Received 15lh November, 11.35 a.m.) LONDON. 14th November. The best man. Albert Muldoon. supplying an explanation of the mistake at the wedding in Ireland, ascribed the situation to his being better dressed than tiie bridegroom He added that I he nearly died laughing when he rea- ; lised the mistake. Muldoon tilled the : part of best man at Hie last minute, the ministe- placing him and the bride in a position side by side. Muldoon placed the ring on the bride's linger, but made no responses throughout the ceremony, only a portion of which had to be repealed. A bridal party at a village church in County Tyrone got mixed up. The best man took his position al the Communion rails which should have been occupied by the bridegroom. The Rev. William Duncan proceeded with the ceremony and prompted the best man. who nervously hesitated over the responses, particularly when he came to "I will,” but the clergyman, thinking he was the bridegroom, whispered. "You must answer.” After the party went into the vestry to sign the register the clergyman was horrified to find that he had married the best man. He immediately returned to the altar for a fresh ceremony and married the right man.