A nervous groom mixed up his words at the altar and told his bride he would “laugh at you when you’re sad.”
The groom in question, Robert Thomson, 36, inadvertently brought the house down after confusing the phrase “comfort you when you’re sad.”
Bride Amy Aldon, 33, and her fiancé had their big day on April 13, 2023, at the Reid Rooms in Essex, UK.
The couple, from Hadleigh, said the gaffe was a “moment to remember.”
When the lovebirds took the altar to recite their vows, the jittery groom got emotional and started to flub his words—though he started off on the right foot.
“I call upon these persons here present to witness that I, Robert James Thompson, do take thee, Amy Susan Sheila Jacqueline Aldon, to be my lawful wedded wife,” he said, following his cue. “As I take you to be my wife, I promise to love you, to honor and respect you.”
Then, getting a little choked up, Mr. Thompson delivered a passage that went off the nuptial script.
“I will stand by you and be true to your will,” the groom said. “I will care for you, laugh at you when you’re happy, laugh at you when you’re sad.”
As all the guests and the couple erupted in laughter, the officiant gave a correction, and Mr. Thomson got back on track by using the correct words, “comfort you when you’re sad.”
Afterward, the newlywed couple shared about the embarrassing, but funny and endearing, moment.
“It was such a lovely day. I was full of nerves, hence me stumbling on my vows,” Mr. Thomson, a construction worker, said.
“I was waiting for Amy for nearly 45 minutes as she was running late—which made me even more nervous!
“I did see the funny side of it. It’s a moment no one can forget or live down—and our family and friends definitely saw the funny side of it too!”
Amy, a learning support assistant, said: “It was like a ‘Carry On’ film! I don’t think he realized until the reaction. We’ll never forget it.”
