A TikTok video has gone viral for capturing a bride-to-be’s stunned reaction after her fiance receives an unexpected message from her dad.
In the clip, shared by @melpeabss, the couple sits in a car as he scrolls through images sent to the family group chat. The photos show Mel wearing her wedding dress—a slipup that, according to commenters, is surprisingly common among brides.
Wedding expert Zoe Burke has shared tips with Newsweek on how to avoid this mishap from happening.
Burke said: “Many nearly-weds opt to stash their wedding outfit somewhere where their partner can’t see it—at a family member or friend’s house.
“I would also advise against sending photos of yourself in your wedding outfit if you don’t want it to be seen, as this story goes to show—you never know where the photos could end up,” Burke added.
“Keep them safely on your phone if you need to, but don’t let them go to anyone else.”
The wedding planner website The Knot’s survey found that average respondents started visiting dress salons about 8.5 months out from their event and made the purchase 7.5 months out from the celebration.
In the comments, some users have suggested a new dress.
One person said: “It was an innocent mistake! Just buy a brand new dress.”
This boils down to an old tradition of it being bad luck if the groom sees it before the big day.
Burke, the editor of wedding-planner website Hitched.co.uk, said: “The tradition of not seeing the wedding dress before the big day stems back to the olden days when the couple didn’t see each other at all before the marriage. This was so the groom could not back out of the arrangement, and is why the bride’s face was hidden with a veil too until the moment of the first married kiss.
“Now, the tradition has been adapted—it’s got a superstitious element, but is mainly about having a big-reveal moment, creating anticipation surprising your partner. I would say, even if they’ve seen your outfit, they won’t have seen the final polished look, and it will still be an incredible moment.”
TikTok Reacts
Over 500 users have commented on the clip that has almost 2 million views and more than 155,600 likes—with many sharing their own experiences.
One user posted: “My mom posted pics of me in my wedding dress on social media an hour before I walked down the aisle. [I] wanted to scream.”
“My mom posted a picture of my son on [Facebook] literally an hour after he was born and before I was even in our recovery room,” commented another.
A third wrote: “I dislike parents sometimes like are you [trying to] sabotage me.”
Newsweek is waiting for @melpeabss to provide a comment.
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