Bride faints at wedding altar in front of 300 guests

A Louisiana newlywed not too long ago recounted a nightmarish scenario that unfolded at her wedding final yr.

Breaux Bridge resident Catherine Franks, 28, instructed the story in a TikTookay video that racked up greater than a half-million views. She and her husband, Alex Franks, met on Hinge in 2022, earlier than tying the knot in a July 2023 ceremony.

Franks, who works as a speech therapist, defined that the 100-degree warmth took a toll shortly after she stated “I do,” on her special occasion.

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“We get to the wedding and get to the ceremony and I start feeling a bit light-headed at the altar with everyone watching,” Franks defined.

Breaux Bridge resident Catherine Franks, 28, instructed lots of of hundreds of TikTookay customers concerning the expertise of fainting at her wedding. (Tim Hebert Productions by way of Kennedy News and Media)

“I think we had just said ‘I do’ and were waiting on the final prayer so we were technically married. [But] we’d been standing there for about 40 minutes.”

The groom quickly seen that the bride, who was affected by dizziness, was unwell.

“My husband knew something was wrong and kept looking at me,” the spouse stated. “I started getting tunnel vision and feeling really light-headed.”

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Catherine fainted shortly after saying ‘I do’ at her wedding. (Tim Hebert Productions by way of Kennedy News and Media)

Video from the day reveals Franks collapsing thrice at the altar. The viewers, which was made up of 300 individuals, was heard gasping whereas the girl’s husband and bridesmaids rushed to assist her.

“My husband was really worried about me,” she added. “He said to me, ‘It’s OK, you’ll be fine.’ He really talked me down from freaking out too much.”

Guests started fanning Franks, who ultimately mustered the power to rise up.

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Catherine’s husband, Alex, took care of her after she fainted at the altar. (Tim Hebert Productions by way of Kennedy News and Media)

“I didn’t faint again, but I got sick,” she added. “I got sick on the bus [that I rented], and then I was fine for the rest of the night.”

It turned out that the bride’s illness was associated to the 100-degree warmth.

“I actually went to the emergency room the next day because we think I had a little virus, and I was so dehydrated,” she stated. “At the time it was distressing, but now we look back and laugh. It’s funny now.”

“It made the day very memorable! It’s now a family joke.”

The couple is anticipating a child woman in April, and Franks says she’ll share the story along with her daughter in the future.

The bride was dehydrated earlier than she fainted, she later realized. (Tim Hebert Productions by way of Kennedy News and Media)

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“This will be a funny moment we can share with our daughter in years to come!”