An Indonesian family stopped a wedding after discovering the groom was a woman, only for an ex-boyfriend to save their blushes by stepping in to marry the bride.
Family and guests gathered to read the Quran at the Islamic ceremony in western Java, but the groom did not bring relatives and suspicions were raised when “Rio” failed to show documents, the Jakarta Globe newspaper reported on Wednesday.
“The suspicion became bigger as her heavy voice suddenly changed into a female one,” the newspaper quoted local police chief Krisnandi as saying, adding the groom had a male physique and had known bride Nuraini for nearly seven months.
—Reuters