BRIDE Shenice Beirne was driving to church when her vintage wedding car broke down.
Shenice, 28, and her sister Siobhan Ellis, 31, arrived after tourists Matt and Michelle Moore picked them up in their Mercedes.
Shenice Beirne, 28, was stranded on a country road in her wedding dress but still managed to get to church on time after hitchhiking therePhoto credit: Shenice Beirne / GloucestershireLive
Shenice, who married 28-year-old Sean an hour late in Gloucester, said with relief, “The cars drove by for 15 minutes. I’m just glad I stayed calm! “
The newly married dance teacher said: “That was the most unimaginable thing that could happen.
“We got ready at the venue in Upton-on-Severn that morning and then got into the beautiful old-timer Ford to drive to church in Gloucester.
“Because we were sitting in a classic vintage car, we decided to take the back roads instead of going down the autobahn.
“But not long after we left we heard this noise from the car and it just broke. It just stopped working.
“I couldn’t believe it. My sister was actually joking when we walked in, ‘What if it collapses?’ We all just looked at each other when it happened.
“The driver tried and tried to get it going, but nothing happened.
“The bridesmaids’ car was behind us, so I told them to go to church, drop the bridesmaids off, and then circle back to pick us up.
“But the church was still about half an hour away, so that would have taken a good hour.”
Matt and Michelle Moore, both 44, were Shenice’s heroes and offered to take the family in their Mercedes.
Shenice added, “Luckily the bridesmaids got there and explained to my husband and everyone else what was going on.
“Sean and I are both pretty laid back people, so he saw the fun side of the fact that his bride had to hitchhike to church.
“I’m just glad I managed to stay calm and not be stressed or that would have ruined the rest of my day.”
Shenice was stranded on a country road in her wedding dress when the classic Ford car that was taking her to church “just stopped working”Credit: Alamy
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