One bride brought new meaning to “hang on” when she was forced to hitchhike to her own wedding after the bridal car broke down 25 minutes from church.Shenice Beirne said she was already 20 minutes late for her ceremony to marry the “love of her life” Sean Beirne when her chauffeured transport came to a standstill.Shenice, from Gloucester, said she “stood in her big white dress” on the side of the road trying unsuccessfully to call cabs while her sister Siobahn Ellis waved cars down.“The most unimaginable happened to me on Saturday on my wedding day,” she later wrote on Facebook. “My beautiful wedding car broke down on the way to church.
Shenice with her bridesmaids and the “guardian angels” they took to church. Photo credit: Shenice Beirne / BPM Media
“Already 20 minutes late and 25 minutes from church, the car decided to break down. After I borrowed the chauffeur’s phone and rang a couple of cabs that were extremely unhelpful, what should I do?“Yes, I’ll get out on a lane and hitchhike !!”Shenice continued, “My sister and I were standing in the street in my big white dress waving cars down. We had a guy stop in a van who was so nice but didn’t have room to take us so we kept waving cars down.
“After about 15 minutes … yes, 15 full minutes of cars and cars driving past someone who was obviously on their way to their wedding, haha, someone finally stopped to see if we were okay, and.. offered us to go to church.“You came from near Dudley on a trip to Gloucester Quays. They were my guardian angels. “The happy bride continued, “I honestly can’t thank them enough for stopping and taking the time to take us to church that afternoon. I am so grateful!!“You are incredible!!”Shenice had initially shared her story in hopes of finding the friendly couple who saved their big day, and in a charming twist she later said that using the power of social media she managed to track them down.
