Couple can't keep a straight face at their Home Affairs wedding
A newlywed couple tried not to laugh as their Home Affairs marriage officer read their vows in a slow, unforgettable style. Watch the TikTok and see what Mzansi is saying.
A couple's civil wedding at Home Affairs has Mzansi in stitches. In a TikTok posted by the bride, @chantelleflorenceshawa, on 30 October, the newlyweds stand side by side in a Home Affairs office while the marriage officer reads the vows in a slow, very deliberate style, and the pair try their best not to laugh. The clip has about 150,000 views and more than 30,000 likes.
"Our civil wedding officiant was so funny. We couldn't hold in our laughter," she wrote in the caption, adding: "Only in South Africa I tell you!!" The on-screen text reads "POV: You get married at HOME AFFAIRS in South Africa".
The video has been shared nearly 3,000 times, and Briefly News also picked it up. One commenter even says the same officer married her and her husband, and they had the same struggle keeping a straight face.
What the comments are saying
@g00dgirl.cebs:
"I think he was giving you an opportunity to opt out" (5,455 likes)
@nomzeeeee:
"The perfectionist in me would think this ruined a core memory" (4,478 likes)
@_ocean67:
"“It is not to be entered upon rushingly or roughly but reverently “ took me forever to figure it out 😭😭" (2,084 likes)
@thickizwa:
"He was testing your patience to see if you ready for what you want to do😂" (599 likes)
@tshepii_koena:
"Honey we know him , he married us and my husband couldn’t keep it together while I avoided eye contact 😂😂😂😂😂😂" (312 likes)
@11_elnino:
"Mrs fighting for her life 😭" (271 likes)
@theenokwandatema:
"I'd swear he is trying to give you more time to change your mind😂😂😂" (195 likes)
@dearboipelo:
"Trying to test the fruits of the spirit 😂" (85 likes)
Video and image: @chantelleflorenceshawa on TikTok.