Beach wedding takes a turn when the kind Groom has to help a stranger

Weddings are supposed to be one of the most special days of a couple’s life together. It’s a day for them to come together and promise to be there for each other for the rest of their lives. Most people want to plan the most perfect day, with everything going according to plan… However, as reality would have it, that doesn’t always happen, and it seems that this wedding was going to take a turn for the worse.
There was no way neither the bride nor the groom could have foreseen the day’s events, nor prepared for the raw emotions that followed. Most weddings never go ahead without something going wrong; whether it’s something small like being a few minutes late to the reception or something quite spectacularly terrible. However, what would happen at this wedding would shake not just the bride and groom, but everyone who was watching the events unfold. Weddings are a one-time-only deal, and this couple would have this memory for the rest of their lives without ever reclaiming those moments back.

Everything was coming together

The special couple, Zac and Cindy, had been planning their wedding day for a long time. The couple had been together for a while and lived on the southern coast of Alabama. They had planned to have a small wedding; as long as their friends and family were there then everything would be perfect.

However, as these things do, they were soon planning a much larger dream beach wedding. It was exciting for the couple to watch everything coming together.

The perfect destination

The couple wanted to get married somewhere that was special to them, so they didn’t want to go too far from home. Luckily, they lived in a stunning area, and they wanted to make the most of that. They decided they would like to say their nuptials on Orange Beach in Alabama and would take the risks that came with an outdoor wedding.

The spot was romantic, it was warm, and it was somewhere special to both of them. They loved the beach and the seaside, so it was the perfect place to gather all their friends and family and utter the words ‘I do.’

Zac was a Marine Scientist and a Coast Guard Officer

It made so much sense for the couple, not just because it was an ideal place to get married anyway, but also because Zac was a marine scientist and a coast guard officer. Zac loved the beach and the ocean, and while he may have spent most of his working life on or near the sea, it made sense to him to get married there too.

Some people don’t get the opportunity to have their dream wedding, but it seemed as if Zac and Cindy would be able to plan their perfect day. However, they never could have foreseen what was going to happen.

Setting the scene

Of course, when these things go wrong, it can be incredibly embarrassing, especially in front of all your friends and family. While Zac and Cindy had initially planned a smaller affair, as they carried on planning they had decided to include more and more people. They were pleased that they had chosen to extend an invitation to more people, as the guests were delighted to be part of the day.

This meant they would have invited everyone they know and love to share in their special day, but all these people would have also witnessed every moment of what happened; from the groom throwing himself into the sea, to what happened after.