A
bride gave birth only minutes after tying the knot at a townhall wedding in
western France, making it more of a “big day” than anticipated on Saturday.
“It
did rather shake us up,” admitted Jean-Robert Gachet, mayor of Jallais, after
hearing that mother and baby were doing well.
Saturday’s
ceremony at 11:00 am was nearly called off after the heavily pregnant bride had
several false alarms, although her due date was July 14.
The bride
was “definitely a bit worn out, but we put that down to the stress of the
wedding. I tried to hurry it up a bit so that she didn’t get too tired,” said
Gachet.
But only
moments after the happy couple said their vows and emerged outside to pose for
the traditional photos, while the guests left for the reception, the bride
suddenly felt unwell and went back into the townhall.
Emergency
services were called, but her waters had already broken and she gave birth to a
little boy on the spot at 12:15 pm.
“The cry of
the new born boy was an emotional moment! It was a first for us and for the
emergency services,” Gachet said.
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