A wedding ceremony scheduled to take place over the weekend at the Assemblies of God Church, Okpu 2, in Aba, Abia State, was abruptly cancelled after the bride allegedly failed to comply with the church’s pre-marital requirements.
According to a report by Daily Post, the bride reportedly refused to stay overnight at the church’s parsonage, where she was expected to receive counselling from the wife of the officiating minister on the eve of the ceremony.
It was also gathered that in accordance with the church’s tradition, a pregnancy test was to be conducted on her before the wedding.
The bride, it was alleged, was properly informed that the processes would be observed before the wedding which she earlier agreed to, according to her knowledge of the Assemblies of God doctrine but did not show up on the eve of her wedding.
According to Promise Uzoma Okoro, “the bride’s refusal to stay at the parsonage, as required, prompted church authorities to cancel the wedding.”
“Guests had already assembled for the event when the announcement was made”, Okoro disclosed.
It was not confirmed if the bride and her husband-to-be procured the service of another pastor to join them together in another church.
Guests and well wishes who came for the wedding from different places, dispersed in disappointment and confusion.
Neither the church nor the couple has released any official statement on the issue as of the time of filing this report.