“Bride-Napping” Game Is Next Big Romanian Wedding Trend
Photo: Jezebel.comTag this under bizarre wedding news — over the weekend, 20 brides in Bucharest, were (willingly!) taken hostage by friends during the reception and ransomed back to their husbands-to-be as part of a growing trend in Romania.
Wedding guests took the charade to the extreme as some “kidnappers” followed elaborate scripts, donned costumes, and guarded the bride with mock-weapons. The ransom price ranges from bottles of whiskey (let’s hope she was worth the good stuff!) to a public declaration of love. I wonder what happens if the husband won’t pay up?
Brides joined in on the fun by dancing and posing for photos for passers-by while waiting for their rescuer.
Similar faux-ductions were once a common wedding tradition in the former Soviet Union, but the custom recently gained popularity again after a famous soccer player proposed on Romania’s replica of the Arch of Triumph.
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This would not fly among my friends!
That is awesome. I would love for that to happen. I think all my friends and family would find that entertaining.
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