An entire wedding procession was halted right before the wedding when a groom and his father were informed that they had tested positive for COVID-19 as they made their way to the ceremony. The ceremony was promptly called off in order to allow for the necessary quarantining to take place.

The wedding procession left the Kamrauli village in Amethi, India, on Friday, June 19. They were headed for Haidergarh, where the wedding was set to take place.

Just before this, on June 15, the groom and his family travelled from Delhi to Amethi. As a result, the had their samples sent in for testing. As we all know by now, testing for coronavirus can take up to a week. Therefore, they had not received any results before they left for the wedding.

As the family made their way to the wedding, they received their results. Sadly, the groom and his father were confirmed to be positive for the virus. This stopped not only the procession but the entire wedding in its tracks.

According to The Tribune India, the police were made aware of the situation, and they cut off the “baraat” (or the groom’s wedding procession).

Those who tested positive were taken to a hospital immediately, and others including around ten family members are now in quarantine.

After the groom and his father recover completely, the wedding will go ahead.

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