An Israeli couple’s wedding day went from depressing to uplifting, thanks to social media.
At first, just a handful of guests showed up on Aug. 2 for the wedding of Annette and Lior Solomon in south-central Israel. Apparently most of the invited guests assumed the wedding had been canceled after the bride’s father had passed away.
That’s when one of the bride’s relatives, identified as Rivka, turned to social media to save the couple’s wedding day.
“The bride lost both her parents in the last two years. Her father passed away a month ago, and now there is no one there except for a few relatives. You don’t need a gift, you don’t need money. Just come fill the auditorium, fulfill a mitzvah, and make a bride and groom happy,” read the Facebook post.
Hundreds of guests began pouring into the wedding venue, with an estimated 2,000 eventually showing up to celebrate with the couple.
“These are the Israeli people at their best. The groom and bride cried,” Rivka told Ynet. “Understand, at the wedding canopy they were alone. After the story was published, people came to make them happy.” Many of the guests left checks for the couple, in accordance with Israeli custom. — jta