Woman's Marriage Ends Hours After Wedding As Groom Disappears And She Learns His Awful Secret

A woman has opened up about the heartbreaking and unexpected reason her marriage came to a sudden end just moments after she walked down the aisle. What started as a joyful celebration quickly turned into a nightmare once she found out the truth.

Wedding days are supposed to be the happiest time in a couple’s life. But let’s be honest, we’ve seen how things can fall apart in the blink of an eye — TV shows like Sex and the City showed us that, with Mr. Big’s last-minute panic, or Ross from Friends blurting out the wrong name at the altar. These scenes are funny on screen but tough to imagine in real life.

Still, for one bride, things took an even darker and more personal turn that would make any TV drama look tame by comparison.

It’s difficult to wrap your head around how something so devastating could happen right after saying "I do." But this bride from Melbourne, Australia, says that her six-year relationship with the man she thought was her soulmate completely crumbled in just one hour after the ceremony.

In an interview with Nova’s Late Drive radio show, she explained how her brand-new husband completely disappeared right after they got married. She was left stunned and heartbroken, attending their wedding reception completely alone.

Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, had to make a swift exit when Mr. Big didn't show up New Line Cinema/Warner Bros.

She recalled: "I had a really short marriage. It wasn't even 24 hours."

"We got married and had a beautiful wedding. And he was gone for the reception."

The heartbroken bride shared that after vanishing from the wedding, her husband cut off all contact. She didn’t hear from him again for months, adding even more confusion and pain to the situation.

The woman said he just disappeared once they exchanged vows Getty Images

She went on to say: "We had the ceremony, did the photos - he was beautiful during the photoshoot, he was the love of my life. And then he just disappeared."

"I didn't hear from him for months."

Even though he was missing, she pushed through the reception. She tried to keep up appearances so guests wouldn’t realize what was happening. From the outside, everything probably seemed fine, but inside she was crushed.

But things got even worse. As if being ghosted on your wedding day wasn’t enough, she later found out the real reason behind her husband’s shocking exit — he had been having an affair. And not just with anyone, but with her cousin.

"Everyone was fine to stay and party the whole night - but I went back to my room by myself. He didn't want to be with me. He was seeing somebody else [the whole time], but he let us get married." she said during the radio interview.

She explained that in the days that followed, her phone kept ringing with well-meaning family and friends asking how married life was going. People were congratulating her and asking about their honeymoon, completely unaware of the awful reality.

She later learned the reason why Getty Images

"It was really hard, especially talking to family members (who called to ask about the new husband the next day)." she continued.

"He's with my cousin now - he was cheating on me with her. I don't see him or my cousin. That would be really awkward."

Despite going through something so painful, she says she’s now able to laugh about it. It may have been heartbreaking at the time, but she’s managed to turn it into a story she can share — even if it’s a wild one.

"My kids think it's hilarious," she added. "It's brought up all the time."