Bridegroom Vanishes On Big Day
Harare — An AFM reverend’s daughter in Bindura was left in the lurch after her intended failed to show up for the wedding, with families and relatives of the bride waiting the whole day in excited anticipation.
Gamuchirai Letticia Chivasa the first daughter of Reverend Chivasa, cried bitter tears all the way back home after her wedding failed before the crowds gathered at Hermann Gemeiner High School in Bindura on August 1.
The bridegroom, Walter Mutsvene, and his family did not show up for the wedding that would otherwise have been one of the most enviable in Bindura. The bridegroom’s family gave no reason for the no-show.
Gamuchirai’s parents refused to comment, saying they were still nursing their wounds of disappointment. They said an interview with The Herald would only add salt to the wound.
“If you want to help us honestly pray for us,” Mrs Chivasa said, “because our role is to pray for the people.
“But if it is like this, it is we who are involved vanofanira kukunamatirai (they should pray for you).”
Rev Chivasa said his wife and family were still trying to come to terms with the incident that left tongues wagging in Bindura. Efforts to contact the bridegroom were fruitless. It is believed that Walter had now relocated to South Africa. Source: The Herald.
