This is the adorable moment a jittery groom offers a wedding handshake instead of an arm-in-arm escort, sending his bride into giggles and the internet into a swoon.
After the clip went viral online, the couple has been dubbed perfect for each other thanks to their sweet reactions to the nervous mistake on their big day.
Whitney Say and Walker Padgett’s sweet moment took place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after Whitney and her father, Douglas, 57, had started to make their way down the aisle.
Walker, 27, greeted the pair before shaking his father-in-law’s hand with a smile on his face.
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But then, in a burst of nervousness and excitement, Walker shook his wife-to-be’s hand rather than guiding her down the rest of the aisle.
Whitney, 26, immediately started laughing with her bridesmaids, and Walker was a good sport, too, simply going along with the moment.
It wasn’t until the couple’s wedding videographer, Julianne Milne of Soirée Social, posted the clip online that they saw how wholesome people found such an interaction.
Walker said he didn’t realize what he had done until his wife explained after, and with the clip now online, the couple saw thousands of comments about how sweet the unplanned nervous gesture was.
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Comments included, “You must be the bride” and “Nice to marry you,” with viewers saying Whitney’s laughing reaction showed how perfect the couple is for each other.
Whitney said: “I was so nervous walking down the aisle and this moment really broke the ice and got us laughing.
“I immediately started laughing, as did a few of my bridesmaids who saw the moment play out.
“Walker was a great sport and laughed it off with us.
“The response has truly blown us away.
“I knew I would remember the moment because my bridesmaids, Walker, and I were having a good laugh about it afterwards, but seeing it captured on video is so funny.
“Our friends and family thought it was hysterical, but we never anticipated the huge response it would get.
“We hope the video encourages people to laugh off the mix-ups and not take yourself too seriously – even if it’s the biggest day of your life!”
