Irish groom's funeral-style wedding entrance has the internet in stitches
Gravedigger Mick Doyle arrived to his wedding venue in a make-shift coffin, which was on the back of a tractor and trailer and featured a priest sitting down in front saying his prayers.
The wedding took place recently in Gorey, Co Wexford with Mick having the craic due to his job as a gravedigger. Gravedigger Mick Doyle arrived to his wedding venue in a make-shift coffin, which was on the back of a tractor and trailer and featured a priest sitting down in front saying his prayers. Pic: TikTok
The groom tied the knot to his partner, Joyce, with footage of his crafty arrival shared via social media.
'My pal who is a gravedigger, getting married in Gorey, Co Wexford,' a wedding attendee shared to TikTok, with a number of people taking to the comments to express their appreciation at the humour.
A sign hung from the trailer which joked: 'You've dug your own grave today, Mick.' @tommybreen100 ♬ original sound – Tommy
'Irish sense of humour is unbeaten,' one person wrote, with another adding: 'No stop that's too funny, this sense of humour is life! They're all dying to get a look at that.'
A third commended: 'That's class no one would ever be able to top that arrival.'
Others joked that the funeral was more than just a bit of craic about Mick's job, but was his way of lamenting the end of single life.
'I love it, it's the funeral of a single man who now has a newer life,' someone wrote.
Another TikTok user added: 'That was an entrance with a difference, only the Irish would come up with something like that.'
It comes not long after a couple shared a glimpse inside their Galway city wedding last month which was branded 'the most glamorous wedding' the city ever saw.
Alex and Teresa Burke celebrated their big day, with their own show-stopping entrance turning heads across Galway.
The young couple arrived to their ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage, followed by a fleet of four sleek Bentley limousines.
The loved-up couple are said to have enjoyed a private boat tour as part of their post-ceremony celebrations before rejoining their guests to party the night away.
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