This shocking accident rang their wedding bells.
A San Francisco Bay Area woman was shocked when the bridal shop where she purchased a wedding dress closed without notice or fulfillment of her order.
Akila Yejide Mwongozi, who worked three jobs to pay for her wedding, bought her wedding dress last year from Bellisima Coutre in Pittsburg, California. She was scheduled to pick up the lavish gown from the owner’s home on August 20, two weeks before her wedding in San Diego on September 1, KTVU reports.
But two days ago, no one came to the door, neither at home nor at the shop, and since then there has been radio silence at Mwongozi.
“I think I’m a bit in shock. I know about scams on the internet, but I’ve been coming here since October last year,” said Mwongozi, noting that the store was full a month ago.
“It felt like I was in the Twilight Zone. It’s just weird,” she told KTVU.
According to the television station, she lost a total of $1,000 for her dress, veil and flower girl dress.
Luckily, Bridesmaid of the Year, Carlina Williams, sent out an SOS on social media and received tons of help from friends and strangers.
“A person who didn’t even know me saw a post on Facebook and sent a dress to UPS in San Diego,” Williams told KGO-TV.
“It’s just amazing how people come together, persevere and help people they don’t know,” she added.
Despite the last-minute drama and nearly losing her groom’s suit during store alterations, the bride-to-be keeps important things in mind as the show progresses.
“I’m getting married. In two or three years, clothes won’t matter anymore,” said Mwongozi. “What’s important is the wedding and how I’m going to start my family.”
