As soon as they're asked to head up the bridal party, the best man and the maid of honor know they'll be expected to make a speech come The Big Day. The bride on the other hand? No performance required! Sheesh -- the affair itself is "performance" enough! That is unless you're Marie Carr, a Cincinnati bride who serenaded her groom as she walked down the aisle ... Now, the video of her totally belting Christina Aguilera's "The Right Man" has gone viral.
I admit, my first thought upon seeing Carr's performance was "What a diva!" But, as it turns out, there's more to the story than initially meets the eye.
Carr and her now hubby Devin landed themselves on Inside Edition explaining the impetus behind her bold Xtina moment.
The bride said:
I wanted him to know how much I loved him, and how perfect he is to me. I thought the best way to do that would be to sing to him as I walked down the aisle.
But there was also a bittersweetness to the performance. Carr's father passed away when she was a teen, so "The Right Man" lyrics "No father stands beside me/To give his bride away" are quite fitting -- not to mention totally tear-jerking!
And that's not all. According to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital's website, the groom himself faced tragedy when he was hit by a pickup truck at the age of 12 and spent a month in a coma, suffered brain trauma and wasn't expected to survive. But he re-learned to walk and talk and now volunteers to help children who have suffered similar brain injuries. Wow. Heart. Melting. "The Right Man" is right!
These two deserve nothing short of a lifetime of health and happiness together. What a meaningful way to start off their marriage. Check out Carr's performance here ...
How adorable is this couple, and how amazing is the bride?! Did you or would you ever sing at your wedding?
Image via PetiteProductions01/YouTube
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It's a bit much for me, even with the story.
My ex-sister and brother in law sang during their wedding ceremony. It was both of them and it was sweet.
Without the Xtina behavior, it would have been sweet. Like hold the poor guys hand! I think it would have been nicer as included during the actual ceremony, like part of her vows, but they are still married a year later with a baby, so guess it works for them.
Totally ridiculous. Belt it out at karaoke - or your reception - not during the ceremony.
This was so awkward......cringe-worthy, even with the back story. It was way, way too long, and the poor guy was just standing there with nothing to do but look at her with this embarrassed smile on his face. And she didn't sing it very well, which just makes the whole thing worse.
I'm a musician, and so is my husband and a lot of our immediate family members. We all have had meaningful pieces of music performed in our weddings, but none of us chose to perform AT OUR OWN wedding. It just strikes me as really diva-ish and attention-grabbing. She looked beautiful in that dress--she didn't need to do anything else to get attention. If she really wanted to sing to him, maybe the reception or rehearsal dinner would have been a more appropriate venue.
This was just painful to watch.