After getting married, most newlyweds get to look back on their wedding through a guest book, photos and storytelling. But Janeeka and Eric McDowell got something else to remember their big day by: a viral post shared by a guest at their wedding. It wasn't just any guest who documented the day on social media.
Actually, it was a complete stranger who attended the couple's nuptials after finding their wedding invitation on Eventbrite. On Sept. 2, Shaneisha Wofford, whose username is @nemos_journey on Threads, posted about being at the wedding , saying that she "found a wedding on Eventbrite like 2 months ago" and decided to RSVP.
"I’m here. I know no one,” Wofford wrote in the post that has now accumulated nearly 15K likes. “I didn’t show up empty handed.
The attire said cocktail, I’m wearing a floor-length off-the-shoulder red dress and light makeup.” The post also included videos that gave followers a glimpse at some moments from the wedding, from grand entrances to the couple’s first dance. Speaking to TODAY.
com, Eric McDowell explained that friends and family eventually flagged the Threads post to them. “I got a text in my poker chat, like, ‘Hey, you guys are going viral on Threads.’ We were cracking up," he recalled.
He then reposted the thread on his own account , saying that he and his wife "loved" Wofford's message and thanked her for attending and being "respectful." The newlyweds explained that they decided to use Eventbrite to manage their guest .