Steve Andrews searching for bride Abi Clark’s ring – Credit: Paul Wright for SWNS
A bride and groom were forced to find someone with a metal detector during their own wedding—after the engagement ring flew off her finger mid-ceremony.
Abi and Tony Clark were tying the knot on the beach at St. Brelade’s Bay in the Channel Islands near the coast of France, when she tried to swat away a bee.
Her engagement ring went flying and landed in the sand. The 15 guests immediately jumped from their seats and began searching, to no avail.
“During the ceremony, bees kept getting in the way, getting in her face. They must’ve liked her perfume!” said Tony.
“I didn’t know what to do,” recalled Abi. “I hoped it was in the garden, but I knew from the force I used to swat the bee away (that) the ring would have travelled far.”
Abi told SWNS news agency she was “absolutely gutted” that the ring could not be found, but Tony suggested the pair “carry on” and get married without the ring, which they did.
Wedding guests looking for lost ring – Credit: Paul Wright / SWNS
“Throughout the day I would talk about the missing ring but tried to block it out as I didn’t want it to ruin our wedding day, which we had worked so hard to save for.”
One friend, however, mentioned a local man named Steve Andrews who runs Jersey Lost Ring Metal Detecting.
Steve, a firefighter who recovers rings for people on a volunteer basis, came straight to the beach—and he found the rock within ten minutes.
“Abi was overjoyed,” said Tony.
“When we were about to cut our wedding cake, the toastmaster said that our guests Callum and Jess had an announcement.”
The toastmaster announcing the return of the ring – Credit: Paul Wright / SWNS
“In that moment I knew they had found the ring.
“I am so grateful to our close friends and to the metal detector for doing this for us.”
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“The way they revealed it had been found made it extra special as everyone was cheering and clapping and it became just an extra celebration on top of what was already a really special day.”
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