Photo: Courtesy Sushma Dwivedi and Vivek Jindal
The 37 year old had just gotten an epidural when a hospital official, making casual conversation, told her that a woman in labor just a few doors down was hoping to marry at the hospital. The couple’s wedding plans apparently went awry when the woman’s water broke — and the chaplain was nowhere to be found.
Courtesy Sushma Dwivedi and Vivek Jindal
“It’s like the stars aligned in the weirdest of ways. As luck would have it, I wasn’t so far along that I couldn’t perform their ceremony,” Dwivedi, a New York-based public relations professional, tells PEOPLE. “My epidural kicked in … I couldn’t stand any longer. They had to move the bed up, and make me upright. But it worked out perfectly.”
Brianna and Casey stood at Dwivedi’s bedside, where they exchanged vows and Dwivedi pronounced them husband and wife.
“There was so much love. I know this is nobody’s preferred way to get married, but there was such a lovely energy in the room,” Dwivedi says. “It felt wedding-ly … It was just an incredible way to bring life into the world. It was awesome!”
Hours later, around 5 a.m., Dwivedi welcomed her second son, Nayan. She says Brianna gave birth to a girl later that day.
“It was totally surreal. I felt like I had the opportunity to help someone in need right before I was gonna bring life into the world,” Dwivedi tells PEOPLE. “I just gave my son his first real life-lesson from mom.”
Dwivedi and Brianna have kept in contact, sharing “mom talk” over email in the days since the wedding.
“We shared a really amazing experience together,” she tells PEOPLE. “I’m sure we’ll stay connected.”
source: people.com
