He may have agreed to take her for better and for worse, but for one Algerian groom, seeing his new wife without make-up was a step too far.
The husband was so shocked after seeing his bride’s face the morning after their wedding that he failed to even recognise her.
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He even accused her of being a thief that had broken into his house.
After realising it was in fact the woman he had married the previous day, he decided to take her to court – accusing her inflicting ‘psychological suffering’ by ‘cheating’ him with her make-up.
The groom is now seeking $20,000 (£13,000) damages.
Newspapers in the North African Arab country said the groom swore in court that he even mistook his wife for a “thief who came to steal his apartment”, Emirates 24/7 reports.
He said he was deceived by her as she used to fill up her face with make up before their marriage, the papers said, quoting a court source.
He said she looked very beautiful and attractive before marriage, but when he woke up in the morning and found that she had washed the make-up off her face, he was frightened as he thought she was a thief.
The groom told court that he is demanding $20,000 damages for his psychological suffering.’