A hilarious prank by the best man at his mate’s wedding has gone viral after he dressed as the bride to fool his pal.
Stephen Garlatta, 26, tied the knot with partner Lauren Bartoli, 25, earlier this year at a ceremony in California, US.
During the traditional removal of the garter, Stephen was blindfolded and sat on a chair in the middle of the dancefloor.
Unbeknownst to him, his new bride hid behind him before his best friend Austin Kuentz arrived on the dancefloor dressed in a full wedding gown.
Austin was filmed then giving his friend a lap dance before Stephen is told to remove the garter with his teeth.
When the crowd explodes into laughter he finally removed his blindfold and fell to the floor laughing before the pair hugged.
Stephen, a car salesman, said afterwards: “Lauren said put the blind on and sit there, I was confused and didn’t know what was going on.
“I heard a lot of screaming, Like get it Lo! [Lauren's nickname] and I was like dang she must be getting into this!
“She originally told me she didn’t want to do the garter toss cause she’s shy, so I said if you don’t want you don’t have to.
“I felt the dress moving next to me and was like dang! She’s getting into it!”
Lauren and Austin had planned the hilarious prank a month before the April wedding.
Stephen added: “When the guys were getting ready, Austin disappeared for 20 minutes, turns out he was shaving his leg!
“I prank her [Lauren] all the time so I think this might have been her revenge prank.
“But I will be getting her back.”
Social media users were left in stitches after watching the video, taking to the comments section to share their joy.
One user said: “Now this is going down at my wedding."
Another person said: “Real friends.”
Another said: “That dress looks so good on him!”
Not all wedding pranks are as well received however as earlier this year it was reported how a woman thought she was making a joke at her sister’s wedding- only for it to explode in her face.
The unnamed guest revealed she stood up when the priest asked if there were any objections, sparking a family incident.
She said: “We were never the closest of sisters due to our age difference but we didn’t hate each other. Her fiancé (now husband) is a great man. I really am happy for them.
“So fast forward to the wedding ceremony, when the priest finally said “are there any objections” I stood up and said “I object.. (long pause) because this couple is way too cute for each other!” I really just said it as a joke.
“I thought it was something we could all laugh about at reception. But I could visibly see the colour drain off my sister’s face the moment I stood up.
“At the reception, I went to my sister and congratulated her, but she absolutely blew up.”
