Apostle Michael Canty of The Truth Ministries Holiness Church recently angered an entire wedding party and might have damaged his new ministry’s reputation after he refused to allow a bride wed her husband on her wedding day because he felt her dress was too sexy.

Lisa Washington said ‘she’s never been more embarrassed then Saturday’ when a local pastor refused to officiate and allow the bride to wed her husband on her wedding day in his facility. Both families were present and the food was waiting to be served at the bride’s aunt house.

Family members flew and drove long distances to be present for the couples special day. Upset and frustrated, guest at the wedding practically ‘begged’ the leaders of the church to reconsider but to no avail, not a budge.

“I can’t believe this! I flew here to attend my cousin’s wedding and now I have to put up with this crap. Now this so-called pastor doesn’t want to come out of his office” said the cousin of the bride.

The wedding scheduled Saturday, August 10th, was scheduled for 3pm. At 2pm, the pastor greeted the bride and groom when he noticed the bride’s dress. According to the bride’s mother, the pastor jokingly asked ‘where is the other half of the dress?’ Not thinking anything of it, the family laughed it off and continued applying make-up to the bride. Around 2:30pm the pastor asked a leader of the church to ask the bride and the family about the other part of her dress. The bride informed the leader ‘this is it’. The leader reported the news to the pastor and then the pastor informed face-to-face the bride and groom at separate times he could not perform the wedding with the bride in her selected dress. The pastor told the bride she would have to cover up her breast area and find a way to add length to the dress. The bride informed the pastor there is no way to accomplish this with so short notice and she has to wear her dress. The pastor let her know, he would not perform the ceremony then walked back to his office.

The wedding party tried many times to change the pastor’s decision but their efforts was ineffective. Around 4:15pm guest at the wedding were growing impatience and were looking for answers for the delay. When they were told the reason for the delay around 4:35pm their impatience change to anger and disbelief.

After hearing how the bride was crying her eyes out in back, a minister who was a guest at the wedding offered to perform the ceremony. When the minister asked the pastor for permission to perform the ceremony, the pastor told him ‘no’ and expressed to him how his request was disrespectful.

AmericaPreachers.com asked the bride and groom for pictures of the dress but instead was sent an email with a link of the exact dress worn by a professional model from the companies website. The bride did mention, ‘there were small alterations made to the dress to fit more desirably to my [bride] vision.’ “I’m a unique person, I chose this dress because it’s different than the traditional wedding gown you see at every wedding” the bride said.

Two days later the couple is not married and is currently looking into options to recoup money their family lost with travel, food, and other expenses.

The Truth Ministries Holiness Church was established 14 months ago and currently rent a converted shoe store for worship services. Calls to Apostle Canty and Truth Ministries were not returned. Neither the bride or groom were members of the church.

http://www.americapreachers.com/christian-news/pastor-refuses-to-perform-ceremony-because-of-brides-sexy-dress/

For my candid opinion, I feel there is something as too much. I'd say the pastor overdid it. He could have just proceeded with the wedding with a stern warning or something...for Heaven's sake, it's the happiest day of her life...

Wait o. Is that a wedding dress?

@ op. That dress is more of a party or night club than fit 4 wedding.

It was cosy ojiakor that handles the wardrobe. LOL

What the hell were they all thinking?

Fabricated story

The most hilarious part is the pastor asking of the other half of the wedding dress. =))•´¨) 
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‎​=)) ¸¸.•´=D(¸.•´(¸.• =)), .

fr3do: Fabricated story

no mind dem, silly blogger

Like seriously?

Even Traditional wedding wouldn't allow inapropriate dressing.........

This is a club wear now

dress like a hoe, even on ur own wedding day? when in ur life then, will u dress decent

I don't believe this poo. How can that be the wedding dress? Even if it is a replica with little difference, it doesn't make sense at all. I support the pastor for his action.

ℓ☺ℓ . This is the funniest joke of the season.

satan's inticement! Young lady Please dnt seduce the man of ........ :-

this is hilarious

I support the pastor 100%.

A Christian wedding is not a Hollywood red carpet show.

Before seeing the picture,I was like 'gosh the pastor went too far'.If and only if what's in that picture is actually the wedding dress,then I'll do same as the pastor did.Her husband and their families should be ashamed of themselves.

i knw a lady that would use half-a-yard to make a gown!

Holiness Church

That is the name of the church for a purpose.

Biggest lie.

Lie lie too much here o

Soon, girls will wear white pant and bra do wedding

Well, if I were a pastor I also wouldn't conduct a wedding for a lady dressed like that.

Wharraheck?

gunuvi: The most hilarious part is the pastor asking of the other half of the wedding dress. =))•´¨) 
¸.•´ ¸.ℓoℓ •*¨) ¸.•*¨)
‎​=)) ¸¸.•´=D(¸.•´(¸.• =)), .

Yes o

The Pastor went too far,haba he would have warned them when he saw the so called "Half Dress" she was putting on,he should have told them that if dats wat τ̲̅ђe lady is gonna wear,then no wedding instead of asking τ̲̅ђe remaining part of τ̲̅ђe dress. Seriously its not funny. Τ̲̅ђe happiest day of their lives aπϑ U̶̲̥̅̊ toiled with it? Its really really painful.

The green mutant above me is an E-Diot!

otooro: i knw a lady that would use half-a-yard to make a gown!

And?

Menh!! this pastor should send me his account number!! He deserves a gift for this act!
Good radiance to bad rubbish

I don't blame those of us that said it's a fabricated story cos some things seems to be tainted to be true and more of a farce to be a fact.
It's actually the truth because the op posted the link that showed us that it's not a local story or a blogger stuff

Haba mana! Which kind ashawo wedding gown be dat?