You’ve heard of “My canine ate my homework” as an excuse, however have you ever ever heard of “My canine ate my passport”? Sadly, that’s what one couple from Massachusetts skilled per week earlier than their dream marriage ceremony in Italy.
CBS Information reviews that the couple, Donato Frattaroli and fiancée Magda Mazri, went to run some errands, together with choosing up their intention of marriage paperwork from the town corridor on August 17, Thursday.
Whereas the couple was out and about, their cheeky (pun meant) one-and-a-half Golden Retriever named Chickie chewed on and ripped pages from Frattaroli’s passport.
Groom-to-be Frattaroli instructed Inside Version, “I appeared on the canine mattress, and noticed my passport the place it shouldn’t have been. I utterly freaked out.”
Speaking to CBS Information, Mazri recalled, “I picked it up there have been a few tooth marks, but it surely didn’t appear to be actually broken,”
“Then we opened it up and all the private info got here out. Then we appeared on the flooring and it’s all scattered round. Chickie, undoubtedly did some severe injury,” Mazri continued.
And the timing couldn’t be worse, because the couple had been scheduled to get married in Italy on August 31.
Whereas Frattaroli is clearly careworn, he shared with WCVB on August 19, Saturday, “Fortunately, Congressman (Stephen) Lynch’s workplace and Sen. (Ed) Markey’s workplace have been tremendous responsive. They’ve been in contact, at the least with me and the State Division, to attempt to expedite issues and get a brand new passport. Preserve my fingers crossed and, hopefully, every thing will work itself out.”
The couple beforehand shared that if Frattaroli doesn’t get his expedited passport earlier than their flight on Friday, August 25, then Mazri and all of their marriage ceremony visitors will journey to Italy with out him.
However fortunately, new reviews stated that Frattaroli’s passport got here in by Wednesday, August 23 and the marriage will occur as scheduled.
As for the cheeky Chickie, she is reportedly staying with buddies in Boston and hopefully, received’t chew on extra any extra passports whereas her hoomans are away.