A wedding ceremony is usually the moment when months of planning finally come together. But in one widely shared account, the entire day reportedly shifted in seconds after a groom received a message while standing at the altar.

Guests had arrived expecting a celebration, vows, photos, and a reception. Instead, they watched the groom stop the ceremony and say he could not move forward with the marriage.

According to the account, the wedding had started normally. The bride had walked down the aisle, the officiant had begun speaking, and the couple appeared ready to exchange their final promises. Then the groom’s phone reportedly buzzed.

What looked at first like a small interruption quickly became the focus of the room. After checking the message, the groom’s demeanor changed. The message was said to include a digital file with information that made him question what he knew about the woman he was about to marry.