9-Year-Old Boy Renews Vows with 62-Year-Old Wife

Kildare Village, Mpumalanga, South Africa – World’s youngest groom Saneie Masilela at nine years old, and his 62-year-old bride who has children triple his age, Helen Shabangu, repeated his vows in a traditional second ceremony to make their marriage official. The couple first married a year ago after Saneie claimed his dead ancestors told him to wed Helen.

Dressed in a silvery tuxedo, Saneie renew their marriage vows in front of 100 guests to make his dead ancestors happy. His family defended the union saying it’s a ritual and not legally binding.

Helen’s husband of 30 years, Alfred, attended both wedding ceremonies.

References:

• A Nine-Year-Old Boy Has Remarried A 62-Year-Old Woman In South Africa; http://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder/worlds-youngest-groom
• ‘I will go to school and study hard’ Nine-year-old boy MARRIES 62-year-old mum-of-five; http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/490316/Boy-9-marries-62-year-old-woman