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Don’t believe everything you see or read on the internet, guys. Case in point, "We Still Coming." There has recently been a photograph allegedly supported by a text message screen-capture making the rounds online. It alludes to a wedding barbecue being crashed by a group of strangers because the bride-to-be sent out an invitation to the wrong number.
Although the final communication shown, “We still coming,” is hilarious when viewed next to a photograph of a white wedding party surrounded by a group of young African-American men in casual attire. The thing is... the whole story is a lie - sort of!
These series of photographs were taken by Detroit based photographer - Adam Sparkes. He recounts what happened that day.
"Adam told me he had a really busy day with his wedding clients, Amy and Ian, that day in Detroit: “There was a Tigers game that had the theater district really tied up, so the bride and groom thought it would be a fun idea to go over to the remains of Michigan Central Station. It's sort of like a Roman ruin for metro Detroiters.” "
As the group of them drove around town, they happened upon a large group of young guys filming a video. “They had a tricked out Monte Carlo and a Cutlass and were in full music video mode,” he told me. As photographs were being taken, the group making the video noticed them.
“I asked the groom if he wanted to be famous, and jokingly we yelled, ‘Hey we're going to be in your video!’ The guys were all laughing and told us to come on over, so we did.”
Who wouldn’t take advantage of such a golden moment? The wedding party danced and posed with the guys and had an amazing time together in a spontaneous moment of carefree fun.
“Detroit is always full of surprises. I know on a national level it's an odd place that gets a bad reputation. I think it's a very misunderstood place and I hope that some truth coming out of this little wedding meme will shed some light on the amazing, friendly, quirky part of Motown.”
Source - https://fstoppers.com/originals/truth-about-viral-photograph-way-better-what-youve-been-told-25654
chimitos
The front page must know.
HeyOP
They've got some talent. In a few years they might be really good.
CreepyPhlox
You mean a group of young Black men were actually doing something productive during the day and not just crashing a wedding party?
noah68
The wedding group also appeared in 7262's music video. It's truly awesome. - http://youtu.be/oxIs_66fOMQ
tzarchameleon
Just watched the video, they name drop King Joffrey at 2:30. Great track!
HeyOP
Same guy dropped Leonidas seconds before.