An enterprising mom flew her daughter’s six hours to crash a stranger’s wedding — to attempt to find them dates.
Leala Hewak, 60, managed to get an invitation for her and her daughters — Estée Katz, 27, and Sophia Katz, 30 — to attend the do in Mexico City.
The graphic novelist and actor had been talking to the stranger on a gaggle chat for her art project and had discovered he was getting married in two weeks and had “a number of handsome cousins”.
Leala mentioned her “beautiful single daughters” and ended up being invited along — helping cover the prices of Estée’s flight from Montreal, Canada, and Sophia’s from California, US, in January 2025.
Estée and Sophia, a musician, didn’t find yourself finding their dream man but say it was a “beautiful” night.
Estée, a part-time social media content creator, from Montreal, Canada, said: “She’s a really involved mom.
“She’s forward. She’s desirous about our happiness and finding partners for us someday. There have been some guys I believed were cute nevertheless it didn’t occur. We danced quite a bit,” she recounted.
“If there may be a chance that involves you and also you’re capable of do it, go for it,” she said.
Leala got chatting to a person from Mexico City after being put into an artsy group chat for her recent portrait project.
The “forward” mum didn’t hold back and asking if the stranger was single — as she’s at all times looking out for a possible partner for her daughters.
Estée said: “She asked him ‘are you single because I actually have these two daughters?’.
“He said ‘I’m getting married in two weeks’. But said he has quite a lot of handsome Jewish cousins,” she recounted to a reporter.
“She at all times sends me photos of fellows – they are frequently not my type but she sent some photos of those guys and I believed they were cute. Ten minutes later she called me and said we’d have the ability to go to a marriage.”
The stranger invited Leala and her daughters to the marriage and Leala needed to say yes.
The family, together with stepdad, Donald Hewak, 61, an artist, decided to make a vacation of it and Leala helped Estée and Sophia out with their flights.
Estée said: “My mum may be very generous and helped us there. It is a vacation to me — we were going to rejoice. It’s a pleasant opportunity.”
Estée flew from Montreal to Mexico City — on a six hour flight — while her mum flew from Toronto and Sophia headed over from California.
The family were capable of go to the marriage and reception.
Estée said: “We stayed for an excellent a part of the evening. It was beautiful. I’ve never been to a Mexican, Jewish wedding. It was a very interesting mixture of culture. All of them looked so pleased.”
The family stayed in Mexico City for per week to make a vacation of it.
Estée said: “We wish to just rejoice. We wish to live life. It’s very spontaneous nevertheless it’s a typical story for my mum.”
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