I had second degree burns after our ‘colour bomb’ wedding stunt backfired – my hair started falling out in clumps too

A BRIDE has revealed how she was left with second degree burns on her wedding day after her “colour bomb” stunt backfired.

Piya explained that she and her new husband had come up with the idea of the colourful smoke bombs going off behind them to create an “epic” photo.

And while they did just that – it wasn't quite the result Piya had been hoping for.

In a Reel on her Instagram page, Piya shared that the bombs “malfunctioned and shot at us”.

An accompanying video showed Piya being joyfully lifted up by her groom, with the smoke billowing out behind them.

However, the bride is then seen screaming in agony as a fireball appears to erupt behind her – catching her stunning wedding dress in the process.

And while the situation ended up with Piya being hospitalised, it could have been even worse, as she revealed they were “about to hold our baby with us”.

After being taken to the hospital, Piya was treated for the second dress burn on her back, as it was bandaged up and she made it back to the wedding celebrations in time to enjoy the reception and the rest of her big day.

Now she's doing her best to “spread awareness about what could possibly go wrong with these kinds of explosives”.

The video also showed how the explosion had affected Priya's hair – with her brunette waves falling out in clumps.

Writing over the top of the video, Piya admitted she's treating the incident as a “reminder that evil eye is real”.

Evil eye is defined as a “widespread superstitious belief that a person can cause harm or misfortune to another simply by casting a malevolent or envious gaze”.

But someone in the comments hit back as they wrote: “It's not evil eye.

“It's lack of common sense and safety measures.

“Anyways, get well soon.”

“I can’t understand why have people started giving accidents the name of evil eye?” another questioned.

“Come on – some are mistakes, some are accidents, others are sheer blunders.”

“Indirectly saying that the guests you invited to your wedding cast an evil eye on you is rude!” a third pointed out.

Average cost of a wedding in 2025

Recent research byHodgereveals the dream of getting married can come with a hefty price tag, reachingmore than£20,000.

• Food – £6,000
• Honeymoon – £4,329
• Wedding outfits – £3,500
• Entertainment – £2,000
• Engagement ring – £1,948
• Flowers – £1,110
• Wedding ring – £1,000
• Wedding transport – £700

Total = £20,587

“Wait, evil eyes? It’s just the result of poor planning and little show off,” someone else said.

“Baby, chill. No evil eye here, you guys were not careful – that's all,” another wrote.

“Don't mess with science babe – you don't know when it fails!” someone else warned.

“I don't believe in evil eye but I believe in safety!

“Never underestimate what can happen when you are near danger, get well soon.”

As another pointed out that the dangerous situation “happens a lot at events”.

“Those who work in the industry know that actually systems malfunction all the time,” they wrote.

“Glad you still made your wedding despite this traumatic experience.”