An Indonesian family stopped a wedding after discovering the groom² was a woman, only for an ex-boyfriend to save their blushes by stepping in to marry the bride.

印尼某家庭近日举办婚礼时，意外发现新郎竟是女儿身。所幸新娘前男友挺身而出，娶回新娘，才保住了女方颜面。

Family and guests gathered to read the Koran（古兰经） at the Islamic ceremony in western Java, but the groom did not bring relatives and suspicions were raised when "Rio" failed to show documents, the Jakarta Globe newspaper reported on Wednesday.

"The suspicion became bigger as her heavy voice suddenly changed into a female one," the newspaper quoted local police chief Krisnandi as saying, adding the groom had a male physique（体格，外形） and had known bride Nuraini for seven months.

"The family finally got Kiman, the ex-boyfriend, as the new groom for Nuraini in order to save face in front of their guests," Krisnandi said.

Homosexuality is not illegal in the world's most populous³（人口稠密的） Muslim country, though same-sex marriages are not allowed. Same-sex marriages became legal in New York earlier this month, prompting hundreds of gay and lesbian couples to wed¹.