What does it mean that the Son did not know the hour of his return in Matthew 24:36 // Mark 13:32?

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I’m little lost here. Can somebody please help me with this? We have these two verses concerning the day when (as introduced in Mark 13:26 // Mark 24:30) the Son of Man returns in glory:

But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
(Matthew 24:36 – NASB)

But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
(Mark 13:32 – NASB)

I know the normal interpretations of this verses, but I recently watched this video from “Inspiring Philosophy” that has a different explanation from what I’ve heard.

The video claims that in these verses Jesus was alluding to ancient marriage customs. As they describe it, the groom’s father had the ultimate authority to decide when the couple would marry, but the bride, groom, and entire community were aware of the plan due to the necessity of extensive wedding planning within the community. In the same way, they claim that Jesus was not making a statement about actually not knowing the day and hour but was instead deferring to the Father’s authority to determine the hour.

It sounds interesting, but when I check my commentaries, I can’t find any interpreting it that way. Why is that? Is this a legitimate interpretation?