Love during quarantine: the couple arranged a wedding in compliance with 'social distance'
'23.03.2020'
Source: nbcnews.com
In connection with the epidemic of coronavirus in New York, mass gatherings of people are prohibited. Despite this, one couple still found a way to celebrate the wedding. The publication shared the details NBC News.
28-year-old Railay Jennings and 38-year-old Amanda Wheeler got married on Friday, March 20. The ceremony, held by their friend Matt Wilson, took place right on the street. Wilson read the text from the window of his fourth-floor apartment in Washington Heights - a quarter in northern Manhattan in New York, and the newlyweds themselves were standing downstairs.
How it was
On Thursday, March 19, Jennings and Wheeler hurried to the Marriage Bureau to get a copy of their marriage certificate. On Friday, March 20, as they gathered for the ceremony, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Marriage Bureau would be closing indefinitely. “I definitely panicked,” Jennings said. - I was a little scared. I just wanted to do it. "
Initially, the couple planned to exchange rings in October. However, they feared that the place of registration of marriage would be closed due to the tightening of restrictions on movement due to coronavirus. They also worried about the cost of the wedding, because the gym where Wheeler works had to be closed due to a pandemic. Therefore, the couple decided to get married earlier.
Jennings and Wheeler sent a message to their friends, desperately trying to find someone certified for their weddings in New York. Fortunately, they found that their friend Matt Wilson was certified by a city clerk for such a ceremony. He enthusiastically agreed.
After talking with Wilson on the phone, Jennings and Wheeler put on wedding dresses and went outside to get married.
The video, which has since become popular, shows how Wilson conducts the ceremony by reading out an excerpt from Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel Love in the Time of Cholera. Then the couple exchanges their “Yes”, neighbors and friends, being at a safe distance, joyfully support them and share this unique moment with them.
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According to Jennings, it was a wonderful moment, concentrating in one place everything and everyone she loves in this city.
The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in accordance with all the rules of the quarantine in force in New York - watching films on Netflix.
Full ceremony video You can see below:
