The groom is from Sydney, Australia whereas the bride is from Auckland, New Zealand. The two agreed that it was a good idea to get married – except that they couldn’t decide where to get married. This is how David Valliant and Cathy Rolfe sorted out their dilemma:
Jetstar is a budget Australian airline that put out this video of the couple and their unusual marriage venue.
It is a cute story – getting married in an aircraft, thousands of feet up in the air; halfway between the homes of the bride and the groom.
Getting married in an aircraft is certainly unusual. The wedding guests were seated in the front rows of the plane. The groom waited at the front of the plane for the bride to walk down the aisle.
The bride to be approached the airline via their Facebook page with their unusual request to which the airline agreed. "We wanted it to symbolise our love for aviation, our love for Australia and New Zealand and our love for each other," said the bride.
They pointed out the possible shortcomings of getting married aboard a flight, such as the poor food and the lack of wedding entertainment.
This cynical response seems to suggest that the wedding was just a publicity stunt and that the event being good advertisement for the airline is not just incidental.
Most people thought it was a great idea and rather sweet that a couple decided to commit to each other in this unusual way.
The Facebook video of the wedding went viral. People congratulated the happy couple. Some thought that the idea of a midair wedding was a great one and suggested this to others as well. Someone wanted to know which country's laws would be applicable to such a union while another was sure that the flight had been delayed. One guy even tagged his significant other in a comment saying that this would have been a cheaper option for them while another wondered if they had enough frequent flyer points to do this themselves.
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