On Wednesday, another type of proxy wedding took place. Quite an unusual one at that. For at this wedding ceremony, neither the bride nor the groom were present. It sounds like something from a crazy Steve Martin movie, doesn't it.
But it wasn't anything zany at all. The bride and groom, both in service to the US Army, were on overseas duty at the time of their wedding. The bride, 29 year old Barbara Hines, is stationed in Afghanistan whilst the groom, 25 year old Ryan Thompson, is stationed in Iraq.
The wedding took place in Montana, the only state that allows double-proxy weddings, if one of the couple is a Montana resident or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Another married couple stood in for Hines and Thompson and exchanged vows on their behalf.
If that doesn't seem complicated enough, then carry on reading.
The couple were married to each other before, and have a son from that marriage, but they were divorced in 2003. Apparently, their first attempt at married life was unsuccessful because they were too young. However, the couple have stayed in closed contact and now feel they're ready to give it another shot.
They should be reunited in a year, so only time will tell if second time around will work for them.
If that doesn't seem complicated enough, then carry on reading.
The couple were married to each other before, and have a son from that marriage, but they were divorced in 2003. Apparently, their first attempt at married life was unsuccessful because they were too young. However, the couple have stayed in closed contact and now feel they're ready to give it another shot.
They should be reunited in a year, so only time will tell if second time around will work for them.
