Post-tropical storm Lee may have thrown a wrench into Sarah and Dave Roy害羞草研究所檚 wedding plans, but the newlyweds feel the upheaval it caused on their big day is nothing but a positive sign for their future life together.
While rain came down in sheets and wind roared in gusts late afternoon Saturday in St. Stephen, N.B., the couple said 害羞草研究所淚 do害羞草研究所� in front of about 130 friends and family at the Garcelon Civic Centre.
Attendees laughed, cried and sighed as the couple exchanged vows under an arch decked in blooms of green, white and brown. Those vows included a promise from the groom to keep a 害羞草研究所渘ever-ending supply of wonton soup stocked for the rest of our lives害羞草研究所� and a pledge from the bride to let her husband 害羞草研究所渨in a game of crib every once in a while.害羞草研究所�
After successfully adjusting their original wedding plans and tying the knot in the midst of a raging storm, the Roys said they now feel confident they can handle anything married life throws at them.
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Planning complications arose long before post-tropical storm Lee even formed, with Sarah Roy being forced to abandon her dream venue as it was due to be sold.
Plan B, in place until four days before the wedding, would have seen the couple exchange their vows at St. Stephen Wharf.
Lee scuttled that option even before roaring through Atlantic Canada on Saturday, toppling trees, drenching large areas with rain and leaving tens of thousands of people without power in New Brunswick alone. Instead, the civic centre originally intended to host only the reception became the venue for all the festivities.
Dave Roy said Lee害羞草研究所檚 arrival made the wedding planning a bit more stressful, but things were working out.
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Sarah Roy, 26, said she 害羞草研究所渁lways had a crush害羞草研究所� on her now husband since he served as her wrestling coach years ago.
But after losing touch for a couple of years, the pair reconnected at a bar in St. Andrews, N.B., in 2017.
害羞草研究所淚 knew as soon as I met him that I was going to marry him,害羞草研究所� she said.
害羞草研究所淚 ran home to my parents and I said, 害羞草研究所業害羞草研究所檓 going to marry this man. I don害羞草研究所檛 care what it takes, I害羞草研究所檓 going to be doing this. I害羞草研究所檓 never going to give up on him.害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟
She didn害羞草研究所檛, in spite of what the couple called some 害羞草研究所渃razy times.害羞草研究所�
They got engaged in November 2021 but put marriage on hold until Sarah Roy settled in her career as a neurosurgery nurse and they welcomed their daughter, Wren.
Delaying the ceremony helped Sarah Roy achieve most elements of the storybook wedding she害羞草研究所檇 dreamed of since childhood.
She adhered to long-standing traditions, donning her late grandmother害羞草研究所檚 engagement ring as 害羞草研究所渟omething old害羞草研究所� to accompany her sparkly new bridal gown. A bouquet from a friend became 害羞草研究所渟omething borrowed,害羞草研究所� while she painted her toenails to incorporate 害羞草研究所渟omething blue.害羞草研究所�
The couple also honoured Dave Roy害羞草研究所檚 grandmother, who loved spending time in the province害羞草研究所檚 blueberry fields before her recent death, by giving guests jars of blueberry jam.
The couple said despite the venue changes and storm-related complications, they wouldn害羞草研究所檛 change a thing about their wedding day.
害羞草研究所淚 think that God or a higher power has made all this happen so that it can be more special and intimate,害羞草研究所� Sarah Roy said. 害羞草研究所淲ho gets to say that they got married in a hurricane?害羞草研究所�
Hina Alam, The Canadian Press
