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VIDEO: Young B.C. couple tie the knot in wake of COVID-19

Locals Skylar Bartel & Alayna Tam have small wedding, surprised by family and friends in car parade

It may not have been exactly as Abbotsford natives Skylar Bartel and Alayna Tam originally planned, but the young couple害羞草研究所檚 wedding on Wednesday afternoon was certainly unique and memorable to all those who 害羞草研究所渁ttended害羞草研究所.

Tam, 19 and Bartel, 24 began dating in February 2019 and were engaged in December. The pair had set a date of May 2, but the COVID-19 pandemic threw all those plans for a loop.

Heather Tam, the mother of the bride, said the coronavirus situation left them scrambling.

害羞草研究所淲e had actually planned to do one with around 40 people this coming Saturday but we then realized that even that was going to be too big,害羞草研究所 she said. 害羞草研究所淪o we said, forget it and we害羞草研究所檒l just do a small one with his immediate family and her immediate family.害羞草研究所

The small ceremony occurred at the Heritage Alliance Church on March 25, at 1 p.m. However, what the bride and groom didn害羞草研究所檛 know is that many of their friends and family had formed a car parade with signs and posters and they cheered them on and honked their horns from their cars shortly after the couple became officially married.

The new couple plan to share more of their thoughts on getting married in the coronavirus era with Black Press Media.

The pair were married shortly before Dr. Bonnie Henry recommended that all gatherings 害羞草研究所 even those of less than 10 people 害羞草研究所 be put on hold until B.C. sees a reprieve in COVID-19 cases.

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