“I… Brrrrrr… Do” *Shiver*
The always handsome mkb sent me a link to this exceedingly cool wedding photo:
And when I say cool, I mean cold.
After being pronounced husband and wife, Michael and Sigret Cook — they’re the ones in the wedding finery, obviously — exit the ice chapel custom built for their wedding on Christmas Day in Fairbanks, Alaska. That’s right, they had an entire ice chapel built just for the wedding.
The temperatures outside were hovering below zero – it wasn’t much warmer inside – but it was the perfect culmination to a whirlwind, Florida-to-Fairbanks romance that was sparked by a chance meeting on the Internet.
Ball had asked Cook to build her an ice chapel for their wedding “Lots of people get married in chapels. I will be the only one married in this chapel,” Ball said.
The chapel occasionally emitted groaning noises during the wedding, making some of the guests nervous. Terry Martin, who officiated the wedding, reassured the guests that the ice structure was sturdy as he led the wedding ceremony.
No one built me an ice chapel for my wedding (I didn’t even get a regular chapel!) but after reading about the groaning of the ice, I’m not sure I would have really enjoyed the experience.
It’s pretty and certainly unique, but I must admit this weather weenie was talked out of the concept at ‘ice.’
I’ll second what Twistie said. Besides, what’s the fun of dressing up if noone is going to see your formal clothes? Heavy jackets? No thanks!
Gah, I hope they told the guests to dress warmly!