Newlyweds Walking On Air At First Weightless Wedding

CAPE CANAVERAL — A wedding party was literally walking on air Saturday at the first marriage ceremony ever performed in zero gravity.

According to Florida Today, Brooklyn residents Noah Fulmor and Erin Finnegan were married aboard Zero Gravity Corp.’s modified Boeing 727-200 aircraft, which is usually used to train astronauts.

The groom said it was a beautiful site when the floating was under control, but he needed a little help when he started twisting.

Finnegan, 30, who works in animation, and Fulmor, 31, a legal secretary, had talked about wanting to get married in space, but came up with a workable solution with the Zero G ride.

The ceremony lasted 8 minutes — spread out over 15 climb-and-dive combinations of 30 seconds each.

Even their wedding bands were made of meteorite material.

After they were hitched, the couple had a reception at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex — gravity included.

The new couple planned to spend the wedding night at a Walt Disney World hotel.

As for the honeymoon — they said they’re hoping for Antarctica.

Source: http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/6/22/
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