Guwahati: A SPANISH couple held their ‘wedding’ half hanging out of their apartment window with the whole street as witnesses – as the coronavirus pandemic struck.
Being a wedding planner by trade, Alba Díaz had spent a year carefully planning her dream ceremony after she and boyfriend Daniel Camino decided to tie the knot.
The venue was booked, flowers ordered and catering arranged, with guests coming from across Spain – and as far away as Iceland – for the event.
But instead of holding the nuptials in the lavishly decorated venue in front of 190 guests, they were forced to shout ‘I do’ from their flat’s window in a makeshift ceremony.
While in many ways disappointing, they were thrilled to be cheered on by neighbours from windows along the street in A Coruna, in Galicia.
Last week, as the pandemic grew and grew, Alba and Daniel realised they were going to have to cancel their wedding, despite all the time and money they had already put in to it.
Then last Saturday, their decision was confirmed as the country was put into lockdown by the government.
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