Lucie Hacq and Charles Langevin kiss after tying the knot (Image: PA)
Thousands of couples have felt the disappointment and suffering of having to postpone or cancel their wedding day because of the pandemic.
But now there is a super fast alternative for people to hitchhike in a comfortable and hassle-free way. Without leaving their cars.
Five couples tied the knot at the UK’s first transit wedding service after their big days were postponed. The couples took advantage of the drive-through, launched by the Ride-Hail app Free Now, and got married in black cabs.
Couples were nominated either by friends or by themselves and had to explain why they deserved to be selected for the novel wedding service.
Lucie Hacq and Charles Langevin, Jonny Johnson and Sara Martin, Francesca Stokes and Peter Lipton, and Fatima Bajwa and Jahanzeb Khan were among the first couples to get married across the passage.
The one-of-a-kind ceremonies took place in the Boundary Gardens in east London, and the couples enjoyed a quiet ceremony after exchanging vows and sealing the deal with a kiss.
During the coronavirus, three quarters of all planned weddings in the UK were postponed. (Image: PA)
The grooms traveled to the venue in black cabs while the brides were picked up by white private rental vehicles commissioned by Free Now.
The structure of the service is pretty simple – the happy couple arrives at a chosen location in their car to meet the celebrant and the two witnesses. The ceremonies are also very brief to ensure they comply with state restrictions.
The couple will have the option to stay in their car throughout the ceremony and the necessary paperwork will be passed through the window to be signed and approved.
Sara Martin arrives at the wedding venue to meet her groom (Image: PA)
Fatima Bajwa and Jahanzeb Khan were another couple who were given the opportunity to host a drive-through wedding that covered all expenses (Image: PA).
But for these weddings, the couples decided to reunite by walking down the aisle where they exchanged their vows. All wedding expenses were covered by Free Now.
The couples drove side by side in their respective cars, drinking a glass of fizzy drink after their ceremony was over.
And they weren’t your average black cab, either. The vehicles were decorated with flowers and bows so that they looked wedding-ready and glamorous.
Francesca Stokes and Peter Lipton on their big day (Image: PA)
“We all know someone who was in limbo because they had to postpone their wedding because of Covid and felt their pain,” Mariusz Zabrocki, General Manager of Free Now UK told London TV.
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“And with so much fun that currently prevails at weddings, such as not having a proper reception, only inviting up to 30 people and forbidding singing; We were inspired to jump in and allow some lucky couples to get married in fun and unusual ways. ‘
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